GONVILLE BROMHEAD V.C. / ANGLO-ZULU WAR INTEREST:
An autographed engraving depicting the defence of Rorke's Drift, taken from an issue of The Graphic dated March 15th 1879,
Signed to the right margin 'Gonville Bromhead' and '24 Reg' for the 24th Regiment of Foot,
55cm x 39.5cm,
Framed and glazed
Biography from Wikipedia: Major Gonville Bromhead V.C. (1845?1891) was a British Army officer and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest medal for valour in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to members of the British armed forces. He received the medal for his part in the defence of Rorke's Drift in January 1879, in which a small British garrison of 139 soldiers successfully repulsed an assault by some 4,000 Zulu warriors. Bromhead was portrayed by Michael Caine in the film Zulu, which depicted the battle