THE VICTORIA CROSS AWARDED TO CAPTAIN GEORGE FORREST, BENGAL VETERAN ESTABLISHMENT, HAS BEEN SOLD AT AUCTION BY MORTON AND EDEN OF LONDON. |
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18 November 2020 |
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Medal entitlement of Captain George Forrest, Bengal Veteran Establishment
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The Victoria Cross awarded to Captain George Forrest, Bengal Veteran Establishment, has been sold at auction by Morton and Eden of London. The George Forrest Indian Mutiny Medal does not accompany the VC. The estimated sale price was between £80,000 and £100,000. The sale hammer price realised £145,000. The Lord Ashcroft VC Collection purchased not only the George Forrest Victoria Cross but also the John Smith Victoria Cross at the same auction.For the award of the Victoria Cross [ London Gazette, 18 June 1858 ], Delhi, Indian Mutiny, 11 May 1857, Lieutenant George Forrest, Bengal Veteran Establishment.
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George Forrest was invested with his Victoria Cross by Major Troup Landour, India, on the 2nd NOvember 1858.
George Forrest died on the 3rd November 1859 and was buried in the Dehra Dun Cemetery. A mausoleum marks the grave.
The following were awarded the Victoria Cross:
The Following were killed by the explosion:
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Iain Stewart, 18 November 2020