Bidspirit auction | Rare Victoria Cross winner Ernest

Rare Victoria Cross winner Ernest Beachcroft Beckwith Towse VC signed On Active Service Envelope awarded 1900. Rare On Active Service Envelope with Red Passed by No 1988 Censor and purple Franked A.V.H. Cachets. Personally Signed in Pencil by Ernest Beachcroft Beckwith Towse VC. Personally signed by Capt. Ernest Beachcroft Beckwith Towse VC. Later Sir Ernest. Gordon Highlands (75th/92nd Highlands). South Africa Boer War 1899-1900 Magers Fontein helping Colonel wounded Mount Thaba. Towse and 12 men confronted party of about 150 Boers called to surrender. Towse ordered his men to open fire and remained firing himself until severely wounded (both eyes shattered). Succeeded in driving off the enemy. Signed on the front of the envelope. Details enclosed. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99