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Lord Chelmsford Said .Buller is ‘one of the finest soldiers of the century’, so modest and reticent –that it was difficult to say for what individual deed he had got the Victoria Cross as he had been doing acts worthy of it all along the line
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Subject: The VC of Ferdinand Schiess Thu Oct 27, 2011 9:19 pm
Does anyone know what happened to his VC as his body was buried at sea.
Was it found on his person or in his belongings?
Where did i go to if it has been found?
Can it be veiwed by the public if its in a musuem?
Cheers for any infomation DB14
kwajimu1879
Posts : 420 Join date : 2011-05-14
Subject: Re: The VC of Ferdinand Schiess Thu Oct 27, 2011 9:38 pm
DB14,
Schiess' V.C. was passed to the then War Office, presumably by the Captain of H.M.T. 'Serapis', where it languished in an office desk for some years.
It was sent to the National Army Museum, which was originally at the Royal Military College. It was from there transferred to the National Army Museum at Chelsea when that buidling opened in the late 1960's or early 1970's, where it remains on display in the Zulu War case.
kwaJimu1879
Drummer Boy 14
Posts : 1997 Join date : 2011-08-01 Age : 23
Subject: Re: The VC of Ferdinand Schiess Thu Oct 27, 2011 9:40 pm
Many thanks kwajimu1879, i thourght it might have been buried in the sea with its owner, but know i know better.
Cheers DB14
90th
Posts : 10077 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 64 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: The VC of Ferdinand Schiess Fri Oct 28, 2011 12:43 am
Hi DB14, There is also a thread on Schiess and his VC on the forum but not sure where . cheers 90th.
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