item details
NameSergeant John Murray, V.C., 68th regiment
ProductionWilliam Francis Gordon; copyist; circa 1900; New Plymouth
Unknown; photographer; circa 1890
Unknown; photographer; circa 1890
Classificationcopy prints, photographic prints, cabinet photographs, colour photographs, studio portraits
Materials Summaryhandcoloured copy photograph, gelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 154mm (height), 100mm (length)
Registration NumberO.013422/02
Credit linePurchased 1916
Overview
Newspaper clipping attached to photograph: MURRAY, Serg. J., 68th Regt., New Zealand, 21 June, 1864. At Te Ranga, attacking, unaided, a rifle-pit occupied by ten of the enemy, killing or wounding every one of them. He still continued to fight bravely.