Peril In Paradise:The Andaman Islands Victoria Crosses

A sun-drenched tropical island is probably the last place you would think of where gallantry medals might be won, but in 1867 five British soldiers risked their lives on a stormy sea to land a small boat and successfully rescue a party of their comrades from the clutches of fierce cannibalistic natives on the Little Andaman Island in the Bay of Bengal. An act for which they received the Victoria Cross. With information taken from the JWB Historical Library, compiled over four decades, this project provides more information about the men and their gallant deed than has previously been collected.