Cross is displayed at the National Army Museum. Recognition in Switzerland For many years, Schiess's story was almost unknown in his home country. However, in recent years he has been remembered by the Museum of the Swiss Abroad at the Château de Penthes in Geneva and by the Swiss branch of the Royal British Legion. Film portrayal In the 1964 film Zulu, Dickie Owen portrays Schiess as a much older soldier than he was during the Battle of Rorke's Drift. References Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999) The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997) External links Discussion that Schiess is depicted in Lady Elizabeth Butler's 1879 painting "The Defence of Rorke's Drift" 1856 births 1884 deaths Anglo-Zulu War recipients of the Victoria Cross British colonial army soldiers British military personnel of the 9th Cape Frontier War British Army personnel of the Anglo-Zulu War Burials at sea French military personnel of the Franco-Prussian War People from Burgdorf, Switzerland People who died at sea