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For Valour - The Story of the Victoria Cross by Eric, Illustrated by John T. Kenney Leyland, 1961-01-01
Beyond the Five Points: Masonic Winners of the Victoria Cross and the George Cross by Phillip Robert Stephen May, 2001-10
The Victoria Cross in Zululand and South Africa: Isandhlwana and Rorke's Drift (Pamplet series) by William John Elliott, 1990
Terrier, V.C: A black-and-tan hero who won the Victoria Cross by Julia Lowndes Tracy, 1916
Victoria Cross Noticeboard.: An article from: Sabretache by Anthony Staunton, 2005-06-01
For Valour: Victoria Cross and Medal of Honor Battles (Cassell Military Paperbacks) by Bryan Perrett, 2005-01-19
The Victoria Cross by Morice Gerard, 1901
Triquet's Cross: A Study of Military Heroism by John MacFarlane, 2009-09
Canadian Victoria Cross Recipients
Anglo-Zulu War Recipients of the Victoria Cross: Alfred Henry Hook, Redvers Buller, List of Zulu War Victoria Cross Recipients
British World War I Recipients of the Victoria Cross: Albert Ball
Australian Recipients of the Victoria Cross: List of Australian Victoria Cross Recipients, Mark Donaldson, Neville Howse, Keith Payne
Gallipoli Campaign Recipients of the Victoria Cross: Australian Gallipoli Campaign Recipients of the Victoria Cross
Victoria Cross: Victoria Cross. Victoria Cross for Australia, Victoria Cross (Canada), Dickin Medal, George Cross, Richard Ernest William Turner

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List Of Crimean War Victoria Cross Recipients: Information From Answers.com
List of Crimean War Victoria Cross recipients The following 111 recipients were awarded the Victoria Cross for the Crimean War (1854?1856)
http://www.answers.com/topic/list-of-crimean-war-victoria-cross-recipients

Extractions: showHide_TellMeAbout2('false'); Business Entertainment Games Health ... More... On this page: Wikipedia Mentioned In Or search: - The Web - Images - News - Blogs - Shopping List of Crimean War Victoria Cross recipients Wikipedia List of Crimean War Victoria Cross recipients The following 111 recipients were awarded the Victoria Cross for the Crimean War Alfred Ablett - 1855; Sebastopol, Crimea John Alexander - 1855; Sebastopol, Crimea Thomas Arthur - 1855; Sebastopol, Crimea Thomas Beach - 1854; Battle of Inkerman, Crimea Edward William Derrington Bell - 1854; Battle of the Alma, Crimea John Berryman - 1854; Balaclava, Crimea Claude Thomas Bourchier - 1854; Sebastopol, Crimea Joseph Bradshaw - 1855; Woronzoff Road, Crimea Cecil William Buckley - 1855; Sea of Azov, Crimea Hugh Talbot Burgoyne - 1855; Sea of Azov, Crimea John Byrne - 1854; Battle of Inkerman, Crimea John Bythesea - 1854; Aland Islands, Finland Daniel Cambridge - 1855; Sebastopol, Crimea The Hon. Henry Hugh Clifford - 1854; Battle of Inkerman, Crimea William Coffey - 1855; Sebastopol, Crimea
BBC NEWS | UK | A 'great Hero' Who Saved Comrades
The Victoria Cross citation for Private Johnson Beharry pays tribute to two incidents of extreme gallantry.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4360461.stm

Extractions: Talk ... Newswatch LANGUAGES Last Updated: Friday, 18 March, 2005, 08:47 GMT E-mail this to a friend Printable version A 'great hero' who saved comrades "His level-headed actions almost certainly saved the lives of his crew" Private Johnson Beharry has been awarded the Victoria Cross. The full citation reads as follows: Private Beharry carried out two individual acts of great heroism by which he saved the lives of his comrades. Both were in direct face of the enemy, under intense fire, at great personal risk to himself (one leading to him sustaining very serious injuries). His valour is worthy of the highest recognition. In the early hours of the 1st May 2004 Beharry's company was ordered to replenish an isolated Coalition Forces' outpost located in the centre of the troubled city of Al Amarah. He was the driver of a platoon commander's Warrior armoured fighting vehicle. His platoon was the company's reserve force and was placed on immediate notice to move. The vehicle was hit again by sustained rocket-propelled grenade attack from insurgent fighters in the alleyways and on rooftops around his vehicle As the main elements of his company were moving into the city to carry out the replenishment, they were re-tasked to fight through a series of enemy ambushes in order to extract a foot patrol that had become pinned down under sustained small arms and heavy machine-gun fire and improvised explosive device and rocket-propelled grenade attack.
Victoria Cross (VC)
Victoria Cross, VC, Medals and Decorations of Great Britain.
http://www.theaerodrome.com/medals/gbritain/vc.php

Extractions: Country: Great Britain Established: 5 February 1856 Criteria: Great Britain's highest award, the Victoria Cross (VC) , was awarded for most conspicuous bravery, a daring or preeminent act of valour, self sacrifice or extreme devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy. WWI Awards: During the Great War, the Victoria Cross (VC) was awarded more than six hundred times. Nineteen of the recipients were airmen of the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service. For more information on this award and its recipients, please visit the Victoria Cross Reference Recipients - World War I Aces Ball, Albert 8 Jun 1917* Barker, William 30 Nov 1918* Beauchamp-Proctor, Andrew 30 Nov 1918* Bishop, William 11 Aug 1917* Hawker, Lanoe 24 Aug 1915* Jerrard, Alan 01 May 1918* Mannock, Edward 18 July 1919* McCudden, James 02 April 1918* Rees, Lionel 05 August 1916* * Gazetted Aces Aircraft Books Forum ... Today
Honours & Awards
The Victoria Cross ranks with the George Cross as the nation s highest award The first British medal to be created for bravery, the Victoria Cross was
http://www.mod.uk/honours/

Extractions: DEFENCE Home Contacts FOI Advanced Search ... Search Military Honours and Awards The system for the award of Decorations and other Honours to Service personnel underwent a major revision in 1993, when the practice of having, in some categories of award, different medals for Officers and Other Ranks was discontinued. Thus for example the Military Medal is no longer awarded to Other Ranks, who instead are now eligible for the Military Cross which had previously been reserved for Officers and Warrant Officers. Most of the awards, save only for membership of Orders, can be given posthumously. Where a medal is won by an individual more than once, the second and subsequent awards are denoted by a Bar worn on the medal ribbon. Thus the phrase DFC and Bar (sometimes shortened to DFC* ) denotes the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross twice to the same individual. Three Servicemen have won the Victoria Cross and Bar - Captain Martin-Leake (1902 and 1914), Captain Chavasse (1916 and posthumously 1917), and Captain Upham (1941 and 1942). Gallantry Awards Victoria Cross (VC) and George Cross (GC) The Victoria Cross ranks with the George Cross as the nation's highest award for gallantry.
VICTORIA CROSS, New Zealand Troops Who Have Won The
The total of NZ Victoria Cross winners is 21, with Captain Upham being the Auckland Bassett was the first New Zealander to win the Victoria Cross in
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Park/7572/nzvcross.txt
The Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross is the highest award for gallantry that a British and The Victoria Cross is forever linked with acts of extreme bravery and the
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/victoria_cross.htm

Extractions: The Victoria Cross is the highest award for gallantry that a British and Commonwealth serviceman can achieve. The Victoria Cross is forever linked with acts of extreme bravery and the original document associated with the medal stated that it could only be awarded for gallantry of the highest order. The Victoria Cross had its origins in the Crimean War. This was the first major war that was reported on by war correspondents in the field. In this case, William Howard Russell of The Times reported on the bravery of the common soldier and pushed for a bravery award that could be given to the common soldier in recognition of his bravery. At this time, only senior officers were awarded medals for bravery as it was deemed that it was their leadership that drove men on to victory. The House of Commons took up Russells idea. MPs from the Commons decided, on December 19 th , 1854, that the Queen, Victoria, should create a medal: an order of merit for distinguished and prominent personal gallantry to which every grade and individual from the highest to the lowest may be admissible. Senior military figures were against such a medal. They believed that the strength of the British Army lay in its ability to fight in formations on the command of an officer. There was a concern that individuals might engage in acts of individual bravery (in an attempt to win the medal) and break the strength of a formation in doing so. However, the idea had one major supporter Prince Albert, the husband of Queen Victoria. His support for the medal quickly won the backing of Victoria herself. The objections of senior military commanders were overridden. Victoria and Albert ordered the War Office to come up with an idea for such a medal and Prince Albert suggested its name the Victoria Cross.
Victoria Cross [Australian War Memorial]
Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross is the highest award for acts of bravery in wartime. The Victoria Cross is designed in the form of the Maltese Cross,
http://www.awm.gov.au/encyclopedia/vic_cross.htm

Extractions: The Victoria Cross is the highest award for acts of bravery in wartime. It was instituted in 1856 by Queen Victoria and made retrospective to 1854 to cover the period of the Crimea War. It is possible for any serviceman to obtain this award. The Victoria Cross is designed in the form of the Maltese Cross, in the centre of the medal is a lion guardant standing upon the Royal Crown. The words "For Valour" are inscribed below. The Victoria Cross is suspended from a bar by a red ribbon. On the reverse of the cross the date of the act of bravery is inscribed, along with the name, rank and unit of the recipient. The Australian War Memorial displays 59 Victoria Crosses, the largest publicly held collection in the world. The Victoria Crosses are displayed together in the Memorial's Hall of Valour. These VC's have been donated, or loaned, to the Memorial by individuals, families, or by unit associations, to be displayed for the nation. Included in the VC collection are the medals of Sir Neville Howse who won the award in the Boer War becoming Australia's first VC. There are eight (of 9) nine crosses awarded to Australians for the Gallipoli campaign including the medals of the legendary Albert Jacka VC MC and bar. The collection also includes the cross of the first Australian winner of the Second World War, Corporal John Edmondson who died in the exploit at Tobruk for which the award was made. The medals of Bomber Command hero Sir Hughie Edwards; the medals of the Tom Derrick VC DCM who was mourned by the nation when he ultimately fell at Tarakan in 1945; and the medals of Warrant Officer 'Dasher' Wheatley who fought a fatal 'last stand' action beside a wounded mate in Vietnam are displayed.
Victoria Cross
In order of precedence, the Victoria Cross is the highest award, and is the most Only three people have won the Victoria Cross twice (VC and Bar).
http://www.stephen-stratford.co.uk/vc_awards.htm

Extractions: Stephen's Study Room: Home - UK Medals - Gallantry - Victoria Cross This section deals with various people who have been awarded The Victoria Cross for bravery. It is the UK's highest award for bravery by a military person in the presence of the enemy. In order of precedence, the Victoria Cross is the highest award, and is the most senior decoration. It takes precedence above all other medals and orders, including the George Cross Only one family (the Seagrim Brothers ) has won both the Victoria Cross and George Cross; a different brother winning each of the medals. Only three people have won the Victoria Cross twice (VC and Bar). Click here for the details of these special people. The most recent awards of the Victoria Cross were made during the 1982 Falkland Islands conflict For an extremely interesting series of articles about some of their former pupils, who were subsequently awarded the Victoria Cross, visit the "We Remember Them" section at Summer Field School 's web site.
Smokey's Victoria Cross - The Italian Campaign - CBC Archives
Ernest Alvia Smith tells how he held off German soldiers and Panther tanks to earn a VC at the Savio River.
http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-71-1471-9861/conflict_war/italian_campaign/clip8

Extractions: Oct. 21, 1944: Pte. Ernest Alvia "Smokey" Smith crosses the swelling Savio River to secure the far bank. But the river rises and his small company is cut off. They are soon attacked by 30 German soldiers and three tanks. Switching between a Thompson submachine gun and PIAT anti-tank gun, Smokey repels the attackers, carries a wounded comrade to safety, and holds the position until reinforcements arrive. His actions, here told in his own words some years later, earn him the Victoria Cross. Did You Know?
Maj. Fred Tilston Wins Victoria Cross For Attack In Germany - "That Was Then..."
During the Second World War a Canadian hero captures a German position despite wounds to his head and both legs.
http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-71-596-3095-10/conflict_war/tilston_victoria_cross/

Extractions: March 1, 1945: The Hochwald Forest in Germany is the scene of an incredible act of Canadian bravery. In his first and last attack as commander of 'C' Company of the Essex Scottish Regiment, Maj. Frederick Tilston acts more like an action hero than an officer. After a 500-metre dash behind a barrage of artillery shells and through a belt of wire three metres deep, Tilston leaps into the enemy trenches. Next Printer-friendly page Send this page to a friend Add this clip to your personal bookmarks Firing his Sten gun from his hip, Tilston clears the trench and then races toward the forest. He clears out a machine gun post using a hand grenade, and leads his remaining men into hand-to-hand combat. Tilston has been wounded in the head and the hip, yet he consolidates his troops and holds the position against counterattack. Six times he makes an insane dash to a neighbouring company to get more bullets and grenades for his men.
News.mod.uk - Latest News
Prior to 2005, the most recent Victoria Crosses (VCs) were awarded for acts Further information on the Victoria Cross and its recipients may be found on
http://www.operations.mod.uk/telic/ophons05/vcfactsht.htm

Extractions: Published Friday 18th March 2005 Prior to 2005, the most recent Victoria Crosses (VCs) were awarded for acts that took place on 28 May and 11/12 June 1982. These were awarded posthumously to Lt Col H Jones and Sgt Ian McKay (respectively) of the Parachute Regiment for their actions in the Falklands War. The last VC awarded to a British soldier who was alive at the time of the award was to LCpl Rambahadur Limbu, 10th Gurkha Rifles, for his action in Sarawak, Borneo, on 21 November 1965 in the Indonesian confrontation. T welve VCs have been awarded since the Second World War (six posthumous). There are 14 holders still alive including the most recent recipient Pte Johnson Gideon Beharry (as at March 2005). The first VC was won on 21 June 1854 by Mate (later Rear Admiral) Charles Lucas RN in the Crimea. Each VC has been made from the bronze from the cascabels of two Chinese cannon captured from the Russians at the siege of Sevastopol. The last remaining cascabel is tended by 15 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps at Donnington. The cascabel is stored in special vaults and is removed only under exceptional circumstances.
News.mod.uk - Latest News
the Victoria Cross since 1982 and the first living recipient since 1965. Pte Beharry receives the Victoria Cross for two separate acts of outstanding
http://www.operations.mod.uk/telic/ophons05/beharry.htm

Extractions: Published Friday 18th March 2005 Pte Beharry receives the Victoria Cross for two separate acts of outstanding gallantry of the highest order whilst based in Al Amarah, Maysan Province, Iraq, in 2004. Whilst back on duty on 11 June 2004, Pte Beharry was again driving the lead Warrior vehicle of his platoon through Al Amarah when this vehicle was ambushed. A rocket propelled grenade hit the vehicle and Pte Beharry received serious head injuries. Other rockets hit the vehicle incapacitating his commander and injuring several of the crew. Despite his very serious injuries, from which he is still recovering, Pte Beharry showed great strength of character, taking control of his vehicle and driving it out of the ambush area before losing consciousness. He married Lynthia, his childhood sweetheart and fellow Grenadian, on 15 February 2002. Lynthia is a Civil Servant and works for the MoD. His parents live in Grenada with his four brothers and two sisters. Another sister lives in England.
Victoria's Victoria Cross Winners 1901-1919
NOTE The above VCs include soldiers born in Victoria, born elsewhere but serving in `Back click to return to where you were in Defending Victoria
http://users.netconnect.com.au/~ianmac/vcs.html

Extractions: Victoria's VC Winners BOER WAR Leslie Cecil Maygar , Lieutenant, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles (Geelhoutboom, Natal, 23 Nov 1901) James Rogers , Sergeant, South African Constabulary (Thaba 'Nchu, Orange Free State, 15 June 1901) formerly 1st Victorian Mounted Rifle Company and 1st Australian Regiment Robert Matthew Beatham , Pte, 8th Batt., 2nd Bde., 1st Div ( Pozieres , e. Villers-Bretonneux, 9.8.1918) Frederick Birks , 2nd Lieut, 6th Batt., 2nd Bde, 1st Div (Ypres, Belgium, 20.10.1917) Albert Chalmers Borella, Lieut, b. Victoria but served with 26 Batt. (Qld) (Villers-Bretonneux, 17-18 July 1918) Maurice Vincent Buckley (alias Gerald Sexton ), Sgt, b Hawthorn, deserted Langwarrin Trg Camp 1916; enlisted 13th Batt. (NSW) as Sexton (nr Le Verguier, St. Quentin, 18 Sep. 1918) Alexander Stewart Burton , Cpl, 7th Batt, 2nd Bde, 1st Div ( Lone Pine, Gallipoli, 9 August 1915) Percy Herbert Cherry , Capt., b. Drysdale but served with 26th Batt. (Qld) (Lagnicourt, France, 26 March 1917) Thomas Cooke , Pte, b. NZ, 8th Batt., 2nd Bde, 1st Div (Pozieres, France, 24-25 July 1916)
David Lord's Victoria Cross
two dropping runs and remaining at the controls thereby giving his crew their best chance a escaping he was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross.
http://freespace.virgin.net/f.cassidy/arnhemvc.htm

Extractions: Flt. Lt. David S.A. Lord VC. DFC. On the morning of September 19th 1944, Douglas C47 'Dakota' "YS - DM" piloted by Flt. Lt. David S.A.Lord DFC along with others of 271 Squadron RAF Transport Command took off from their base at Down Ampney in Gloustershire to re-supply beleaguered Allied troops at Arnhem in Holland. The Allied Airborne troops had been surrounded and were being pressed into a small area heavily defended by anti-aircraft guns. The air crews were told of this and also of the disastrous circumstances that many were enduring and so to ensure accuracy they were ordered to fly at 900 feet when dropping their containers. While flying at 1,500 feet near Arnhem the starboard wing of Flt Lt Lord's Dakota was hit twice by anti-aircraft fire, as a result the starboard engine was set on fire. He would have been justified to leave the main stream of aircraft and either tried to return to his base in England or even abandon the aircraft altogether, but on learning that all his crew were un-injured and that the dropping zone was just 3 minutes away he decided he would complete his mission as the troops on the ground were in such dire need of supplies. As for Flight Lieutenant D.S.A. Lord DFC. For continuing with his damaged and burning aircraft doing two dropping runs and remaining at the controls thereby giving his crew their best chance a escaping he was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross. He lies buried alongside his crew and the dispatchers in the cemetery at Oosterbeeck.
Victoria Cross Recipients
spacer, The following list of Victoria Cross recipients is not complete. These are the Canadian recipients who fought in the First and Second World Wars.
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/courage/victoriacrossrecipients.html

Extractions: Victoria Cross Recipients The following list of Victoria Cross recipients is not complete. These are the Canadian recipients who fought in the First and Second World Wars. The highlighted names in the following lists have a link to a brief account of what the recipient did in order to receive the commendation. Algie, Wallace Lloyd
Canada Loses Its Last Surviving Victoria Cross Winner
Canada Loses its Last Surviving Victoria Cross Winner. VANCOUVER Sergeant (Retired) Ernest Alvia Smokey Smith, VC, has died today at the age of 91 in
http://news.gc.ca/cfmx/view/en/index.jsp?articleid=162379
American Red Cross - Crossroads Chapter
Crossroads Chapter of the American Red Cross serving Victoria, Calhoun, DeWitt, Jackson and Lavaca counties. Home Your Red Cross Donate Now Calendar
http://www.crossroads-redcross.org/
Recipients Of The Victoria Cross
fusiliers, Victoria Cross. Recipients of the Victoria Cross. Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Name. Sgt Grant Robert. Date, 24 September 1857
http://www.army.mod.uk/fusiliers/recipients_of_the_victoria_cross.htm
Victoria Cross Medals
Victoria Cross Decorations Internet Resources. Victoria Cross A Welsh Victoria Cross. CSM John Henry Williams VC Scots at War - Royal Air Force.
http://www.dropbears.com/l/links/vclinks.htm
Masonic Recipients Of The Victoria Cross
The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon Ancient Free and Accepted Masons website contains philosophy, symbolism and history textfiles, printquality
http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/biography/victoria_cross/masonic_recipients.html

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