"VC recipients from countries outside of Great Britain" Topic
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| ezza123 | 21 Jun 2016 8:16 a.m. PST |
Outside of Great Britain, 175 men from 11 countries were awarded the Victoria Cross for acts of bravery during WWI. Their stories can be found here: link I had expected to see recipients from countries such as Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. But I was not aware that Victoria Crosses had also been awarded to men from countries including Belgium, Denmark and Ukraine. Or that the Unknown Soldier buried in Arlington Cemetery was awarded a Victoria Cross as a reciprocal measure following Britain's Unknown Soldier being awarded the US Medal of Honour. Ezza |
| Huscarle | 21 Jun 2016 9:29 a.m. PST |
Very interesting, thanks for sharing. |
| Supercilius Maximus | 21 Jun 2016 1:57 p.m. PST |
Be aware that Indian Army (including Nepal/Ghurkha) VC list is not complete for some reason. The total should be 18, but there seem to be 10 recipients missing – some are British officers, but at least 4 are not. |
 Doms Decals  | 21 Jun 2016 2:58 p.m. PST |
Yeah, definitely a few short, including one of my personal favourites, Ganju Lama. |
| evilgong | 21 Jun 2016 5:40 p.m. PST |
Jacka deserved a second VC DB |
| Weasel | 22 Jun 2016 9:27 a.m. PST |
Interesting site to click around on. Thanks for sharing. |
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