Title:
Victoia Cross
Description:
Introduced as the premier award for gallantry ,available for all ranks, since the outbreak of the Crimea War in 1854,it was allegedly created on the suggestion of Prince Albert, the Prince Consort. Of the 1357 awards since 1856,835 have gone to the Army(including the recent New Zealand award), 107 to the Navy, 31 to the RAF, 10 to the Royal Marines and 4 to civilians. Second award bar have been awarded three times. The facility for posthumous awards, made retrospective to 1856, began in 1902 and was confirmed in 1907, while the early practice of forfeitures(eight between 1863 and 1908 ) was discontinued after the First World War. Two posthumous awards were made in the Falkland War. In 2005 Pte. Johnson Beharry was awarded the VC for valour in Iraq, while Corporal Bryan Buddy was posthumously awarded for Afghanistan in 2006.
Year:
1856
Material:
Copper
Edge:
41mm x 36mm
Date Added:
2018-06-08 16:55:01
Date Added:
2018-06-08 16:55:01
