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The Victoria Cross is the highest award for bravery. Queen Victoria instigating the award on the 29th January 1856, the decoration is inscibed "For Valor". | The Victoria Cross is the highest award for bravery. Queen Victoria instigating the award on the 29th January 1856, the decoration is inscibed "For Valor". | ||
Holders of the award are listed in the National Archive, and citations are announced in the London Gazzette. | |||
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/victoriacross.asp | http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/victoriacross.asp | ||
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Victoria Cross Register, Volume 1, 20 February 1856 - 6 August 1864 (WO 98/3) | Victoria Cross Register, Volume 1, 20 February 1856 - 6 August 1864 (WO 98/3) | ||
Victoria Cross Register, Volume 2, 16 August 1864 - 31 January 1900 (WO 98/4) | Victoria Cross Register, Volume 2, 16 August 1864 - 31 January 1900 (WO 98/4) | ||
Victoria Cross Register, Volume 3, 2 February 1900 - 1 September 1944 (WO 98/8) | |||
[[Category:Military]] | [[Category:Military]] | ||
Revision as of 23:18, 23 March 2010
The Victoria Cross is the highest award for bravery. Queen Victoria instigating the award on the 29th January 1856, the decoration is inscibed "For Valor".
Holders of the award are listed in the National Archive, and citations are announced in the London Gazzette.
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/victoriacross.asp
Victoria Cross Register, Volume 1, 20 February 1856 - 6 August 1864 (WO 98/3)
Victoria Cross Register, Volume 2, 16 August 1864 - 31 January 1900 (WO 98/4)
Victoria Cross Register, Volume 3, 2 February 1900 - 1 September 1944 (WO 98/8)