Victoria Cross holder
The Victoria Cross is the most prestigious decoration in the British honours system, awarded to members of the British armed forces and to the other Commonwealth nations during the world wars. The VC is earned by acts of valour in the presence of the enemy. Tell us their stories.
Petty Officer Alfred Edward Sefton VC, RN, HMS Coventry - 'Heroics in the Med.'
Lieutenant-Commander Edgar Christopher Cookson VC DSO, RN - 'Heroics on the Tigris'
Boy 1st Class John Travers Cornwell VC, RN, HMS Chester -'Continued fighting when all about him were dead'
Ordinary Seaman John Henry Carless - "Continued Fighting to the End"
Corporal Thomas Peck Hunter VC, Royal Marines - 'Charged to his death with a Bren gun'
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