 | Private Johnson Beharry V.C| SitRep Discuss Private Johnson Beharry V.C in the Military Matters forums; Read about it here
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04-28-2005, 01:27 PM
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#1 | | Forum Politruk
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04-28-2005, 04:03 PM
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#2 | | Master of Ewes
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"Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy." | |
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04-28-2005, 04:19 PM
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#3 | | "Shooter"
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Country:  | An amazing man, and a great soldier!
__________________  http://www.vg-photo.com Wherever their bones may lie, the courage of heroes is consecrated in the hearts and engraved in the history of the free. Lt Col Honner DSO MC, 39th Commander speaking of the dead from the battle of Kokoda. | |
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04-28-2005, 04:36 PM
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#4 | | He who does not skim
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Country:  | So he finally got it. Good stuff!  | |
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04-28-2005, 04:57 PM
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#5 | | Forum Politruk
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Country: | I've put this in another post somewhere, but each medal has to be specially made for it's recipient from a slice of the final piece of a Russian field gun's bronze cascabel captured in the Crimean War.
There is enough metal left for another eighty five. | |
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04-28-2005, 05:29 PM
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#6 | | He who does not skim
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Country: | Oh really? I honestly didn't know that.
The VC is one of the few British medals which are still part of the Canadian military honours system. I'm curious if one were to be awarded whether they'd still use a piece of that cannon. I'd imagine nowadays any Canadian VC would be made from some other piece of bronze, but you never know.  | |
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04-28-2005, 05:40 PM
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#7 | | Forum Politruk
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Country: | No, if you or your collegues in the Canadian Armed Forces win a V.C you get exactly the same personal handmade gong, and your day at Buckingham Palace.
A VC is a VC. http://www.members.shaw.ca/kcic1/vcwinners.html | |
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04-28-2005, 05:43 PM
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#8 | | He who does not skim
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04-28-2005, 05:46 PM
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#9 | | Forum Politruk
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Country: | The only difference is instead of 'For Valour' a Canadians will read 'Pro Valore' | |
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04-28-2005, 05:49 PM
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#10 | | He who does not skim
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Country: | Yeah, that I did know. It's to do with the whole bilingual thing. Easier to do that than to try and fit it on in both English and French. | |
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04-28-2005, 06:01 PM
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#12 | | He who does not skim
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Country: | Yeah, I've seen that. It's a good little record. | |
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04-28-2005, 06:22 PM
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#14 | | Forum Politruk
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Country: | Here's the sad story about a V.C winner who lived at a house which is five minutes walk from me.
That's not the only connection my family has with this story though....... http://www.mdani.demon.co.uk/esjd/index.htm | |
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04-28-2005, 06:31 PM
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#15 | | He who does not skim
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Country: | Quite a heroic story.
Do tell, what other connection does it have with your family? | |
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