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British and Commonwealth orders and decorations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Victoria Cross VC Cross of Valour CV Companion of the Order of Canada CC Officer of the Order of Canada OC Member of the Order of Canada CM Commander of the Victoria Cross VC George Cross GC Cross of Valour CV Knight/Lady of the Garter KG/LG Knight/Lady of the Thistle KT/LT Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath GCB George Cross GC Knight or Lady of the Order of the Garter KG/LG Knight or Lady of the Order of the Thistle KT/LT Knight or Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath GCB en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_and_Commonwealth_orders_and_decorations

Modern Honours of Canada - Veterans Affairs Canada Awarded for an act of valour or devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy. Awarded for the most conspicuous bravery, a daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice or extreme devotion to duty, in the presence of the enemy. www.vac-acc.gc.ca /remembers/sub.cfm?source=collections/cmdp/mainmenu/group02   (219 words)

City of Chilliwack - Victoria Cross & Inspiration - Piper Richardson - Chilliwack Museum & Archives - Community Services Recipients of the Victoria Cross are held in high esteem and research is ongoing into their acts of valour and family histories. They are some of the First World War historic sites where 61 members of the Canadian Expeditionary Force were recognized for their valour in battle with the award of the Victoria Cross. The Victoria Cross is the British and Commonwealth’s highest decoration for gallantry in the face of the enemy. www.gov.chilliwack.bc.ca /main/page.cfm?id=728   (1074 words)

Search Results for valour - Encyclopædia Britannica It was instituted in 1856 by Queen Victoria at the request of her consort, Prince... The Valour and the Horror: Canada at War the highest decoration for valour in the British armed forces, awarded for extreme bravery in the face of the enemy. www.britannica.com /search?ref=B04319&query=valour&submit=Find   (527 words)

Biography Collections: Professsions This living history society is U.S.-based, but its focus is a Canadian regiment, honoring "the sacrifices of the men of the regiment from 1939-1945, and to tell the mostly forgotten story of Canada in World War II. This online companion to to the tv documentary focuses on Canada at War - In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944. The Astronomical Society of the Pacific has been honoring astronomers with the Bruce Award since 1898. www.amillionlives.com /Collect_prof.html   (527 words)

Victoria Cross - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest recognition for valour "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces of any rank in any service, and civilians under military command. Originally, the Victoria Cross could not be awarded posthumously, and could not be awarded to Indian or African troops (although it could be awarded to their European officers). Until the 1920s, the rules relating to the Victoria Cross allowed for the expulsion of a VC recipient from the list of people receiving the honour, and the forfeiture of their pension, if they commited "discreditable acts". en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Victoria_Cross   (1785 words)

List of Awards presented by the Governor General of Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Medal of Military Valour, awarded for an act of valour or devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy Victoria Cross, awarded for the most conspicuous bravery, a daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice, or extreme devotion to duty, in the presence of the enemy Cross of Valour, awarded for acts of the most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme peril en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Awards_presented_by_the_Governor_General_of_Canada   (434 words)

Canada Post - Press Releases - For Valour... Canadian Victoria Cross winners honoured with new stamp The Victoria Cross stamps were unveiled at a special ceremony in Ottawa on October 24, 2004, where the 94 Canadian recipients of the Victoria Cross received the thanks of a nation. In Queen Victoria's words, the medal is for "those officers or men who have served us in the presence of the enemy and shall then have performed some act of valour or devotion to their country." It was the first medal awarded regardless of rank or service. The first Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross was Lieutenant Alexander Roberts Dunn, who fought at Balaklava during the Crimean War. www.canadapost.ca /business/corporate/about/newsroom/pr/default-e.asp?prid=1027   (1079 words)

Cross Recipients The decoration, in the form of a bronze cross whose four arms become much wider as they extend from the center, bears the Royal Crest and the words "For Valour." It is suspended from a dark crimson ribbon. The decoration, in the form of a silver cross, bears a representation of Saint George slaying the dragon and the words "For Gallantry." It is suspended from a garter blue ribbon. Since a Canadian, Lieutenant Alexander Roberts Dunn, won the Victoria Cross in the charge of the Light Brigade during the Crimean War, ninety-three Canadians have received the award, sixty-nine of them in the First World War and sixteen in the Second World War. collections.ic.gc.ca /courage/crossrecipients.html   (350 words)

Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross was founded by Royal Warrant on 29 January 1856, and was originally intended to be awarded to members of the Royal Navy and British Army who, serving in the presence of the enemy, should have performed some signal act of valour or devotion to their country. The American Unknown Warrior, who is buried at Arlington National Cemetery, was presented with the Victoria Cross on behalf of King George V by Admiral of the Fleet Lord Beatty at the same time that he laid the King's wreath on the tomb, on 11 November 1921. The most recent awards of the Victoria Cross were made during the 1982 Falkland Islands conflict. www.stephen-stratford.co.uk /vc_awards.htm   (1119 words)

nzvcross.txt He was awarded the Victoria Cross posthumously for extreme valour under fire as a machine-gunner at Pozières, in the Battle of the Somme, on 24 July 1916. Won the Victoria Cross at the Battle of Ruweisat Ridge in the Western Desert on 15 July 1942. A sergeant in the 2nd Otago Battalion of the New Zealand Division, won the Victoria Cross during the Somme Battle in World War One, on 15 September 1916, and died in action a fortnight later. www.geocities.com /Heartland/Park/7572/nzvcross.txt   (3020 words)

Cross_of_Valour The Cross of Valour (official post-nominal letters CV) is the highest Canadian civilian award for bravery. Before the introduction of the Cross of Valour, the Canadian Government recommended the awarding of the George Cross. There is a similar award in Australia also known as the Cross of Valour. www.apawn.com /search.php?title=Cross_of_Valour   (108 words)

A Victoria Cross for valour in Italy - Royal 22nd Regiment: Canada's Fighting 'Van Doos' - CBC Archives • The Victoria Cross is the highest decoration that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces "for gallantry in the face of the enemy." It was created in 1856 after the Crimean War. His father George, who moved to Canada from France in 1905, was a decorated veteran of the First World War. The medallions are made from the bronze of Russian cannons captured at Sebastopol during the last great battle of the Crimean war in 1854-55. archives.cbc.ca /400d.asp?id=1-71-579-3002   (432 words)

Toronto Sun Columnist: Peter Worthington - Worth fighting for Queen Victoria insisted her motto be on the reverse side of the cross: "For Valour." It is awarded for "conspicuous bravery... An irreplaceable part of Canada's heritage -- the Victoria Cross won by the late Fred Topham -- is in danger of leaving Canada. When the Paras dropped for the crossing of the Rhine in World War II, Topham was a medical corpsman and repeatedly went under fire into the drop zone to rescue the wounded, even though he was shot in the face. www.canoe.ca /NewsStand/Columnists/Toronto/Peter_Worthington/2004/11/16/716160.html   (927 words)

Victoria Cross Society Latest News The Queen Dedicated the new memorial stone to Victoria Cross and George Cross-holders at a moving and impressive ceremony held at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday, 14 May. The stone, with its beautifully enamelled replicas of the two Crosses, is inscribed with the words REMEMBER THEIR VALOUR AND GALLANTRY. He gained his Cross for a series of outstanding acts during the crossing of the River Savio on the Adriatic coast on 21-22 October 1944. One of the graves of particular significance is that of Thomas Flinn, a drummer of the 64th Regiment, whose Indian Mutiny exploit was awarded with the Victoria Cross at the age of 15 years, 3 months - making him the youngest VC recipient. www.victoriacrosssociety.com /news.htm   (5031 words)

Canada's Victoria Cross Recipients The Victoria Cross for Valour has been awarded to 94 Brave Canadians plus an additional 6 who are considered to be Canadians at the time of their award.(see below). It has been estimated that the chance of surviving a Victoria Cross act is only 1-in-10. The Victoria Cross for Australia was established on 15 Jan 1991 as the highest Australian operational gallantry award. www.members.shaw.ca /kcic1/vcwinners.html   (1772 words)

King's Royal Hussars Victoria Cross It consists of a bronze cross, 1.5 inches (38mm) across with raised edges with the words For Valour on the front. They were the last of the Light Brigade, left in the heart of the enemy's ground; Lt Dunn was a wealthy man, about to retire from the service and the Victoria Cross had not then been instituted: he had nothing to gain. The Victoria Cross was instituted by Queen Victoria in 1856. www.army.mod.uk /the_kings_royal_hussars/gallery/victoria_cross.htm   (1096 words)

RCMP Media Relations Website The Cross of Valour is awarded for acts of the most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme peril. Unique to Cpl. Teather is that he was the only member of the RCMP to be awarded the Cross of Valour. Image of the Cross of Valour is available as Image 4. www.rcmp-bcmedia.ca /pressrelease.jsp?vRelease=6234   (551 words)

Canada Post - New Press Releases In Queen Victoria's words, the medal is for "those officers or men who have served us in the presence of the enemy and shall then have performed some act of valour or devotion to their country." It was the first medal awarded regardless of rank or service. The Victoria Cross stamps were unveiled at a special ceremony in Ottawa on October 24, 2004, where the 94 Canadian recipients of the Victoria Cross received the thanks of a nation. The Canadian VC is similar to the original in every respect save the inscription "Pro Valore," a Latin version of "For Valour." As no Canadian medal has as yet been awarded, none have been created and the stamp reproduces the design approved by the Queen, complete with her signature. www.canadapost.ca /business/corporate/about/newsroom/pr/default-e.asp?prid=1027   (1063 words)

Victoria Cross (VC) - Veterans Affairs Canada For most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice or extreme devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy. There have been 1,351 Victoria Crosses and 3 Bars awarded worldwide, 94 to Canadians (Canadian-born or serving in the Canadian Army or with a close connection to Canada). The crimson ribbon is 1.5 inches wide and a miniature cross is worn on the ribbon in undress. www.vac-acc.gc.ca /general/sub.cfm?source=collections/cmdp/mainmenu/group01/vc   (242 words)

Macleans.ca Top Stories Canada Q&A with Victoria Cross recipient, Ernest "Smoky" Smith Private Ernest "Smoky" Smith, who died last week in Vancouver at 91, was Canada's last living recipient of the Victoria Cross, the Commonwealth's highest award for valour. He was also the kind of hellraiser who drove superior officers in the Seaforth Highlanders to distraction during their long, deadly campaign through German-occupied Italy. May not be reprinted or republished without permission. www.macleans.ca /topstories/canada/article.jsp?content=20050815_110342_110342   (928 words)

Scholastic Canada - Acts of Courage The Cross of Valour is Canada's highest award for bravery, and to date, only seventeen people have ever been honoured with it. A tribute to seventeen very special Canadians whose great courage and generosity of spirit made them heroes. www.scholastic.ca /titles/actsofcourage   (518 words)

CANADIAN BRAVERY DECORATIONS the Cross of Valour is awarded only for acts of the most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme peril; This decoration consists of a gold cross of four equal limbs. The name of each person awarded a decoration and a description of the act of bravery will be published in the Canada Gazette. www.smafinsm.forces.gc.ca /admfincs/subjects/cfao/018-15_e.asp   (1044 words)

HELLFIRE CORNER - The Poppy and the Ritual of Remembrance Lloyd, David W. Battlefield Tourism: Pilgrimage and the Commemoration of the Great War in Britain, Australia and Canada, 1919-1939. The Miracle Flower: The Story of the Flanders Fields Memorial Poppy. A War Imagined: The First World War and English Culture. www.fylde.demon.co.uk /chambless.htm   (1044 words)

WWW-VL: History Index: Military History Canada and the First World War--National Archives of Canada (exhibition) Canada in the Second World War: Valour at Sea The History of the Nursing Sisters of Canada vlib.iue.it /history/mil   (1044 words)

Cross of Valour - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Cross of Valour (official post-nominal letters CV) is the highest Canadian civilian award for bravery. Before the introduction of the Cross of Valour, the Canadian Government recommended the awarding of the George Cross. Currently, there are 19 recipients of the Cross of Valour. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cross_of_Valour   (1044 words)

Victoria Cross (VC) - Veterans Affairs Canada For most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice or extreme devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy. There have been 1,351 Victoria Crosses and 3 Bars awarded worldwide, 94 to Canadians (Canadian-born or serving in the Canadian Army or with a close connection to Canada). Raised edges with the date of the act engraved within a raised circle. www.vac-acc.gc.ca /general/sub.cfm/collections/cmdp/mainmenu/group01/vc   (1044 words)

History of the Monarchy > The House of Windsor > George VI At the King's funeral, attached to the Government's wreath was a card on which Churchill had written the phrase inscribed on the Victoria Cross - 'For Valour'. In 1942, the George Cross was awarded to the island and people of Malta in recognition of the heroism with which they had resisted the enemy siege. Recognising the total nature of modern warfare, in 1940 the King instituted the George Cross and George Medal, to be awarded for acts of bravery by citizens. www.royal.gov.uk /output/Page147.asp   (615 words)

CPC - Poles in Canada In 1861 he was re-elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada, and after the creation of Confederation in 1867, he became a member of the House of Commons. Back in 1809, the first Pole of great significance, Dominik De Barcz was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada, that is, Quebec. He was awarded posthumously the Victoria Cross for extreme valour in World War II. www.kpk.org /english/poles.htm   (1877 words)

CPC - Poles in Canada In 1861 he was re-elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada, and after the creation of Confederation in 1867, he became a member of the House of Commons. In 1841 he moved to Canada to live, and was made Superintendent of Public Works for what is now Western Ontario by the Ottawa government. Many of the early Polish immigrants were members of the Watt and De Meuron military regiments from Saxony and Switzerland sent to Canada to help the British Army in North America, and several were émigrés who took part in the 1830 and 1863 insurrections against the Russian occupation of Poland. www.kpk.org /english/poles.htm   (1877 words)

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