Awarded for Valour_ A History of the Victoria Cross and the Evolution of the British Concept of Heroism
72 AWARDED FOR VALOUR O’Hea was granted a Cross for extinguishing a fire in a railway carriage containing 2000 pounds of ammunit ...
TEETHING PROBLEMS, 1856–1867 73 1860, although the actual definition of heroism still eluded the powers- that-were. Their case-l ...
FOUR Big Implications from Small Wars: The Imperial Vision of Heroism, 1860–1911 L arge-scale operations of the Crimean and Indi ...
THE IMPERIAL VISION OF HEROISM 75 His recommendation did not cause any undue controversy in London, other than a brief exchange ...
76 AWARDED FOR VALOUR The original recommendations from Hope Grant were denied on the grounds that while the actions of these in ...
THE IMPERIAL VISION OF HEROISM 77 Victoria Cross and both received it without controversy.^12 Unlike Ensign Chaplin, Ensign Wynt ...
78 AWARDED FOR VALOUR the extension of the VC or the creation of an analogous award for colonial troops. The Duke of Cambridge e ...
THE IMPERIAL VISION OF HEROISM 79 Beech rescued an Egyptian officer under attack by a trio of Dervishes. He killed one outright ...
80 AWARDED FOR VALOUR respective commanding officers. The Duke of Cambridge did not hesitate in confirming their recommendations ...
THE IMPERIAL VISION OF HEROISM 81 the wounded or stranded less of a life-saving imperative. Overall he saw to it that the VC bec ...
82 AWARDED FOR VALOUR The South African War created two even more lasting changes in the nature of the Victoria Cross: the insti ...
THE IMPERIAL VISION OF HEROISM 83 becoming hopelessly entangled, others madly galloping across the plains toward Bloemfontein.^3 ...
84 AWARDED FOR VALOUR was the message that provisional conferral of the VC was a thing of the past. Originally the bestowal of C ...
THE IMPERIAL VISION OF HEROISM 85 Horse Guards? The answer may lie in the sequence of events leading up to the admission of post ...
86 AWARDED FOR VALOUR back to the shelter of a smaller donga about 50 yards to the rear of the artillery park to await ammunitio ...
THE IMPERIAL VISION OF HEROISM 87 The VC warrant was vague concerning the nuances of eligibility. Clause V stated that the award ...
88 AWARDED FOR VALOUR Cross would have been conferred upon him had he survived; and I am to acquaint you in reply, that as no di ...
THE IMPERIAL VISION OF HEROISM 89 reason I have not recommended Captain Schofield, Royal Artillery, who was acting under orders, ...
90 AWARDED FOR VALOUR Lord Roberts thinks you would like to know that as a result it is now intended to give Captain Sc[h]ofield ...
THE IMPERIAL VISION OF HEROISM 91 letters from grieving and in some cases irate family members demanding similar treatment for t ...
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