A fallen petal on the Gorbals Rose Garden War Memorial commemorating Private James Stokes who was born in Hutchesontown in Glasgow and died in Kervenheim in Germany in 1945 while serving with the King's Shropshire Light Infantry.
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#glasgow #warmemorial #victoriacross #gorbals #hutchesontown
February 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
A fallen petal on the Gorbals Rose Garden War Memorial commemorating Private James Stokes who was born in Hutchesontown in Glasgow and died in Kervenheim in Germany in 1945 while serving with the King's Shropshire Light Infantry.
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#glasgow #warmemorial #victoriacross #gorbals #hutchesontown
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#glasgow #warmemorial #victoriacross #gorbals #hutchesontown
He was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery in single-handedly storming a number of enemy positions.
#glasgow #warmemorial #victoriacross #gorbals #hutchesontown
#glasgow #warmemorial #victoriacross #gorbals #hutchesontown
February 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
He was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery in single-handedly storming a number of enemy positions.
#glasgow #warmemorial #victoriacross #gorbals #hutchesontown
#glasgow #warmemorial #victoriacross #gorbals #hutchesontown
Remembering the loss of HMS Glowworm on this day in 1940.
#glowworm #ww2 #admiralhipper #royalnavy #shipwreck #victoriacross #norwegiancampaign #navalhistory #maritimehistory
#glowworm #ww2 #admiralhipper #royalnavy #shipwreck #victoriacross #norwegiancampaign #navalhistory #maritimehistory
April 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Remembering the loss of HMS Glowworm on this day in 1940.
#glowworm #ww2 #admiralhipper #royalnavy #shipwreck #victoriacross #norwegiancampaign #navalhistory #maritimehistory
#glowworm #ww2 #admiralhipper #royalnavy #shipwreck #victoriacross #norwegiancampaign #navalhistory #maritimehistory
#OTD 9/8/1945 #RememberRCN -Lt Robert Hampton-Gray, VC, DSC, RCNVR, sinks Japanese destroyer in Onagawa Bay. Gray was killed when his aircraft crashed following the attack & posthumously awarded #VictoriaCross. 6th AOPS will bear his name. SEE DETAILS ow.ly/LLAr50KefyA
August 9, 2026 at 10:01 AM
#OTD 9/8/1945 #RememberRCN -Lt Robert Hampton-Gray, VC, DSC, RCNVR, sinks Japanese destroyer in Onagawa Bay. Gray was killed when his aircraft crashed following the attack & posthumously awarded #VictoriaCross. 6th AOPS will bear his name. SEE DETAILS ow.ly/LLAr50KefyA
#OTD 70 years ago, military courtroom drama, CARRTINGTON VC (1954) was released.
Focusing on the court martial of Major 'Copper' Carrington, his wartime #VC is a key plot point, but this is far from the only #VictoriaCross story to make it to the big screen...
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Focusing on the court martial of Major 'Copper' Carrington, his wartime #VC is a key plot point, but this is far from the only #VictoriaCross story to make it to the big screen...
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December 9, 2024 at 7:55 AM
#OTD 70 years ago, military courtroom drama, CARRTINGTON VC (1954) was released.
Focusing on the court martial of Major 'Copper' Carrington, his wartime #VC is a key plot point, but this is far from the only #VictoriaCross story to make it to the big screen...
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Focusing on the court martial of Major 'Copper' Carrington, his wartime #VC is a key plot point, but this is far from the only #VictoriaCross story to make it to the big screen...
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Today on the 80th Anniversary of VE Day, I remember my Grandad cousin Harold Colley V.C. My grandfather never got over his cousin death...but we are all so proud of his award. In 2018 my father was invited to unveil a plaque in his old hometown in memory..
#Victoriacross #veday80
#Victoriacross #veday80
May 8, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Today on the 80th Anniversary of VE Day, I remember my Grandad cousin Harold Colley V.C. My grandfather never got over his cousin death...but we are all so proud of his award. In 2018 my father was invited to unveil a plaque in his old hometown in memory..
#Victoriacross #veday80
#Victoriacross #veday80
On this day in 1929, eight Canadian Victoria Cross recipients departed Toronto’s Union Station, bound for England to dine with the Prince of Wales and fellow V.C. holders from across the Empire.
#VictoriaCross #WWII #war #OnThisDay #OTD #1920s #history #torontohistory #toronto #canada #jeremyhopkin
#VictoriaCross #WWII #war #OnThisDay #OTD #1920s #history #torontohistory #toronto #canada #jeremyhopkin
October 25, 2025 at 1:45 AM
On this day in 1929, eight Canadian Victoria Cross recipients departed Toronto’s Union Station, bound for England to dine with the Prince of Wales and fellow V.C. holders from across the Empire.
#VictoriaCross #WWII #war #OnThisDay #OTD #1920s #history #torontohistory #toronto #canada #jeremyhopkin
#VictoriaCross #WWII #war #OnThisDay #OTD #1920s #history #torontohistory #toronto #canada #jeremyhopkin
Anders Lassen - Special Forces Hero - WW2 TV -Video podcast with Paul Woodadge, Monday 21 July, 20:00 CET. www.youtube.com/live/8hPt6Wo... #AndersLassen #WW2 #SBS #SpecialForces #SOEHistory #Comacchio #VictoriaCross
Anders Lassen VC MC: Special Forces Hero
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July 19, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Anders Lassen - Special Forces Hero - WW2 TV -Video podcast with Paul Woodadge, Monday 21 July, 20:00 CET. www.youtube.com/live/8hPt6Wo... #AndersLassen #WW2 #SBS #SpecialForces #SOEHistory #Comacchio #VictoriaCross
As it is 83 years ago today that one of the rare #victoriacross awards of of the #royalarmouredcorps happened, here's the relevant war diary entry for Capt. Gardner's action. #ww2 #desertwar #gallantry #britisharmy #royaltankregiment
November 23, 2024 at 2:52 PM
As it is 83 years ago today that one of the rare #victoriacross awards of of the #royalarmouredcorps happened, here's the relevant war diary entry for Capt. Gardner's action. #ww2 #desertwar #gallantry #britisharmy #royaltankregiment
📚 Book & Stamp Wednesday with @yankeereaper56 & @pageandpostage! 📬✨
🇬🇧 Honoring Bravery: Stamps of Heroism and Sacrifice 🇬🇧
www.instagram.com/p/DDcaETqO8z...
#VictoriaCross #Heroism #Philately #StampHistory #ForgottenVoices
🇬🇧 Honoring Bravery: Stamps of Heroism and Sacrifice 🇬🇧
www.instagram.com/p/DDcaETqO8z...
#VictoriaCross #Heroism #Philately #StampHistory #ForgottenVoices
December 11, 2024 at 3:58 PM
📚 Book & Stamp Wednesday with @yankeereaper56 & @pageandpostage! 📬✨
🇬🇧 Honoring Bravery: Stamps of Heroism and Sacrifice 🇬🇧
www.instagram.com/p/DDcaETqO8z...
#VictoriaCross #Heroism #Philately #StampHistory #ForgottenVoices
🇬🇧 Honoring Bravery: Stamps of Heroism and Sacrifice 🇬🇧
www.instagram.com/p/DDcaETqO8z...
#VictoriaCross #Heroism #Philately #StampHistory #ForgottenVoices
On 30 Jan 1942, Brig Campbell's #victoriacross for actions on Sidi Rezegh airfield 23-25 Nov 41 was gazetted.
It was one of five Victoria Crosses awarded for actions in the Sidi Rezegh/Tobruk area on 21-55 Nov 41.
The only other CRUSADER VC went to Lt. Col. Keyes and the less said, the better.
It was one of five Victoria Crosses awarded for actions in the Sidi Rezegh/Tobruk area on 21-55 Nov 41.
The only other CRUSADER VC went to Lt. Col. Keyes and the less said, the better.
Jock Campbell’s VC
Background In the initial stage of the Sidi Rezegh battles on 21/22 November 1941, Brigadier Jock Campbell, commanding 7th Support Group, the non-armoured element of 7th Armoured Division, won his …
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January 30, 2026 at 1:22 PM
On 30 Jan 1942, Brig Campbell's #victoriacross for actions on Sidi Rezegh airfield 23-25 Nov 41 was gazetted.
It was one of five Victoria Crosses awarded for actions in the Sidi Rezegh/Tobruk area on 21-55 Nov 41.
The only other CRUSADER VC went to Lt. Col. Keyes and the less said, the better.
It was one of five Victoria Crosses awarded for actions in the Sidi Rezegh/Tobruk area on 21-55 Nov 41.
The only other CRUSADER VC went to Lt. Col. Keyes and the less said, the better.
In town today for a research visit. Been given privileged access to some family records for Hertfordshire VC’s. Should be interesting!! @I_W_M #IWM #VictoriaCross
March 26, 2024 at 9:59 AM
In town today for a research visit. Been given privileged access to some family records for Hertfordshire VC’s. Should be interesting!! @I_W_M #IWM #VictoriaCross
🚨 New blog 🚨
Discover the incredible story of Lt. Alan Jerrard VC — the only RFC/RAF officer awarded the Victoria Cross on the Italian Front 🇮🇹✈️ His daring solo attack on 19 enemy aircraft in 1918 is the stuff of legend.
Read now 👉 bit.ly/4hQo57i
#ForValour #RAF #VictoriaCross #RAFStories #WW1
Discover the incredible story of Lt. Alan Jerrard VC — the only RFC/RAF officer awarded the Victoria Cross on the Italian Front 🇮🇹✈️ His daring solo attack on 19 enemy aircraft in 1918 is the stuff of legend.
Read now 👉 bit.ly/4hQo57i
#ForValour #RAF #VictoriaCross #RAFStories #WW1
March 30, 2025 at 9:21 AM
🚨 New blog 🚨
Discover the incredible story of Lt. Alan Jerrard VC — the only RFC/RAF officer awarded the Victoria Cross on the Italian Front 🇮🇹✈️ His daring solo attack on 19 enemy aircraft in 1918 is the stuff of legend.
Read now 👉 bit.ly/4hQo57i
#ForValour #RAF #VictoriaCross #RAFStories #WW1
Discover the incredible story of Lt. Alan Jerrard VC — the only RFC/RAF officer awarded the Victoria Cross on the Italian Front 🇮🇹✈️ His daring solo attack on 19 enemy aircraft in 1918 is the stuff of legend.
Read now 👉 bit.ly/4hQo57i
#ForValour #RAF #VictoriaCross #RAFStories #WW1
#OTD in 1941 the late Cpl. Edmondson, 2 AIF, was awarded his #victoriacross for the action of 13 April 1941, during the so-called 'Easter Battle'.
#WW2 #desertwar
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#WW2 #desertwar
@cedricmas.bsky.social @karljames1945.bsky.social @alanallport.bsky.social @ubiquevir.bsky.social
First Attempts on Tobruk – April 1941
Background 14 April 1941 marked the nadir of the history of M.G.Batl.8 or short ‘MG8’[1] in North Africa, when it lost its commanding officer, Lt.Col. Ponath, and several hundred men during a faile…
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July 1, 2025 at 1:15 PM
#OTD in 1941 the late Cpl. Edmondson, 2 AIF, was awarded his #victoriacross for the action of 13 April 1941, during the so-called 'Easter Battle'.
#WW2 #desertwar
@cedricmas.bsky.social @karljames1945.bsky.social @alanallport.bsky.social @ubiquevir.bsky.social
#WW2 #desertwar
@cedricmas.bsky.social @karljames1945.bsky.social @alanallport.bsky.social @ubiquevir.bsky.social
#OTD #TDIH #December20, 1977: #DOTD: #RIP: #HenryTandey, #VictoriaCross ( #VC) recipient, 2nd most decorated Brit private, who allegedly spared the life of #AdolfHitler during #WorldWarI, #dies.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_T...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_T...
December 20, 2025 at 3:57 AM
#OTD #TDIH #December20, 1977: #DOTD: #RIP: #HenryTandey, #VictoriaCross ( #VC) recipient, 2nd most decorated Brit private, who allegedly spared the life of #AdolfHitler during #WorldWarI, #dies.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_T...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_T...
Major Edric Gifford, 3rd Baron Gifford, VC. Previously awarded the Victoria Cross, he nearly wrote himself into the history books a 2nd time during the hunt for King Cetshwayo at the end of the Zulu War. Another British force captured the king just hours before Gifford
#britishempire #victoriacross
#britishempire #victoriacross
September 25, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Major Edric Gifford, 3rd Baron Gifford, VC. Previously awarded the Victoria Cross, he nearly wrote himself into the history books a 2nd time during the hunt for King Cetshwayo at the end of the Zulu War. Another British force captured the king just hours before Gifford
#britishempire #victoriacross
#britishempire #victoriacross
Anders Lassen, the highest decorated Danish soldier in English service died on this day 81 years ago. He received three military crosses during WW2 and the only non-commonwealth recipient of the Victoriacross. Took the boys to pay respect where he fell near Comacchio. Always fight fascism
April 9, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Anders Lassen, the highest decorated Danish soldier in English service died on this day 81 years ago. He received three military crosses during WW2 and the only non-commonwealth recipient of the Victoriacross. Took the boys to pay respect where he fell near Comacchio. Always fight fascism
Join us in congratulating Mark Green on the publication of his book, Arnhem VCs.
It's available to purchase via our website - www.barnthornpublishing.co.uk
And via Amazon - amzn.eu/d/9Myxs6D
#NewBook #VCs #VictoriaCross #Arnhem #MarketGarden #MilitaryHistory
It's available to purchase via our website - www.barnthornpublishing.co.uk
And via Amazon - amzn.eu/d/9Myxs6D
#NewBook #VCs #VictoriaCross #Arnhem #MarketGarden #MilitaryHistory
March 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Join us in congratulating Mark Green on the publication of his book, Arnhem VCs.
It's available to purchase via our website - www.barnthornpublishing.co.uk
And via Amazon - amzn.eu/d/9Myxs6D
#NewBook #VCs #VictoriaCross #Arnhem #MarketGarden #MilitaryHistory
It's available to purchase via our website - www.barnthornpublishing.co.uk
And via Amazon - amzn.eu/d/9Myxs6D
#NewBook #VCs #VictoriaCross #Arnhem #MarketGarden #MilitaryHistory
New display now open: Pulsometer 125: Engineering
at the heart of Reading since 1901 🔧
Engineering (now SPP Pumps) and Reading’s global impact on science, industry and wartime engineering.
#Pulsometer125 #Reading #IndustrialHistory #Engineering
#MuseumDisplay #LocalHistory #WWIHistory #VictoriaCross
at the heart of Reading since 1901 🔧
Engineering (now SPP Pumps) and Reading’s global impact on science, industry and wartime engineering.
#Pulsometer125 #Reading #IndustrialHistory #Engineering
#MuseumDisplay #LocalHistory #WWIHistory #VictoriaCross
April 15, 2026 at 8:02 AM
New display now open: Pulsometer 125: Engineering
at the heart of Reading since 1901 🔧
Engineering (now SPP Pumps) and Reading’s global impact on science, industry and wartime engineering.
#Pulsometer125 #Reading #IndustrialHistory #Engineering
#MuseumDisplay #LocalHistory #WWIHistory #VictoriaCross
at the heart of Reading since 1901 🔧
Engineering (now SPP Pumps) and Reading’s global impact on science, industry and wartime engineering.
#Pulsometer125 #Reading #IndustrialHistory #Engineering
#MuseumDisplay #LocalHistory #WWIHistory #VictoriaCross
#otd1917 #machineguncorps #firstworldwar #militaryhistory #victoriacross
The first VC of the Machine Gun Corps (but not the first gazetted).
The first VC of the Machine Gun Corps (but not the first gazetted).
April 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
#otd1917 #machineguncorps #firstworldwar #militaryhistory #victoriacross
The first VC of the Machine Gun Corps (but not the first gazetted).
The first VC of the Machine Gun Corps (but not the first gazetted).
did a bit more on the BL 5.5in Naval Gun for the Jack Cornwell diorama
about 150 hours in, 689 bodies drawn
the 'xray' style images show how much has gone into this a bit better
Still about 30% to do
#victoriacross #royalnavy #jutland #ww1history #scalemodel
about 150 hours in, 689 bodies drawn
the 'xray' style images show how much has gone into this a bit better
Still about 30% to do
#victoriacross #royalnavy #jutland #ww1history #scalemodel
November 30, 2024 at 11:51 AM
did a bit more on the BL 5.5in Naval Gun for the Jack Cornwell diorama
about 150 hours in, 689 bodies drawn
the 'xray' style images show how much has gone into this a bit better
Still about 30% to do
#victoriacross #royalnavy #jutland #ww1history #scalemodel
about 150 hours in, 689 bodies drawn
the 'xray' style images show how much has gone into this a bit better
Still about 30% to do
#victoriacross #royalnavy #jutland #ww1history #scalemodel