94K views · 2.4K reactions | The Victoria Cross is the highest honour for bravery - awarded only for the most extraordinary acts of courage. Originally forged from the bronze of captured guns dating back to the Crimean War, each medal carries a remarkable history, and the stories of Australians who showed bravery beyond measure. ▶️ Watch to learn more about the most revered medals in the Memorial’s collection. | Australian War Memorial | Facebook

🌺 Five Victoria Crosses — Five Graves of the Great War 🌺 In the First World War, the Victoria Cross was Britain’s highest award for gallantry — given for extraordinary bravery in the face of the enemy. It did not promise survival. It did not promise a future. For these five men, it marked an act of courage — and, not long after, the end of their lives. Second Lieutenant Donald Simpson Bell Yorkshire Regiment A schoolteacher. A professional footballer. On 5 July 1916, during the Battle of the S

340K views · 10K reactions | The Victoria Cross Recipient Who Survived a 20,000ft Fall | War History Online | Facebook

13K views · 487 reactions | It's the 100th birthday of Britain’s last surviving recipient of the Victoria Cross during World War Two. ️❤️ Flight Lieutenant John Cruickshank, of Aberdeen, was wounded 72 times during an attack on a German U-boat, but still managed to sink it. Read more ➡️ bbc.in/3bQ1buI | BBC Scotland News | Facebook

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78K views · 2.6K reactions | An Australian soldier who risked his life to save his comrades in the Vietnam war has been awarded the Victoria Cross, more than 50 years after his death. Private Richard Leslie Norden's family accepted the nation's highest military honour at a ceremony in Rockhampton. 7NEWS at 6pm. Download the 7NEWS app: 7news.link/7newsapp #7NEWS | 7NEWS Central Queensland | Facebook