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29 January: The anniversary of the award of the first VC in 1856
tjkhan
1/28/2006 10:30:35 PM
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The VC was first issued on January 29, 1856, recognising acts of valour during the Crimean War of 1854-1855.
All VCs are cast from the bronze cascabels of two cannon of Chinese origin that were captured from the Russians at the siege of Sevastopol, although during the First World War metal from guns captured from the Chinese during the Boxer Rebellion was also used. However, a 2006 book on the VC's history by historian John Glanfield calls this account into question, arguing that it is unlikely, and impossible to prove, that the metal used for the VCs really does come from these cannon. [1]
The barrels of the cannon in question are stationed outside the Officers' Mess at the Royal Artillery Barracks at Woolwich. The remaining portion of the only remaining cascabel, weighing 358 oz, is stored in a vault by 15 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps at Donnington. It is estimated that approximately 80-85 medals could be cast from this source. A single company of jewellers, Hans of London, has been responsible for the production of every VC awarded since the medal's inception.
The list of Australian winners is as follows:
A
Charles Groves Wright Anderson - 1942; Muar River, Malaya
Thomas Axford - 1918; Hamel Wood, France
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B
Peter John Badcoe - 1967; Huong Tra, Vietnam
Robert Matthew Beatham - 1918; Rosiere, France
Frederick William Bell - 1901; Transvaal, South Africa
Frederick Birks - 1917; Ypres, Belgium
John Hutton Bisdee - 1900; Transvaal, South Africa
Arthur Seaforth Blackburn - 1916; Pozieres, France
Albert Chalmers Borella - 1918; Villers-Bretonneux, France
Walter Ernest Brown - 1918; Villers-Bretonneux, France
Alexander Henry Buckley - 1918; Peronne, France
Maurice Vincent Buckley - 1918; Le Verguier, France
Patrick Joseph Bugden - 1917; Zonnebeke, Belgium
Alexander Stewart Burton - 1915; Gallipoli, Turkey
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C
John Carroll - 1917; St. Yves, France
George Cartwright - 1918; Bouchavesnes, France
Claude Charles Castleton - 1916; Pozieres, France
Percy Herbert Cherry - 1917; Lagnicourt, France
Albert Chowne - 1945; Dagua, New Guinea
Thomas Cooke - 1916; Pozieres, France
William Matthew Currey - 1918; Peronne, France
Arthur Roden Cutler - 1941; Merdjayoun-Damour, Lebanon
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D
Henry Dalziel - 1918; Hamel Wood, France
Wilbur Taylor Dartnell - 1915; Maktau, Kenya
Philip Davey - 1918; Merris, France
Thomas Currie Derrick - 1943; Sattelberg, New Guinea
William Dunstan - 1915; Gallipoli, Turkey
John James Dwyer - 1917; Zonnebeke, Belgium
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E
John Hurst Edmondson - 1941; Tobruk, Libya
Hughie Idwal Edwards - 1941; Bremen, Germany
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F
John Alexander French - 1942; Milne Bay, New Guinea
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G
Alfred Edward Gaby - 1918; Villers-Bretonneux, France
Bernard Sidney Gordon - 1918; Bray, France
James Heather Gordon - 1941; Djezzine, Syria
Percival Eric Gratwick - 1942; Miteiriya Ridge, Egypt
Robert Cuthbert Grieve - 1917; Messines, Belgium
Arthur Stanley Gurney - 1942; Tel-el-Eisa, Egypt
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H
Arthur Charles Hall - 1918; Peronne, France
John Patrick Hamilton - 1915; Gallipoli, Turkey
George Julian Howell - 1917; Bullecourt, France
Neville Reginald Howse - 1900; Vredefort, South Africa
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I
George Morby Ingram - 1918; Montbrehain, France
Reginald Roy Inwood - 1917; Polygon Wood, Belgium
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J
Albert Jacka - 1915; Gallipoli, Turkey
William Jackson - 1916; Armentieres, France
Clarence Smith Jeffries - 1917; Passchendaele, Belgium
Joergen Christian Jensen - 1917; Noreuil, France
William Donovan Joynt - 1918; Herleville Wood, France
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K
Richard Kelliher - 1943; New Guinea
Edward Kenna - 1945; Wewak, New Guinea
Thomas James Bede Kenny - 1917; Hermies, France
Leonard Keysor - 1915; Gallipoli, Turkey
William Henry Kibby - 1942; Miteiriya Ridge, Egypt
Bruce Steel Kingsbury - 1942; Isurava, New Guinea
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L
John Leak - 1916; Pozieres, France
Albert David Lowerson - 1918; Mont St. Quentin, France
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M
John Bernard MacKey - 1945; Tarakan Island, Borneo
Robert MacTier - 1918; Mont St. Quentin, France
Joseph Maxwell - 1918; Estrees, France
Leslie Cecil Maygar - 1901; Geelhoutboom, South Africa
Lawrence Dominic McCarthy - 1918; Madam Wood, France
Stanley Robert McDougall - 1918; Dernancourt, France
Lewis McGee - 1917; Ypres, Belgium
Frank Hubert McNamara - 1917; Egypt
Rawdon Hume Middleton - 1942; Turin, Italy
Rupert Vance Moon - 1917; Bullecourt, France
Henry William Murray - 1917; Gueudecourt, France
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N
John Ernest Newland - 1917; Bapaume, France
William Ellis Newton - 1943; New Guinea
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Martin O'meara - 1916; Pozieres, France
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P
Frank John Partridge - 1945; Bougainville, Solomon Islands
Keith Payne - 1969; Ben Het, Vietnam
Samuel George Pearse - 1919; Emtsa, Russia
Walter Peeler - 1917; Ypres, Belgium
Charles Pope - 1917; Louveral, France
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