For Valour

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Owner:: e-remes Message this owner
Released:: Sunday, June 3, 2007
Origin:: United Kingdom
Recently Spotted:: In the hands of Kaduq.

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Current Goal

Awareness and Remembrance of the sacrifices made in the defence of freedom.

To visit the sites on the Western front where British and Empire troops won their VC's. A list can be found here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_First_World_War_Victoria_Cross_recipients

or here

http://www.memorialstovalour.co.uk/ A fantastic website resource of Memorials to VC winners.

Good luck out there.

About This Item

For Valour

In 2006 the Royal Mint produced two 50pence piece designs to commemorate 150 years since the creation of Britain's highest award for gallantry.(this is one)

The Victoria Cross.

Awarded to
The premier award for gallantry, the VC may be awarded to all ranks of the services and civilians for gallantry in the presence of the enemy. It may be awarded posthumously.

History
Instituted by Queen Victoria to cover all actions since the outbreak of the Crimean War in 1854, the Victoria Cross has been awarded 1356 times and 3 bars have been awarded.(as at mid 2007)

The VC is made from the bronze of Russian guns captured at Sebastopol, though modern research suggests that Chinese guns may have been used at various times.

Now released on COPY Tag as original went AWOL

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Tracking History (53817mi) View Map

6/15/2024	Kaduq took it to Welkom in Harderwijk 3 - Molen De Hoop / Visafslag	Gelderland, Netherlands - .55 miles	Visit Log

6/15/2024	Kaduq took it to HK-08 Plantagepark	Gelderland, Netherlands - .36 miles	Visit Log

6/15/2024	Kaduq took it to HK-07 De Vischmarkt	Gelderland, Netherlands - .24 miles	Visit Log

6/15/2024	Kaduq took it to HK-02 Hortuspark	Gelderland, Netherlands - 55.68 miles	Visit Log

10/17/2023	Brambam1 discovered it		Visit Log
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10/17/2023	Kaduq grabbed it		Visit Log
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1/21/2019	bacouppa took it to Waalbos 2.3	Zuid-Holland, Netherlands - 247.24 miles	Visit Log

4/8/2018	bacouppa took it to Buntsandsteinbrüche bei Kieselbach / Dorndorf	Thüringen, Germany - 35.65 miles	Visit Log

4/8/2018	bacouppa took it to Rote Wand Earthcache	Thüringen, Germany - 33.93 miles	Visit Log

4/8/2018	bacouppa took it to Schnetzen - Runde 1	Hessen, Germany - 37.52 miles	Visit Log

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