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NSW Police Force official history pulls no punches
www.abc.net.au
[ABC Online] - Patrick Lindsay again. PATRICK LINDSAY: I didn't realise, for example, that two members of this police force have won the civilian equivalent of the Victoria Cross, which was originally the George Cross, and then the Cross of Valour. That I found
In their honour
www.ganderbeacon.ca
[Gander Beacon] - In human terms, this is the equivalent of the Victoria Cross. His name is enshrined on the Wall of Valour in Ottawa.” “It certainly is going to represent a lot of history of Gander.” - Mayor Claude Elliott. Unveiled design. During construction, a
British push for Victoria Cross for Gallipoli hero John Simpson Kirkpatrick
www.heraldsun.com.au
[Herald Sun] - There's probably not a school boy or girl in Australia that does not know the name John Simpson Kirkpatrick -widely known as John Simpson - who along with his donkey served as an ANZAC stretcher bearer in Gallipoli. In a 25-day period of that campaign
Google News: War hero's life remembered
[Whitby Today] - THE LIFE of a Victoria Cross hero who lived in Robin Hood's Bay and was an apprentice in a Whitby shipping company was honoured at the weekend with a memorial service and a plaque to mark the centenary of his birth. He was Stanley Elton Hollis, known
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