The Victoria Cross was inaugurated 150 years ago, at the suggestion of the Duke of Newcastle, then Secretary of State for War. Previously only the bravery of commissioned officers was recognised, ...

The honours of James Ockendon, a recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), were due to go under the hammer at Nesbits Antiques Auctions in Portsmouth next Wednesday (May 21). John Cameron, managing ...

The honours of James Ockendon will go under the hammer on May 21. His Victoria Cross (VC) will be part of the lot alongside his Military Medal (MM) and a collection of related items including ...

Sir, – Tom Hartley claims that Victoria Cross awardee James Magennis was denied a civic dinner in Belfast City Hall in 1945 because he was a Catholic (“Marking VE day in the North ...