Victoria Cross

Discover the portrait of 50 brave soldiers.
After their heroic deeds, they received the highest and most prestigious military decoration awarded by the British and Commonwealth Armed Forces: the VICTORIA CROSS

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1918

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The project was co financed by:

The 2 Seas Interregional Great War, Great War Project Between the Lines

The General Council of the Aisne, the Somme, the Nord and the Pas-de-Calais

The Development Agencies and the Touristic Reservation of the Aisne, the Somme, the Nord and the Pas-de-Calais

And supported by:

The Centenary Mission

Special thanks to:

Olivier Dirson - Chemins d'Histoire
Bertrand Lecomte - Association ATB 14-18

Other
application

Photos credits:

Imperial War Museum
Conservatoire Régional de l'Image / Nancy Lorraine
Archives Départementales de l’Aisne, de la Somme, du Pas-de-Calais et du Nord

Historial de la Grande Guerre - Péronne (Somme)
Australian War Memorial

www.nzhistory.net.nz
Department of National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces.