Victoria Cross

The Victoria Cross (official post-nominal letters VC) is the highest award for valour that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces of any rank in any service and civilians under military command. It is only awarded for bravery "in the face of the enemy".

Theft of the VC

Given the rarity of the Victoria Cross and the fact they are rarely sold, these medals are highly prized on the black market by medal collectors. Several VCs have been stolen, http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/aastolen.htm, and being valuable have been placed on the Interpol watch-list for stolen items. One was the VC awarded to Milton Fowler Gregg, which was donated to the Royal Canadian Regiment Museum in London, Ontario Canada in 1979. It was stolen on Canada Day, (July 1 1980), when the museum was overcrowded, and has been missing since. A VC awarded in 1917 to Corporal Filip Konowal, http://www.infoukes.com/history/konowal/ a Canadian soldier who had emigrated from Ukraine in 1913, was stolen from the same museum in 1973, and was not recovered until 2004. http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2004/08/23/victoria040823.html

Related Topics:
Black market - Interpol - Milton Fowler Gregg - Royal Canadian Regiment Museum - London, Ontario - Canada - 1979 - Canada Day - July 1 - 1980 - 1917 - Filip Konowal - 1913 - 1973 - 2004

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