The Victoria Cross: for valour part 5

Jeremy Clarkson presents a documentary on the Victoria Cross, some of the people who have been awarded it and their stories, focusing on Robert Cain.

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[blobby1972]

haven't any women ever won one.?

[167ray]

@blobby1972 No. in part this will be because it has to be valour 'in the face of the enemy' and until more recently women wouldn't have been in frontline roles, so to speak. Of course they are now but it is so rarely awarded...

[daverobertocarlos]

does that guy know what the words, 'give up?' mean...i'm proud to be british watching this

[Hamiltonizer]

Some of the bravery displayed by the Brits at Oosterbeek is just unfathomable. Before surrendering to the Germans with the message 'out of ammo, God save the King.' Major Digby of the 2nd Battalion airborne disabled a German tank by running up to it and shoving a furled umbrella through it's driver's hatch, incapacitating the tank driver. It does make you immensely proud of the men who did all this in the name of freedom.

[jamessquire1]

Cain was Able. Jokes aside, these men are the example that should be set and seen by every school kid. And their parents. Jeremy does a damned fine documentary.

[kealyc1]

@jplawrencejo1 - Beharry's actions took place in 2004. The medal ceremony took place in 2005.

[kealyc1]

Dauncey's VC was turned down by Montgomery. It was reduced to a DSO.

[zoned247]

@blobby1972 this is probably the closest to a female winner of the VC. Bear with it, and watch the whole video..

An amazingly brave person. Kate Nesbitt MC:

Search on here, Kate Nesbitt MC receives award

[zoned247]

What an incredible person Didy Graham is. The memories that she must have, working with, and on behalf of, the bravest of the brave.. "I'm being soft about them, because they were tough men in their day.. when I first started being involved in the association, there were 450 alive, and now there are only 15. So there has been a lot of sadness."

What an honourable, humble and wonderful representative of this unique award.

[Xiolablu3]

@Serveck Thank God you werent defending Britain in 1940. Can you please stay away from my country, I htink oyu would be a liability if we are attacked.

[krissyeh]

@167ray

One Australian woman must have come very close to be awarded (in my eyes) a VC, Major Carol Vaughan-Evans. Part of her story is in the response video (towards the end) which I hope you will accept.

[krissyeh]

@jplawrencejo1 That was Trooper Mark Donaldson, the first VC for Australia (the actual medal) on the 2nd Sept 2008.

The very first Australian to be awarded the VC (Imperial) was Captain Neville Reginald Howse, a doctor, during the Boer War on the 24 July 1900.

[Suprahampton]

@167ray But there HAVE been VC's awarded to non combatants! of the 3 people who have won 2 VC's, only 1 was in combat the other 2 were medics evacuating injured soldiers... so theoretically women could've been awarded it for that

[jplawrencejo1]

correction to my last..in addition, johnson beharry (UK) was awarded a vc for actions in iraq in 2005