No VC's to Royal Australian Navy officers or ratings ever

Discussion in 'The War at Sea' started by spidge, Jul 13, 2009.

  1. idler

    idler GeneralList

    Are we starting a sweepstake for when Gibson gets stripped of his?
     
  2. Robert-w

    Robert-w Banned

    There was a proposal in the last lot of 20s that VCs could be included in the medals that could be stripped from a man who was subsequently convicted of a criminal offence. George V put his foot down and made it clear that he would refuse the Royal Assent to any bill containing this. His comment was that anyone awarded the VC had the right to be hanged wearing it if it came to that!
     

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