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    What is Britain's highest military decoration?

    Question #892. Asked by dave_fl. (Apr 08 00 1:29 PM)


    barbs42

    		The Victoria Cross

    Apr 08 00, 2:20 PM
    zbeckabee

    		The Victoria Cross was instituted by a Royal Warrant dated 29 January 1856, but was made retrospective to the autumn of 1854 to cover the period of the Crimean War.

    The Victoria Cross, is Britain's highest military decoration.

    http://collections.iwm.org.uk/server.php?show=ConWebDoc.941&navId=00g003

    http://www.datesofhistory.com/Great-Britain-1856.country.year.index.html

    Jan 16 08, 6:46 PM

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