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Being a British born citizen of Indo Mauritian Heritage, this story made me immensely proud. We Indians, along with other members of the British Empire fought alongside our English, Scottish, Irish and Welsh family to free the world from Nazi tyranny. Unfortunately our story is mostly unknown and unheard. I hope that this will change. I suggest that the BBC start to tell our tales of unwavering loyalty and bravery in the face of adversity for the freedom of all. ❤️🇬🇧🇲🇺🇮🇳
Your stories will always be known especially in the UK, because of brave men like the Sikhs and other Commonwealth troops who sacrificed so much for freedom 🙏
@@NRM-sl1nx Thank you for your kind words 👍🏽
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ALL the medals are priceless as are the stories behind them
My grandfather was a radioman in the Battle of the Bulge, who got the Bronze Star and Purple Heart running out of cover and dragging a fellow wounded soldier back to safety and was hit while doing so. He saved a life during a time of war and that's the most important thing of all. Miss you grandpa.
for me is the story that bring more value than the money
My granddad was apart of the nuclear tests carried out in Australia theyve only recently awarded these medals to people who tested these bombs. Unfortunately my nan wishes not to pursue the medal because my granddad died on public roads in a pretty horrific way. But i did get one thing from him, which was his looks, i looked the spitting image of him when he was young. He died at the age of 21 in a vehicle accident.
My father was at Maralinga and Montebello Island for the tests. I didn't know there were medals available for them, thank you, I will look into it.
@@mazsheahan8827Anything?
Valuing a VC or MC is I believe purely for the AR show benefit. 1. selling a VC (in UK or Australia) is extremely rare - they usually end up in official govt museums. The Australian War Memorial (museum) has virtually every VC awarded to an Australian serviceman that is not in private (usually family) hands.
I got a participation medal in my school fair once
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we all got 1? Even the fat kids and pakis who didnt participate?
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So, I'm an American and therefore have no right to tell anyone in the Commonwealth how to keep Commonwealth decorations. But I'm also a [US Army] veteran and therefore a 'cousin' to our great allies in the Commonwealth. The ties of the Brotherhood of the Bayonet run deep. The habit of some Commonwealth nations of trading in or collecting the Victoria Crosses is... very disturbing... to me. I do respect Lord Ashcroft's collection because he buys them up specifically for preservation of the medals and the stories of the people who were awarded them. In the US it is illegal to auction or trade in Medals of Honor. I hope one day that the UK and other Commonwealth nations see such a law necessary one day.
I understand why you feel this way, I used to feel the same, but I know some people who have been awarded medals for action in combat, if they're worth any serious money they are often too valuable to keep on display at home and to wear once a year, so they are kept in bank vaults or given to museums, one of my friends medal is on long term loan to his regimental museum, however the money they can bring can dramatically change the life of the person it was awarded to or their family, I know some who have started businesses or paid for their homes, others are more tragic tales and are an indictment on how those who have left the forces are often treated. For many collectors they are also military history enthusiasts, so the citation is as important as the physical medal and they believe in keeping that history alive.
@@medler2110 Absolutely. Many commonwealth nation recipients are from places of abject poverty and have families to support. Such an arbitrary law would place a huge burden on those we should hold high, especially if they were wounded or suffer mental issues as a result of their actions. The award comes with no compensation and pride doesn’t pay the bills. Many would just as soon forget what the medal was awarded for. They rarely talk of their actions and are, for the most part, very humble men who see what they did as nothing more than what they should have done at the time and frequently don’t think they deserved such an award and even feel guilt. These medals tend to mean far more to others than those who are given them. If they wish to trade bad memories for some financial stability who are we to say no.
If a soldier earnt it, them and their families should be able to do what they want with it, including selling it. To put such restrictions on these exemplary humans and their families is insane to me, especially because more often than not they don't make it back home after earning one.
If a medal is sold, i pray it is to a museum to display and preserve the heritage and honour the bravery. Our local Comox Air Force museum has some replica VC along with their history
Sold my rack and got £55,000 in auction
You are Mark Byles MC right? Fix bayonets 💪
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