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Christmas party at Surrey Nurseries

The tomb was designed by Maximilian Colt

They are left to right: Wilf McGuiness

third and fourth in the 1911 Coupe de l'Auto race held at Boulogne

Victoria Cross mb-width 2194 casting a slight shadow'Victoria Cross, the New Order of Valour for the Army', c1857. The Victoria Cross was instituted in 1856 for all ranks of the British army and navy. It was first conferred by Queen Victoria on 62 men in June 1857. The decoration was a Maltese cross made from Russian cannon captured at Sevastopol in the Crimean War, with a red ribbon for the army, and a blue ribbon when awarded to naval servicemen. The illustrations show some of the first army awards.