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The Victoria Cross Hunters In Search of Valour - Episode 9 Forfeitures
Can later wrongdoing erase an act of extraordinary bravery?
In Episode 9 of The Victoria Cross Hunters – In Search of Valour, Ron Howard and Adam Pearce explore the controversial history of Victoria Cross forfeitures.
We discuss four of the eight men whose awards were forfeited, examining the courage that earned them the VC and the circumstances that later cost them it—including one recipient convicted of stealing a cow.
Were these decisions fair? Should battlefield gallantry and subsequent conduct be judged separately? And should their names be restored to the VC register?
Join us as we look…
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