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In an act of bravery and skill that won him the Victoria Cross, Commander Gordon Campbell allowed HMS Farnborough to be hit to lure the enemy into a trap. The skipper of the German submarine fell ...
A Victoria Cross awarded to a World War One soldier who ... in the face when he rushed alone under heavy fire towards the German lines. He then threw several hand grenades into their trench ...
whose bravery during the World War One Zeebrugge Raid earned him a Victoria Cross, has been honoured with a statue and 48-gun salute. Albert McKenzie took part in a mission to block German boats ...
It is believed that he was shot by a German cavalry patrol during ... Noel Godfrey Chavasse: The only WW1 soldier to be awarded Victoria Cross twice Noel Godfrey Chavasse received the Victoria ...
The family of a British WW1 soldier who survived being shot in the forehead then went on to be awarded the Victoria Cross has decided ... He single-handedly took out a German machine-gun nest ...