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* Royal Canadian Air Force Pilot Officer [[Andrew Mynarski]] lost his life attempting to rescue his friend from a burning [[Avro Lancaster]].
* Royal Canadian Air Force Pilot Officer [[Andrew Mynarski]] lost his life attempting to rescue his friend from a burning [[Avro Lancaster]].
* British Army Captain [[John Neil Randle|Jack Randle]] lost his life taking an enemy machine gun nest at the [[Battle of Kohima]].
* British Army Captain [[John Neil Randle|John Randle]] lost his life taking an enemy bunker at the [[Battle of Kohima]].
* Royal Navy mini-submarine commander Lieutenant [[Ian Edward Fraser|Ian Fraser]] and diver [[James Magennis]] destroyed an enemy cruiser.
* Royal Navy mini-submarine commander Lieutenant [[Ian Edward Fraser|Ian Fraser]] and diver [[James Magennis]] destroyed an enemy cruiser.
* British Army Private [[Bill Speakman]] was wounded leading charges to hold back an advancing enemy platoon in [[Korean War|Korea]].
* British Army Private [[Bill Speakman]] was wounded leading charges to hold back an advancing enemy platoon in [[Korean War|Korea]].
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Charles, Prince of Wales, introduces the stories of some of the servicemen who were awarded the Victoria Cross during [[World War I]] when over 630, nearly half of all the awards ever given, were earned.
Charles, Prince of Wales, introduces the stories of some of the servicemen who were awarded the Victoria Cross during [[World War I]] when over 630, nearly half of all the awards ever given, were earned.


* [[Royal Fusiliers]] Lieutenant [[Maurice James Dease|Maurice Dease]] and Private [[Sidney Godley|Sid Godley]] defended Nimy Bridge from invaders at [[Mons]], Belgium.
* [[Royal Fusiliers]] Lieutenant [[Maurice James Dease|Maurice Dease]] and Private [[Sidney Godley|Sid Godley]] defended Nimy Bridge from invaders at [[Mons, Belgium|Mons]], Belgium.
* [[Indian Army]] Lieutenant [[Jackie Smyth]] carried ammo to a captured enemy trench in France.
* [[Indian Army]] Lieutenant [[Jackie Smyth]] carried ammo to a captured enemy trench in France.
* [[First Australian Imperial Force|Australian Imperial Force]] Lance Corporal [[Albert Jacka]] single-handedly recaptured a trench at [[Battle of Gallipoli]].
* [[First Australian Imperial Force|Australian Imperial Force]] Lance Corporal [[Albert Jacka]] single-handedly recaptured a trench during the [[Battle of Gallipoli]].
* Royal Navy Commander [[Loftus Jones]] and Boy (First Class) [[Jack Cornwell]] lost their lives at the [[Battle of Jutland]].
* Royal Navy Commander [[Loftus Jones]] and Boy (First Class) [[Jack Cornwell]] lost their lives at the [[Battle of Jutland]].
* [[Royal Irish Rifles]] Private [[Billy McFadzean]] sacrificed his life falling on an accidentally dropped grenade at the [[Battle of the Somme]].
* [[Royal Irish Rifles]] Private [[Billy McFadzean]] sacrificed his life jumping on an accidentally dropped grenade at the [[Battle of the Somme]].
* Medical Officer Captain [[Noel Chavasse]] awarded double VC rescuing wounded from battlefields at the Somme and [[Battle of Passchendaele|Passchendaele]].
* Medical Officer Captain [[Noel Chavasse]] awarded double VC rescuing wounded from battlefields at the Somme and [[Battle of Passchendaele|Passchendaele]].
* [[Royal Flying Corps]] fighter pilot Lieutenant [[William Leefe-Robinson]] shot down a [[Zeppelin]] in an aerial battle over London.
* [[Royal Flying Corps]] fighter pilot Lieutenant [[William Leefe-Robinson]] shot down a [[Zeppelin]] in an aerial battle over London.
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* [[Valentine Bambrick]] falsely accused of stealing a colleague's medals commits suicide prior to having his own VC stripped.
* [[Valentine Bambrick]] falsely accused of stealing a colleague's medals commits suicide prior to having his own VC stripped.
* British Army Lieutenant [[John Chard]], Private [[Alfred Henry Hook|Harry Hook]] and Private [[Frederick Hitch|Fred Hitch]] defended the station at [[Rorke's Drift]].
* British Army Lieutenant [[John Chard]], Private [[Alfred Henry Hook|Harry Hook]] and Private [[Frederick Hitch|Fred Hitch]] defended the station at [[Rorke's Drift]].
* Captain [[Harry Norton Schofield|Harry Schofield]], Lieutenant [[Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts|Freddie Roberts]], Captain [[Walter Congreve]] and Private [[George Ravenhill]] rescued field artillery at the [[Battle of Colenso]].
* Captain [[Harry Norton Schofield|Harry Schofield]], Lieutenant [[Frederick Roberts (British Army officer)|Freddie Roberts]], Captain [[Walter Congreve]] and Private [[George Ravenhill]] rescued field artillery at the [[Battle of Colenso]].


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Victoria Cross Heroes
GenreDocudrama
Written by
Directed by
  • Nicholas White
  • Steven Clarke
  • Mary McMurray
Presented byCharles, Prince of Wales
Starring
Voices ofCrispin Bonham-Carter
Narrated byKenneth Cranham
ComposerTom Escott
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes3
Production
Executive producers
  • Peter Georgi
  • Mark Souster
ProducerSteven Clarke
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkFive
Release19 November (2006-11-19) –
3 December 2006 (2006-12-03)

Victoria Cross Heroes is a three-part television UK docudrama recipients first broadcast by Channel 5 in 2006 that tells the stories of some of the recipients of the Victoria Cross.

Production

The series was commissioned to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Victoria Cross in 2006.

It was produced in association with Lord Ashcroft and the Ashcroft VC Collection, which is the largest collection of its kind in the world.

Former British soldier and noted military historian Richard Holmes acted as historical advisor to the series.

Episodes

Episode one: The Modern Age

The Prince of Wales introduces the stories of some of the servicemen who have been awarded the Victoria Cross through the 60 years from World War II to the Iraq War, including the most recent recipient, Private Johnson Beharry.

Performers

Participants

Episode 2: The Great War

Charles, Prince of Wales, introduces the stories of some of the servicemen who were awarded the Victoria Cross during World War I when over 630, nearly half of all the awards ever given, were earned.

Performers

Participants

  • Richard Holmes, CBE, TD, JP (Historian)
  • Michael Naxton (Curator, The Ashcroft VC Collection)

Episode 3: The Empire

The Prince of Wales, introduces the stories of some of the servicemen who have were awarded the Victoria Cross during the early years from its introduction by Queen Victoria during the Crimean War as a democratic award open to all soldiers for extreme acts of bravery to the Boer War when it had been recognised as the most famous gallantry award in the world.

Performers

Participants

  • Richard Holmes, CBE, TD, JP (Historian)
  • Michael Naxton (Curator, The Ashcroft VC Collection)

Companion book

The 2006 companion book to the series written Lord Ashcroft tells the stories of over 150 VC winners individuals whose medals are in his collection and those whose stories feature in the television series with each chapter covering on a different conflict.

Selected editions

  • Ashcroft, Michael (6 November 2006). Victoria Cross Heroes: Men of Valour. Headline Book Publishing (hardcover). ISBN 978-0-7553-1632-8.
  • Ashcroft, Michael (3 May 2007). Victoria Cross Heroes: Men of Valour. Headline Review (paperback). ISBN 978-0-7553-1633-5.

References

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