In November Sarah was called to Buckingham Palace to meet the Queen who handed her the
Military Cross.
Although approved by the brigade and divisional commanders, it was downgraded to a second Bar to his
Military Cross and further reduced to a mention in dispatches.
Military Cross, not sighted during or since the Royal Hunt Cup but a ready winner on his first all-weather run
CSM Leigh won the
Military Cross for his actions during rioting in Basra last August when he and 30 men faced a 300-strong mob.
The news that Birmingham soldier Daniel Farrington had been awarded the
Military Cross for courage under fire made headlines on the front page of the Mail's forerunner, the Birmingham Gazette.
The captain - who grew up in Lockerbie and spent his latter years in Dumfries - was awarded five medals for his heroics, including the prestigious
Military Cross.
Born at Calf Hall, Muggleswick, County Durham on July 26, 1912, he was killed at the last gun of "J" troop 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, November 21, 1941, and posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross to add to the
Military Cross won earlier that year.
A ROYAL Marine who rescued a severely wounded colleague and gave him lifesaving first aid while all the time coming under fierce enemy fire has been awarded a
Military Cross.
AN Army medic who twice risked her life to treat soldiers shot in Afghanistan has been awarded the
Military Cross.
A WAR hero who risked his life in dangerous operations in Afghanistan is selling off his rare
Military Cross medal for pounds 100,000 on eBay.
A TYNESIDE family today spoke of their bursting pride after their Army medic daughter was awarded the
Military Cross for bravery.
ON page 13 of Tuesday''s Daily Post, May 11, under the headline: "He carried injured pals from minefield", we reported that a
Military Cross awarded to World War II hero Captain Peter Walter James Neale is to be auctioned at Rogers Jones Auctioneers in Colwyn Bay on May 18.
