Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 34850
Victoria Cross
Tabled: 3 March 2025
Answered: 31 March 2025
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to review the adequacy of his Department's policy on the timescale within which a Victoria Cross can be awarded.
Answer
Al CarnsLieutenant Colonel Robert Blair Mayne’s brave actions and leadership in command of 1 SAS Regiment on Operation HOWARD in April 1945 were recognised with the award of a third bar to the Distinguished Service Order (DSO). Whilst he was originally recommende...
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