More Tea: The Gap Filler

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Tea & Medals

BFBS Radio

27 episodes

4 months ago

Stories of Valour, Courage and Bravery.

Former British soldier Darren Coventry talks to men and women who’ve received the UK’s highest military honours. Hear the real stories behind acts of bravery from the medal recipients and those who were there.

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Stories of Valour, Courage and Bravery.

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More Tea: The Gap Filler

Tea & Medals

8 minutes

4 years ago

More Tea: The Gap Filler

The original statute for the Victoria Cross stated that the honour couldn’t be bestowed posthumously, but that’s not the case today. Public pressure led to the re-writing of the statute, all because of the actions of two young officers at Rorke’s Drift. Mark Smith tells Darren of their bravery in this bonus episode, and introduces a new medal to the mix, the Military Cross.