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05-05-17, 10:57 PM
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Sgt.James Allen Ward, Victoria Cross:Holland, 7 July 1941.
© IWM (CH 3200)
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06-05-17, 12:05 AM
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Holland was occupied by the Germans in 1941, you knew that, right?
Rgds, Thomas.
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06-05-17, 12:40 AM
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His VC was won when over the Zuider Zee...
Jo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Allen_Ward http://www.britishpathe.com/video/first-new-zealand-v-c
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06-05-17, 04:27 AM
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06-05-17, 06:28 PM
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Ah right, I figured the caption suggested the pic was taken in Holland in 1941.
Amazing story by the way. Rgds, Thomas.
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