[DOC] [TLE] Victoria Cross - Wikipedia [PAR] The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest award of the United Kingdom honours 
system. It is awarded for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" to members of the 
British ... Research has established that the metal for most of the medals made 
since .... War were composed of metal captured from different Chinese guns 
during the... [DOC] [TLE] Author explodes myth of the gunmetal VC - Telegraph [PAR] Dec 28, 2005 ... The belief that every Victoria Cross, Britain's highest military honour, is made 
from cannon captured during the Crimean War is nothing more than a myth, says 
a book ... "An earlier gun provided bronze from the start. ... Furthermore, an 
estimated 224lb of metal has been taken from the Woolwich cannon. [DOC] [TLE] Block of gun metal taken from a captured cannon during the ... [PAR] Used to craft every Victoria Cross | See more about Crimean War, The Block and 
Guns. ... Pictured is a block of gun metal taken from a captured cannon at the 
Battle of ... The presentations were made by Gen Sir Michael Jackson, CGS, who 
was ... and to military personnel for acts of bravery not in the face of the enemy. [DOC] [TLE] Where do VC's Come From? - Think Defence [PAR] Oct 6, 2012 ... The VC is made from the bronze of Russian guns captured at Sebastopol, ... 
Pictured is a block of gun metal taken from a captured cannon at the Battle of 
Sevastapol during the Crimean war of the nineteenth century. ... to all ranks of the 
services and civilians for gallantry in the presence of the enemy. [DOC] [TLE] Facts and figures about the Victoria Cross and George Cross [PAR] The Victoria Cross recognises acts of extreme bravery carried out under direct 
enemy fire. Since 1856 1,354 people have been awarded the Victoria Cross (
although awarded 1,358 times). The Victoria Cross is hand-made, traditionally 
using bronze taken from a gun captured in the Crimean. War. The Victoria Cross 
was... [DOC] [TLE] The Victoria Cross | Australian War Memorial [PAR] Jan 22, 2009 ... Victoria Cross, the highest award for bravery in time of war ... Famously, they are 
made using bronze taken from guns captured .... battalion attacks by the six 
enemy battalions which we encountered at Long Tan. .... It is made from the same 
metal and goes through the same criteria to meet their standards. [DOC] [TLE] 'FOR VALOUR': BRITAIN'S VICTORIA CROSS WINNERS - British ... [PAR] Sep 23, 1999 ... The medal in the shape of a small Maltese Cross is made of bronze taken from 
Russian guns captured at ... to a total of 112 recipients for their service in the 
Crimean War. ... to be cut down by enemy cavalrymen during the Mutiny in India. 
.... the actual ingot of metal from the captured Russian cannons was... [DOC] [TLE] The Victoria Cross - The Borella Ride [PAR] Albert Borella was presented a Victoria Cross by King George V on in ... and is 
cast from the metal of cannons captured during the Crimean War (1854-56). ... 
His age, 36, made him the oldest recipient within the First Australian Imperial 
Force. ... with the first wave, Lieutenant Borella marked an enemy machine gun 
firing... [DOC] [TLE] Victoria Cross [PAR] The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in 
the ... Crosses that the metal used for VCs is in fact from antique Chinese guns 
and not ... medals made during the First World War were composed of metal 
captured .... taken "under circumstances of extreme danger" not in the face of the 
enemy. [DOC] [TLE] British Gallantry Medals of the First World War [PAR] The Royal Warrant for the award of the Victoria Cross ... or extreme devotion to 
duty in the presence of the enemy. ... about the design and the metal it could be 
made of. ... One theory is that the guns were captured by the ... This is stored in a 
secure vault and can only be taken out... [DOC] [TLE] The Victoria Cross : Gregg Centre - About The Project [PAR] Canada

Question: The Victoria Cross is made from metal taken from enemy guns captured in this war
Answer: the Crimean War