Talk:List of Canadian Victoria Cross recipients

message: According to veterans Canada:
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/medals-decorations/orders-decorations/canadian-victoria-cross-recipients
There were 99 awards of the Victoria Cross prior to its replacement with the Canadian Victoria Cross and none after.
Therefore why are only 96 listed on this page?
As an example prior to 1900 there is only four listed here but five in the official tecord, thus excluding ( DE MONTMORENCY, Raymond Harvey Lodge Joseph ) which adds the 5th, I leave it as an excecise of the observant to spot the other missing two. Ramriot (talk) 15:12, 7 January 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  96 awards on list but official record counts 99 

message: This is a list of Canadian recipients. Is there any dispute with figures that the number of awards to Canadian forces is 79, four Boer War, 62 First World War and 13 Second World War? This number includes Bishop Canadian Cavalry attached RFC but does not include Ricketts. Anthony Staunton (talk) 02:14, 16 March 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: The 1953 British War Office list confirms that the number of awards to Canadian forces is 79, four Boer War, 62 First World War and 13 Second World War. Anthony Staunton (talk) 11:24, 18 March 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  How many Canadian forces VCs? 

message: Much of the source material for this list is from either National Defence and Canadian Forces or Veteran Affairs Canada but the article does not cite a reference for how the list of 96 names were compiled. Veteran Affairs Canada at http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/medals-decorations/orders-decorations/canadian-victoria-cross-recipients lists 99 Canadian recipients and cites Valiant Men, Canadian War Museum Historical Publications, A.M. Hakkert Ltd. This 1973 book listed 93 recipients including the only award to Newfoundland. Wikipedia, Veteran Affairs Canada and Valiant Men all list 79 members of the Canadian forces awarded the VC. Veteran Affairs Canada and Valiant Men but not Wikipedia lists the Newfoundland award while the three works list 17, 19 and 13 Canadians awarded the VC with the British and/or Indian Armies. The notes could indicate for Canadians who received their awards with other forces their connection with Canada. It is not obvious from the Wikipedia list that Bishop and Gray were awarded the VC as members of the Canadian forces. The VC citation for Bishop states he was Canadian Cavalry attached to the Royal Flying Corps and the citation for Gray was Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve attached to the Fleet Air Arm. The beginning of the second paragraph states that ‘The Canadian medal differs only in that the inscription is in Latin rather than English’ which should be amended perhaps to say ‘The overall design of the Canadian medal is similar to the British medal with the exception that the inscription on the scroll is in Latin and the fleur-de-lis has been added at each end of the scroll. The major difference between the medals is the metal for the Canadian VC is a purely Canadian composition’. The rest of the second paragraph, if thought necessary, can be a footnote to explain that Latin was chosen since both English and French are official languages in Canada. Anthony Staunton (talk) 11:34, 18 March 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Just need to say..."The Victoria Cross for Valour has been awarded to 94 Canadians plus an additional 6 who are considered to be Canadians at the time of their award". -- Moxy (talk) 17:53, 18 March 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks Moxy. What about the 'British Victoria Cross last gazetted to a Canadian in 1946 has been awarded to 79 members of the Canadian forces, one to the Newfoundland Regiment and 19 to other Canadians serving in either British or Indian forces. The Canadian Victoria Cross, promulgated in 1993, has never been awarded. Reference for the 79 members of the Canadian forces and the one Newfoundland Regiment recipient is the British War Office List 1953 and for the other 19 Canadians serving in either British or Indian forces is Veteran Affairs Canada website at http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/medals-decorations/orders-decorations/canadian-victoria-cross-recipient Anthony Staunton (talk) 00:17, 20 March 2016 (UTC)

text: First paragraph be amended to: The Victoria Cross is the highest British honour last awarded to a Commonwealth nation in 1969. It was awarded to 79 members of the Canadian forces and one Newfoundlander between 1900 and 1946. In addition, 19 others serving in British and Indian forces are considered by Canada to be Canadian recipients. The Canadian Victoria Cross, named in honour of the British Victoria Cross, is the highest honour in the Canadian honours system but has never been awarded. The second paragraph in Background be amended to: In 1993, the Canadian Victoria Cross was created as the highest award of the Canadian honours system but has yet to be issued. The design is similar to the British, New Zealand and Australian similar named medals but with two major differences on the scroll. Latin rather than English, using a language that is an ancestor of both English and French, avoids linguistic discrimination between Canada's two official languages. At each end of the scroll, the fleur-de-lis has been added. However, the composition of the metal is completely different to the composition of the three other similarly names awards. Anthony Staunton (talk) 22:28, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
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message: Hello,
I have a spreadsheet of FWW VC recipients with a link to their digitized service files. As an amazing primary source for research on these fellows, I think they should be linked in the External Link area of their pages.  Is there a way of doing this quickly or should I just edit piecemeal?  Also, when linking, is it better to link to the page that links into the database such as this one Billy Bishop or the exact service file or this service file?  The VC recipients have frequently had their service files digitized a few times already, hence the multiple files as in the example above.  Your thoughts are appreciated.
Thanks! 
Ouvrard (talk) 17:10, 16 November 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: You are commended for your research but I do not know how to add it to Wikipedia other than piecemeal. Perhaps someone else will have the answer. You are welcome to publish it on the Victoria Cross Forum at http://victoriacross.proboards.com/thread/3961/personnel-service-files-vc-recipients and then quote it. Anthony Staunton (talk) 10:00, 17 November 2017 (UTC)

text: Suggest the Library and Archives Canada link since it includes the other two links. Anthony Staunton (talk) 14:44, 17 November 2017 (UTC)
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