VC

Undoubtedly the most popular and the most coveted of all such awards is the V.C.

That night he was reprimanded by his officers—and received the V.C.!

Orlright, old sport, you go an' look for the V.C., and we'll pick up the bits an' bury 'em nice an' deep!

One evening, however, the Sister brought in a paper, and pointed out his own name in a list of nine others who had won the V.C.

She had kept the little newspaper photograph of him which had been cut out of the Onlooker, when he won his V.C.