Battles of the First World War Podcast

Remembering Victoria Cross Recipients with Ron Howard and Adam Pearce

Battles of the First World War Podcast

Show Notes

Adam Pearce and his uncle Ron Howard have spent the past few years visiting the graves of the UK's and British Commonwealth's Victoria Cross recipients. They hope to raise awareness of not just the recipients of the British Army's highest award for valor, but of the other men buried with them in Commonwealth War Graves cemeteries on the Old Front Line and elsewhere around the world.

Also, to British listeners in general and Nottinghamshire residents in particular, my apologies on butchering the pronunciation of Nottinghamshire. (Throws palm over face.) I knew better too, but brain-dumped in the moment.

Links to some topics brought up in the conversation:

Chelsea Pensioners: https://chelsea-pensioners.co.uk/

Covenant With Death, by John Harris: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/covenant-with-death_john--harris/566512/#isbn=0751557129

Victoria Cross headstone photo credit: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VCstone.jpg

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