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The 14th rule of the original Warrent for the Victoria Cross made a generous financial provision for the recipient of a VC. Any Junior Officer, Seaman or Soldier receiving the medal would be entitled to a special pension of Ten Pounds per annum. For any additional bar awarded a further Five Pounds per annum would be paid.
The late Captain Charles Hazlitt Upham VC & Bar 20th Battalion(Canterbury Regiment) New Zealand Expeditionary Force was the only person to survive who could have collected "the extra fiver".
Current Pension is £1300 per Annum Tax Free - but watch this space if Gordon finds out!!
Last edited by cazatou; 10th May 2009 at 08:29.