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2nd Jun 2011, 07:37

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The VC was instituted in the Crimean War in 1856 and during the subsequent 150 years (which included the Boer War, WW1 & WW2 as well as Korea and numerous other minor skirmishes) some 1355 VC's were awarded. That is an average of 9 per year.

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