Drone_pilot
12-09-06, 11:40
A memorial is being unveiled to a World War I hero, who was known as
the "Lost Victoria Cross" because his grave was unknown for 50 years.
L/Cpl Alfred Wilcox, from Birmingham, won the VC for his bravery in killing 12
enemy soldiers in 1918 but was forgotten after his burial in 1954.
BBC Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/5324222.stm)
the "Lost Victoria Cross" because his grave was unknown for 50 years.
L/Cpl Alfred Wilcox, from Birmingham, won the VC for his bravery in killing 12
enemy soldiers in 1918 but was forgotten after his burial in 1954.
BBC Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/5324222.stm)