New: victoriacrossAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krzzansteemhive-185836hive-183959hive-180932hive-150122photographyhive-166405hive-144064hive-101145hive-188619hive-184714hive-183397uncommonlabhive-145157bitcoinhive-103599hive-193637hive-113376hive-193186hive-139150krsuccessTrendingNewHotLikersswanseahistory (28)in life • 7 years agoSwansea Connection and Victoria Cross Winners 4This final blog with Swansea connections to Victoria Cross winners, if that of Francis Octavious Grenfell. His connections with Swansea is a family connections. All will be explained…swanseahistory (28)in life • 7 years agoSwansea Connections with Victoria Cross Winners 3The third man with a connection with Swansea to have been awarded a Victoria Cross, is Allan Leonard Lewis. His connection is that he enlisted at Swansea. Lewis was born February 1895…swanseahistory (28)in life • 7 years agoSwansea Connections with Victoria Cross Winner 2The second man with a Swansea Connection, is George Prowse. Prowse born 1886, Gilfach Goch, Llantrisant. Information in regards to his young life is uncertain. 1915, the year after after the…swanseahistory (28)in life • 7 years agoSwansea Connections with Victoria Cross Winners 1Last week I wrote an introduction the Victoria Cross, when it was established 1856 not as I wrote 1956, and how many people had been awarded it, Today I will look more closely at those people who…swanseahistory (28)in life • 7 years agoVictoria Cross MedalThe Victoria Cross Medal, the highest medal awarded. It is awarded for gallantry "in the face of the enemy", to date there have been 1,358 awarded. In the next series of blogs I would like to…
