Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 2nd Lt Donald Simpson Bell, from Harrogate, was playing football for Bradford Park Avenue when war broke out [BBC/Green Howards ...

After leaving the Imperial War Museum last year, the world’s largest private collection of Britain’s highest gallantry medals is set to return to public display in London.

The family of the only professional footballer to be awarded the Victoria Cross have come face-to-face with his medal at an exhibition in Richmond. The medal belonged to Second Lieutenant Donald ...

Lt Gen PS Bhagat’s Victoria Cross medals remained in anonymity for three days until these were noticed per chance by Lance Naik SC Ghosh ...

Corporal Daniel Keighran has received Australia's highest military honour. Governor-General Quentin Bryce presented Corporal Keighran, 29, with the Victoria Cross medal at a ceremony at Government ...

2nd Lt Donald Simpson Bell is the only English professional player to ever be awarded a Victoria Cross.