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Victoria Cross Heroes:
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The Battle to Identify a Man of
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RITAIN AT WAR magazine often focusses on extreme acts of gallantry and heroism and this month’s issue is no
exception as we examine the story of James Allen Ward VC and ‘Jock’ Campbell VC.
The stories of both men are exceptional, and nobody would argue that the act of James Ward in climbing out onto the wing of
his burning Wellington was anything other than breath-takingly courageous. And yet, had he been unsuccessful and his aircraft and crew
lost, nobody would have known of his courage. Of course, Ward and Campbell lived to tell the tale of their respective actions (although
both died later) whilst others died performing deeds for which they were honoured with the Victoria Cross. In those instances, there were
witnesses who could pass on testimony which ultimately saw deceased heroes honoured.
On the other hand, it is difficult not to look at the story of HMS
Barham
or the account of the unknown soldiers recently buried
in France and wonder; what tales of unknown heroism might well lie behind these cases? How many supremely heroic deeds were
performed in the final moments of thousands of such cases? Without a doubt, there must be many unrecognised and unknown heroes
buried in CWGC cemeteries or with their names inscribed on CWGC memorials who died unseen and heroically, when all around them
perished leaving no witness to their bravery.
In the month of remembrance we spare a thought for those unknown or unrecognised heroes whose tales might be no less heroic than
those of Ward or Campbell.
‘At the going down of the sun, and in the morning,
we will remember them.’
Andy Saunders
(Editor)
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FEATURES
22 Wing-Walking Firefighter
John Ash tells the story of one young man’s extreme bravery,
and of New Zealand’s first VC of the war and the only VC to a
Wellington crewman, as Sgt James Ward climbs out onto the
wing of his burning bomber TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES.
Great War historian Peter Hart explores the story behind a
reconstructed Great War Bristol Scout fighter with an amazing
family connection between its original pilot and its restorers.
Joshua Dine looks at the intriguing tale behind a series of
postcards that show two First World War submarines which
ran aground on the beach at Hastings in East Sussex.
Professor of Naval History Eric Grove returns to Britain at
War to explain his theory as to how the 36,000 tons of the
powerful British battleship HMS Barham capsized and blew
up in just four short minutes. .
82 The Legend of Jock
The lion-hearted Boys Own tale of desert VC hero Brigadier Jock
Campbell is the subject of Steve Snelling’s feature in which he
details how the courageous officer averted what would have been
a decisive victory for Rommel.
John Lockwood explains how a group of
American citizens in London, against all
the ‘rules’, contributed their bit to the
defence of Great Britain.
34 Machine Gun Medicine
92 Americans in the Home Guard
58 Hastings U-Boats
70 At Point Blank Range
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Victories of The Other ‘Few’
Editor’s Choice
98 Victories of The Other ‘Few’
Chris Goss tells the story of those pilots who scored victories in
the landmark Battle of Britain and yet, despite their achievements,
were not recognised as being amongst Churchill’s illustrious ‘Few’.
NEWS FEATURE
6 The Wolf’s Ravine
We explore the recently restored Belgian command post from
where Hitler watched the progress of the invasion of France.
62 A Soldier of The Leicesters
In an appropriate Remembrance Month feature, Mark Khan
goes behind the scenes to report on efforts to identify and duly
honour the recently discovered remains of a Great War soldier of
the Leicestershire Regiment.
REGULARS
11 News
News, restorations, discoveries and events from around the World.
Your letters, input and feedback.
46 Fieldpost
48 Great War Gallantry
We continue our monthly look at medal awards announced in the
London Gazette, turning our attention to November 1916. Lord
Ashcroft also selects his ‘Hero of the Month’..
Our continuing analysis of the Great War’s key events reaches
November 1916, where the largest ship to be sunk in the conflict
meets her end, a British colonel single-handily destroys the oil
industry of an ally, and the ghastly Battle of the Somme comes to
an end.
The King and The Fortress. King George VI visits USAAF crews
operating from bases in the UK and inspects a B-17 Flying Fortress
of the 8
th
Air Force.
Our editorial team reviews new books and publications and select
their Book of the Month, a detailed study of the first tank crews,
published to mark the centenary of the tank.
80 First World War Diary
106 Image of War
COVER STORY
Displaying extraordinary and selfless
courage, Sgt Ward, RNZAF, climbs onto
the wing of his Wellington bomber
to extinguish a fire after a sortie to
Germany on 7 July 1941. The blaze
extinguished, the bomber returned
safely to an English aerodrome. For
his supremely heroic act, Ward was
awarded the Victoria Cross becoming
the first New Zealander to receive the
highest award for valour during the
Second World War.
(ILLUSTRATION BY PIOTR FORKASIEWICZ)
109 Recon Report
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112 War Posters
Phil Jarman continues his series analysing wartime propaganda
posters, this month looking at a legend of the design world, Tom
Eckersley, whose career was kicked-started by his remarkable part
in the war effort.
This month’s object from the Great War is a toy tank bank.
www.britainatwar.com
114 The First World War in Objects
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