William Coltman V.C.

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A rather unedifying story from the Burton Mail - http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/Fury-va...n-war-hero/story-27472961-detail/story.html#1 .

 

[dawnofwar]

We are shocked at the museum to hear about the vandalism, but we were reassured by the Victoria Cross Trust that it was a simple thing to fix so hopefully it has been sorted.

Bill Coltman was an extraordinary man and I'm very proud to tell his story at the museum.

 

[Moby Dick]

Saddened to read this. Am proud to say Bill Coltman was related to my mother. A fine man.....

 

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I spent over a year arguing with Eric Pickles about a WW1 VC. Initially, the plan was to commemorate all UK VC awards from WW1 by installing a paving slab in their home town. This even led to a person from Leicester being excluded because he had actually been born in Canada. Obviously, it meant that all the Indians awarded the VC were also intended to be excluded. I pointed out to Mr Pickles that those from Ireland were actually UK citizens at the time, although they would not be covered by the initial plan to commemorate the awards. My point was ignored consistently, but I mentioned it to David Cameron and Enda Kenny - eventually, without any response at all from Mr Pickles, an agreement was reached where slabs would be provided to the Republic for those from there who awarded the VC. Slabs for those VCs awarded in 1914 and 1915 have been installed already.

I used to take my uncle to see a friend of his who had "some medals from the Great War" - as lots of people did, of course - I didn't realise, at the time, that one of these medals had a purple ribbon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Moyney

My plan, had they continued with their ridiculous determination to exclude him, was to copy a slab, alter the name and install it with the help of a local County Councillor who had been primed about the circumstances.

I look forward to his slab being officially installed in 2017.

 

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I spent over a year arguing with Eric Pickles about a WW1 VC. Initially, the plan was to commemorate all UK VC awards from WW1 by installing a paving slab in their home town. This even led to a person from Leicester being excluded because he had actually been born in Canada. Obviously, it meant that all the Indians awarded the VC were also intended to be excluded. I pointed out to Mr Pickles that those from Ireland were actually UK citizens at the time, although they would not be covered by the initial plan to commemorate the awards. My point was ignored consistently, but I mentioned it to David Cameron and Enda Kenny - eventually, without any response at all from Mr Pickles, an agreement was reached where slabs would be provided to the Republic for those from there who awarded the VC. Slabs for those VCs awarded in 1914 and 1915 have been installed already.

I used to take my uncle to see a friend of his who had "some medals from the Great War" - as lots of people did, of course - I didn't realise, at the time, that one of these medals had a purple ribbon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Moyney

My plan, had they continued with their ridiculous determination to exclude him, was to copy a slab, alter the name and install it with the help of a local County Councillor who had been primed about the circumstances.

I look forward to his slab being officially installed in 2017.

Tonight, we measured up for a monument to be constructed in the town. It is planned to be in place in September, 100 years after the events.

It will be next to this 1916 monument from last year.

 

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Almost there.

 

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An unveiling has occurred.