V.C.’S WORTH LITTLE
NO HELP TO UNEMPLOYED. LONDON, July 10. Many ex-soldiers are finding that it was easier to win the Victoria Cross during the war than to gain employment in peace. Employers generally are not impressed when they learn that the a P _ plicant for work holds the Victoria Cross; even tho Cross itself lias no monetary value, for pawnbrokers are not allowed to accept it as a pledge. The ban does not apply to other decorations, and a shop in the Strand at present displays an Allied Victory Medal for sale for 2s; a 1914 Star for 3s 6d; and a pair of British War and Victory Medals for 6s. A Military Medal awarded “for bravery in the field” is offered for sale at £1 Is.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 24 July 1923, Page 5
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128V.C.’S WORTH LITTLE Greymouth Evening Star, 24 July 1923, Page 5
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