V.C. HEROES.
IN POVERTY-STRICKEN STATE. (United Service.) : Received June 26, 5.5 p.m. LONDON, June 24. : The secretary of the National [Federation of Discharged Soldiers says: Several are declining the ■ King’s invitation to the Victoria [Cross garden party because they are too poor to obtain decent clothes. I They were advised to attend as it [would show the public their condition. Employers generally are avoiding Victoria Cross winners, I thinking psychology unfits them for j civil employment. V.C.'s AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE. [MOST REMARKABLE GATHERING I Received June 27, 11.30 p.m. LONDON, June-215.' [ A most remarkable gathering*. of [heroes assembled at Buckingham [Palace this afternoon on the occasion :of the King and Queen entertaining I’2o Victoria Cross men and near relatives at a garden party. Great crowds cheered the guests as they marched to the Palace headed by Sir Dighton Probyn, the oldest V.C. Those unable to walk were accomI modated in motor-cars and were [given an especially warm reception. [Their Majesties and the Royal family i inspected the gathering and subse- [ quently each was personally presented.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WC19200628.2.32
Bibliographic details
Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXVI, Issue 17906, 28 June 1920, Page 5
Word Count
175V.C. HEROES. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXVI, Issue 17906, 28 June 1920, Page 5
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the Wanganui Chronicle. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in