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Old 23-08-17, 22:52
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Is the Currie VC the only SWW Canadian one not on public display or was that statement just CBC hype?
That statement came from Tanya. I saw a little table of the locations of the other 14 or 15 VCs.
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Old 24-08-17, 01:58
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Yes the Ottawa Citizen printed a table of who holds each SWW Canadian VC but does that mean the ones held by museums are actually on display?
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Old 24-08-17, 12:13
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I wonder if Lord Ashcroft will make a bid?

If he's successful, that would make 163 in his VC collection...or would it be 165?
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Old 28-09-17, 00:48
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A Victoria Cross and eight other medals awarded to a Saskatchewan soldier were auctioned in the U.K. on Wednesday, and sold for $550,000 Cdn.

Private British collector purchases medal, but must apply for export permit to remove it from Canada
Read more at http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskat...tion-1.4308634
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Old 29-09-17, 16:23
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OMG Hanno ! Not just a soldier from Saskatchewan but a Canadian national hero !

I distinctly remember serving at Currie Barracks in Calgary while working alongside the LDSH ( Lord Stratcona Horse , an armoured unit ) early in my career. It made an impression. He was God there.

I am not sure if now everyone ( including the Minister ) understands the national historic and military significance of these medals.

I hope her recent dealings with Netflix did not obscure or distract her attention to the point of letting these go to private hands outCan.

In CANADA we need and ought to recognize and cherish our national heroes goddamit !

We have few that were recognized but there were many more. So please , please let's treat them ( the ones that were ) like royalty.

I am a collector and I believe in private property . But as everything else in life there are limits ! In my opinion this is a case were the public should be able to revere and reflect over these medals in a proper public display.

OF INTEREST : At The Toronto Staff College Officer's Mess , there is a room were all Canadian recipients of the VC are remembered . AWESOME. Never felt so sad , proud and at the same time humbled . A lot are posthumous. Kind of the same feeling I got when I visited the Peace tower in Ottawa and saw the book of Remembrance for the first time.

Note for our friends from overseas : The book of Remembrance contains the names of all Canadian service members killed in action during the First and Second World Wars , the Korean conflict and all subsequent Peacekeeping missions . More recently were added the names of our comrades killed in the Afghan War. It is a very important document and a page is turned every day so that every soldier that courageously gave his life gets a chance to be publicly remembered . .
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Old 29-09-17, 21:02
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So our government could not come up with more than $550K? K not M. I thought that the medals would go considerably higher. As a filthy dirty Strat in Calgary, I knew the story. As a collector of medals to Cavalry and Armoured Cdns, I drooled over the sale of the medals. Un-obtainable for a collector like me but knowing the hobby, the law, the Intermediary, the history, the man etc I was sure hoping the Feds would pony up the dough but alas, not to be. Maybe Currie was related to Brad Wall.

Perhaps the medals are better off in the hands of someone who respects them, regardless.

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Old 29-09-17, 23:27
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Not $550K, but $660K. Even the government of Canada would not have got out of the buyer's premium. Mind you, under the Liberals proposed changes to the small business tax laws, they would have recouped most of that anyway. A private buyer from Ontario would be on the hook for another $85,800 in HST if he was fortunate enough to be living in Ontario. I think I would have to sell just about all my worldly possessions to buy that set.

But what a great set to buy.
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