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Victoria Cross awarded to Lieut. Cdr. R. Bourke

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n.d.

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Item ID number:

2834427

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Rowland Richard Louis Bourke fonds

Victoria Cross awarded to Lieut. Cdr. R. Bourke
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Date(s):

n.d.

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Place:

Canada; Great Britain:

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 medal : bronze ; NA gr
Support 0.000 x 0.000 mm

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no language

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Digitization Project: World War I.

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Recipient: Bourke, Rowland, 1885-1958

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General note:

It is noted by staff numismatist that the instance of a naval officer winning both the Victoria Cross and the Distinguished Service Order, as did Lieutenant Commander R. Bourke, appears to be unique.

Exhibitions note:

Exhibition Title: History of the Naval Base at Esquimalt. Curator: Ernie Colwell, Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt Museum, Victoria, British Columbia; 1987.05.05-1988.05.05., Exhibition title: The Battle for the North Sea. Provincial Court (Provinciaal Hof), Markt 3, 8000 Bruges, Belgium; 2018.04.21 - 2018.08.31., Exhibition Title: Treasured Memories 4: A National Archives of Canada Exhibition. Curator: Michel Anne Crawley, National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; 2000.03.22 - 2000.12.31, Exhibition Title: Treasured Memories 5: A National Archives of Canada Exhibition. Curator: Michel Anne Crawley, National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; 2001.01.22 - 2001.11.12

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscription: obverse: FOR VALOUR, Inscription: reverse: [added 9 - 10TH / MAY / 1918], Inscription: edge: no inscription, Inscription: attachment: [added LIEUT CDR.. R. BOURKE D. S. O. / R. N. V. R.]

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C-044878 : obverse
C-044877 : reverse
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emblem

reward
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Private

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1996-247 X DAP
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7976 Item no. assigned by LAC 1

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Copy negative C-044877--C-044878

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada / Acc. No. 1996-247-1 / e011196563
Copyright: Expired

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