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Medals Won by the Green Howards
When you enter the medal room in
the Green Howards Regimental Museum at Richmond,
you are met by an array of over 3,500 glittering medals. Every medal
displayed in the museum is either a personal legacy from the soldiers themselves,
or by their families. The regiment regards them as being personal
permanent memorials.
To the left of the entrance is a large glass cabinet displaying Victoria
Crosses won by Green Howards since the Crimean War, - 18 bronze Crosses,
emblazoned with a lion standing guard over the royal crown and a scroll
underneath bearing the words 'For Valour', hung by a simple crimson ribbon.
Alongside this cabinet is another containing the miniatures of three
men who were awarded the silver George
Cross suspended from a blue ribbon. Above each medal is a photograph
of the recipient and the citation for the act of courage for which the medal
was awarded.
Most visitors halt before this display and many are moved with emotion as
they read the citations. All describe outstanding deeds of gallantry.
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A visitor to the Museum's Medal Room admiring part of the display.
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Eighteen Victoria
Crosses have been awarded to members of the regiment over the past 150
years. Three members of the regiment have been awarded the George
Cross, which ranks immediately after the Victoria Cross.
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