British VC At Arnhem

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British VC At Arnhem

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Post by gavmeister13 » 05 Apr 2004, 21:51

Does anyone know the name of the soldier who won the VC at Arnhem? it was on the BBC recently with Jeremy Clarkson. I missed it but my dad was explaining how he won it, the guy sounded pretty impressive!
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Post by Dwight Pruitt » 06 Apr 2004, 04:33

There were five VCs awarded for bravery at Arnhem. Try http://www.victoriacross.net

It's a great site....you'll spend hours there.

Hope this helps,
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Post by gavmeister13 » 06 Apr 2004, 11:34

cheers, nice link
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Post by gavmeister13 » 06 Apr 2004, 11:55

from what i can see the soldier's name was Robert Henry Cain. can anyone confirm this fromt he programme?

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Post by Englander » 06 Apr 2004, 18:48

gavmeister13 wrote:from what i can see the soldier's name was Robert Henry Cain. can anyone confirm this fromt he programme?

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Yes, a very brave man. Also had the rare human quality called modesty. His daughter (who Clarkson married) only found out about the VC was after his death. I'm not embarrassed to say I nearly had a weep for the guy. Here is a link that describe his action with more depth.
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http://www.arnhemarchive.org/robert_cain.htm
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