Victoria Cross
Commons · Question 34850 · Tabled 3 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to review the adequacy of his Department's policy on the timescale within which a Victoria Cross can be awarded.
Answer
Answered by Al Carns, 31 Mar 2025
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Blair Mayne’s brave actions and leadership in command of 1 SAS Regiment on Operation HOWARD in April 1945 were recognised with the award of a third bar to the Distinguished Service Order (DSO). Whilst he was originally recommende...