A Victoria Cross Is Expected To Fetch £130,000 At Auction

Photo: Corporal Arthur Cross produly displays his Victoria Cross medal awarded to him for gallantry in the First World War

Victoria Cross Medal Given To WWI Corporal And Worn By Actor David Niven Expected To Fetch £130,000 -- Daily Mail

A Victoria Cross medal awarded to a hero soldier and later worn by the actor David Niven is expected to fetch up to £130,000 when it is sold at auction.

The VC medal, the highest award for gallantry, was given to Arthur Cross after a courageous assault on enemy forces in the First World War.

Incredibly, the same medal was then used by David Niven who needed a real one when starring in the film Carrington, VC.

Now the VC, together with his Military Medal and a welter of memorabilia, is to surface at auction for the first time. It is to be offered at Spink’s in London by his family on April 19, when it is expected to fetch £110,000 - £130,000.

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My Comment: I guess the family needs the money .... but I suspect that the new owner will appreciate and respect it's incredible history.