Canon William Lummis, MC, is notable for building-up an archive on the final resting places of Victoria Cross holders. This was then summarised into a pamphlet which was taken to be an authoritative source on these matters. The Military Cross (MC) is the third level military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993) other ranks of the British Army and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries. ... Victoria Cross medal, ribbon, and bar. ...

However, Lummis was aware of short-comings in his work and encouraged David Harvey to continue it. The result was Harvey's seminal book Monuments to Courage. David Charles Harvey was born on the 26 July 1946 in East Ham . ... Monuments To Courage is a book by David Harvey, published in 1999. ...

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David Harvey (obituary) in The Daily Telegraph 17 March 2004 This article concerns the British newspaper. ... March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...