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DateOriginal Topic
31st July 2003Colour Sgt Bourne.
By STEVE CLOUGH
Can't understand why he could not have been awarded the V.C. as well as getting promoted???
DateReplies
1st August 2003Martin Everett
Dear Steve,
A frequently asked question - see www.rrw.org.uk - click on 'museums' then under SWB Museum select FAQ.

I probably agree that Nigel Green's performance in the 1964 film 'Zulu' suggests that CSgt Bourne should have received a VC, but it is only a movie.