Lord Ashcroft buys ‘unique’ Victoria Cross from 1875 colonial campaign

A ‘unique’ Victoria Cross at auction usually means one thing – a bid from Lord Ashcroft. And that’s exactly how it turned out at the latest orders and decoration auction held by London saleroom Dix Noonan Webb.

The former Conservative Party treasurer is well known for collecting VCs to be displayed in the Impe…

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