First world war hero’s descendant pays £840,000 for medals
by Press Association from World news | The Guardian on (#38TYB)
Buyer is offering decorations for museum display and sale proceeds will go to charity projects across the globe
The descendant of a war hero has bought his great-uncle's Victoria Cross and other medals for 840,000, so they can be shared with the public.
Lorne Thyssen-Bornemisza paid a world-record price for the collection at auction, 100 years after the VC was awarded to V-Adm Gordon Campbell.
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