Lord Ashcroft buys yet another Victoria Cross for unrivalled collection

Lord Ashcroft has added another Victoria Cross to his mightily impressive and ever-growing collection. He bought the VC awarded to Yorkshire hero George Sanders for bravery at the first day of the Somme in 1916 and other honours Sanders had earned, including a Military Cross.

The medals had been estimated at £180,000-220,000 at the Dix Noonan Webb auction in London on March …

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