Most of the news regarding the award of the Victoria Cross is well catalogued in The London Gazette, but nowhere among its over 1350 recipients was a mention of those being members of the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes, in whatever Banner or Section they might have belonged to.
So, where does one begin to look for those members? Of course in today's world the use of computers and access to the internet is a valuable source of information, but when I started this research twenty odd years ago, this information was not as readily available as it is today, much legwork, going to Museums, Libraries and the suchlike (I was a lot fitter then) was undertaken and it laid to rest in my memory banks until I was jerked back into the real world when in 2011 during a conversation with the then R.A.O.B. G.L.E. Museum Curator who broached the subject on doing a piece for the Museum. As luck would have it, a few weeks later, I managed to lay my hands on the information I had accumulated in the intervening years (not an easy thing to do if you have seen my office).
Nothing distinguishes this particular medal more from other awards than the Victoria Cross, its distinctive crimson ribbon and gun metal Maltese Cross makes it stand out from the many other decorations.
For those of us who are much more detached from direct research and who like a bit of interesting reading, it is necessary to give you a background into the history of the Victoria Cross.
If you wish to read more on this subject please click on this link V.C. Winners Vol 1
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