Order of Industrial Heroism
Between 1923 and 1964 the newspaper awarded the Order of Industrial Heroism, popularly known as the "Workers' VC", to honour examples of heroism carried out by ordinary workers.
Read more about this topic: Daily Herald (UK newspaper)
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