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Billy_Bishop · 22 January 2002, 10:05 AM

Ok, here comes the big one. I know everyone likes to keep on saying how Bishop had no witnesses for HIS VC. My question is this...How do we know for certain that NO ONE else put in a report to support his claim??

After all, they took over two months before the award was announced. I'm sure they weren't just twiddling their thumbs while trying to decide whether or not to award the VC to Bishop.

Isn't it conceivable that SOMEONE, SOMEWHERE, SOMEHOW, put in a report that supported Bishop's claim??

Granted, it's difficult to prove either way now, since all the paper work is now gone, either destroyed during WWII, or cleaned out during one of their periodic paper reduction clearings.

But it IS something to think about, don't you think???

VBR,

Al Lowe

22 January 2002, 10:05 AM	#13 (permalink)
Billy_Bishop Forum Ace Join Date: Aug 1998 Location: Lansing, MI USA Posts: 2,560	Ok, here comes the big one. I know everyone likes to keep on saying how Bishop had no witnesses for HIS VC. My question is this...How do we know for certain that NO ONE else put in a report to support his claim?? After all, they took over two months before the award was announced. I'm sure they weren't just twiddling their thumbs while trying to decide whether or not to award the VC to Bishop. Isn't it conceivable that SOMEONE, SOMEWHERE, SOMEHOW, put in a report that supported Bishop's claim?? Granted, it's difficult to prove either way now, since all the paper work is now gone, either destroyed during WWII, or cleaned out during one of their periodic paper reduction clearings. But it IS something to think about, don't you think??? VBR, Al Lowe __________________ Al Lowe The Billy Bishop Zone The posession of arms is the distinction between a Freeman and a slave. - MP Andrew Fletcher, 1698