Associated Stamps 2
He was born in York (later Toronto) in 1833, the son of John Henry Dunn, and studied at Upper Canada College and at Harrow School, England.
Dunn was awarded the Victoria Cross ) for his actions at the Battle of Balaclava on October 25, 1854 when he was 21 years of age and serving in the British Army's 11th Hussars. Dunn rescued a sergeant by cutting down two or three Russian lancers who had attacked from the rear. Later in the battle he killed another Russian who had been attacking a private.
Member of Ionic Lodge #18 – Toronto, Ontario, Canada
He was the first Canadian to win the Victoria Cross.
These two examples of an ‘Associated Case’ are perhaps taking things too far as any one of the 118 Freemasons who won the VC could be sited along side a stamp of the Victoria Cross
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He joined the Scots Guards at the age of 18 years, and saw active service during the Boer War. He fought at the battles of Modder River and Belmont. After leaving the Guards in 1902, he joined Derby Borough Police before starting his twenty seven year career with the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children at its Manchester offices in 1910, where he was known as ‘The Children’s VC”
He was a member of Wilton Lodge No. 1077, Manchester
George's was the last VC to be gazetted for the First World War