Victoria Cross - longest lived holder

According to Official Guinness Records,

The longest-lived of all the 1351 recipients of the Victoria Cross has been Lt-Col. Harcus Strachan. Born in Boness, Falkirk on 7 Nov 1884, he received the VC in 1917 and died in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on 1 May 1982 aged 97 years 175 days.

For a complete list of 1982 records, please visit 1982 Guinness Records in Canada.

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