For Valour
For Valour may refer to: * For Valour (1912 film), a silent American short film * ''For Valour'' (1917 film), an American silent film directed by Albert Parker * ''For Valour'' (1928 film), a British silent film directed by G.B. Samuelson * ''For Valour'' (1937 film), a British comedy film directed by Tom Walls * ''For Valour'', a book by Bryan Perrett See also * Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previously ...

For Valour (1912 Film)
''For Valour'' is a 1912 silent American short film made by the Edison Manufacturing Company. It stars Laura Sawyer, Richard R. Neill, Ben Wilson, and James Gordon. It is based on the short story of the same name by Talbot Mundy. It was directed by J. Searle Dawley. The British Imperial fortress colony of Bermuda and its garrison was used as the location the Edison film, in which two army officers vie for the affections of a Bermudian woman during the Second Boer War The Second Boer War ( af, Tweede Vryheidsoorlog, , 11 October 189931 May 1902), also known as the Boer War, the Anglo–Boer War, or the South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer Republics (the Sout .... Dawley also shot '' The Relief of Lucknow'' at the same time, using the same Bermuda locations and garrisons. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:For Valour 1912 films Films set in Bermuda American silent short films Films shot in Bermuda Films ...
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For Valour (1917 Film)
''For Valour'' is a 1917 American silent war drama film directed by Albert Parker and starring Winifred Allen, Richard Barthelmess and Mabel Ballin.Lombardi p.335 The film was produced and distributed by Triangle Films and shot at the company's New York studios. It was based on a short story by I.A.R. Wylie which originally appeared in the ''Good Housekeeping'' magazine. Synopsis Canada, 1917. After discovering that her brother has stolen cash from his employer, his sister Melia steals money from the star of the theatre where she works. She pays off his debts but in exchange he agrees to enlist in the Canadian Army and fight in World War I. Melia is then enlisted and send to prison for theft, and is disowned by her father, after refusing to explain why she took the money. When her brother returns home from France minus an arm but bearing the Victoria Cross he has been awarded for bravery, she feels the sacrifice she has made has been worth it. Cast * Winifred Allen as Melia Nob ...
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For Valour (1928 Film)
''For Valour'' is a 1928 British silent war film directed by G. B. Samuelson and starring Dallas Cairns, Mary Rorke and Roy Travers. It was part of a cycle of 1920s British films portraying the First World War. It was generally poorly received by critics.Low p.141 Cast * Dallas Cairns * Roy Travers * Mary Rorke Mary Rorke (14 February 1858, in London – 12 October 1938, in London) was a British stage and film actress.Mary Rorke

For Valour (1937 Film)
''For Valour'' is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Tom Walls and starring Walls, Ralph Lynn and Veronica Rose. It was made at Shepperton Studios, with sets designed by Oscar Werndorff. Unlike previous films starring Walls and Lynn, it was based on an original screenplay rather than one of the Aldwych Farces. Both Walls and Lynn played dual roles of two Boer War veterans and their son and grandson respectively. It was the last time the two actors, who had been one of the most popular film comedy teams of the decade, appeared together on screen. Synopsis During the Boer War, Private Doubleday saves the life of Major Pyke. Pyke recommends that he be awarded a Victoria Cross but the Private is instead sent to prison when his past crimes are discovered. Pyke therefore decides to raise Doubleday's son as his own. Many years later the younger Doubleday has grown to be a master criminal who has never been caught by the police, but whose plans for a major job are ruined by the inte ...
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Bryan Perrett
Bryan Perrett (9July 193416June 2020) was a military historian and author. He served in the Royal Tank Regiment. Biography Bryan Perrett was born on 9 July 1934 to parents Thomas Edgar Perrett and Ellen Perrett (nee Nicholson). He married Anne Catherine Trench in 1966. He served in the British army from 1952 to 1954, the Territorial Army until 1967 and then in the Royal Tank Regiment (as part of the Army Emergency Reserve) until 1971, leaving service in the rank of captain. After working in insurance until 1977 he became a full time author until his death. As well as writing numerous books on military history, he was the defense correspondent for the Liverpool Echo during the Falklands War and Gulf War. The majority of his works were on the subject of armoured warfare. He died on 16 June 2020, survived by his wife Anne. Works *''Fighting Vehicles of the Red Army'' (1969) *''NATO Armour'' (1971) *''The Valentine in North Africa, 1942-1943'' (1972) *''The Matilda'' (1973) *''Th ...
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