Letter This is used for general correspondence that doesn't fit into a specialized category (e.g., ministerial submissions). Transcript A transcript of the document. Buckingham Palace, 28 February 1912 Dear Mr Brade, In Lord Stamfordham’s temporary absence I have submitted to the King your letter of the 27th February. His Majesty says that there can be no doubt that the Victoria Cross should go first of all Orders and Decorations. It is quite apart from any Order of Chivalry, and although it carries no rank with it, hitherto the invariable custom has been to place it before all other Decorations. The King therefore wishes that in all Alphabetical Lists, such as the Army or Navy list the V.C. should be put before the name in Old English Letters; and further that in Addresses, or when its abbreviation is placed in juxtaposition with the abbreviations of Orders of Chivalry, the V.C. should come first. Will you kindly inform the Admiralty of His Majesty’s wishes on this subject? Yours very truly, F.E.G. Ponsonby R.H. Brade, Esq., C.B., Assistant Secretary, War Office Signatures The person who signed the document even if there isn't a wet-ink signature. Sir Frederick Ponsonby (Assistant Private Secretary to King George V) Recipient(s) Reginald Brade (Assistant Secretary, War Office) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. This is a transcript taken from the records of the College of Arms and may not reflect the formatting of the original. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter - Postnominal Letters for the Victoria Cross [1912-02-28] Subject The topic of the resource Honors Victoria Cross Description An account of the resource Letter from Sir Frederick Ponsonby to Reginald Brade setting out King George V's wishes regarding the positioning and formatting of the postnominal letters associated with the Victoria Cross. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sir Frederick Ponsonby (Assistant Private Secretary to King George V) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived College of Arms I82/47 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1912-02-28 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mark Scott Assistant Secretary at the War Office Honors Monarch Private Secretary to the Monarch Procedure Victoria Cross