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Captain William Sidney, VC (1909 - 1991) of the British Army, the MP for Chelsea, and later the 1st Viscount De L'Isle, leaves his hotel for the House of Commons in London, 29th November 1944. He will be the first VC to move the Address of Thanks from the Commons to the King. (Photo by J. Wilds/Keystone/ Archive/Getty Images)