Paratrooper’s widow receives Victoria Cross

Title

Paratrooper’s widow receives Victoria Cross

Genre

Interview

TX Date

10 Nov 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:00:25

Description

Interview with Marica McKay, the widow of Paratroop Sergeant Ian McKay who was killed in the Falklands conflict, prior to accepting her husband’s posthumous Victoria Cross. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Marica McKay

Keywords

Deaths; Awards; Armed forces; UK; Military medals; Falklands War (1982); Argentina; Falkland Islands; Soldiers; Wars (events); War widows; Widows; War dead; Ian McKay; Marica McKay

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