The specially named Javelin unit No 395 014 The Victoria Cross is appropriately seen from beneath a very old English oak tree as it passes through Chilston Park forming the 06.24 Faversham to London St.Pancras via Dover service. The unit has a large red poppy on either side with the motto 'Shoulder to shoulder we serve'. It also has a small spray of poppies on its front spoiler.
The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest British military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories
The VC was introduced on 29 January 1856 by Queen Victoria to honour acts of valour during the Crimean War. Since then, the medal has been awarded 1,358 times to 1,355 individual recipients. Only 15 medals, 11 to members of the British Army, and four to the Australian Army, have been awarded since the Second World War. The traditional explanation of the source of the metal from which the medals are struck is that it derives from Russian cannon captured at the Siege of Sevastopol. Some research suggested a variety of origins for the material actually making up the medals themselves. Research has established that the metal for the medals came from two Chinese cannon that were captured from the Russians in 1855.
