The book belonged to a man whose relative gathered 128 signatures at a royal event in 1956.
The book was signed during a celebration to mark the the Victoria Cross centenary, attended by Queen Elizabeth II in 1956
It dates from 26 June 1956, when the late Jack Masters was a toastmaster at the Victoria Cross centenary celebrations in London, attended by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. The book was eventually passed down to Mr Masters's son-in-law John Dunkley, 79, from Castle Ashby in Northamptonshire.Capt Ishar Singh, the first Sikh recipient of the VC, was a soldier in the British Indian Army - he gained the medal for "conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty" in 1921, near Haidari Kach in what is now Pakistan"When the VC veterans arrived for dinner they were asked to sign a book for the Queen," he said.
"That means the only other VC signatures book like this in the world will be in the royal collection."Middlesbrough-born Stanley Hollis was the only man to win a VC on D-Day in June 1944, the auction house saidImage source,The book is believed to be the only one of its kind, other than one in the collection of the Royal Family.
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