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Claim about number of non-Commonwealth VCs and number of Danes

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A local news story from his home town states that Jensen is one of only 14 men born outside of Commonwealth countries and one of only three Danes to be awarded the Victoria Cross.[1] I'm treating this as an exceptional claim, as the List of Victoria Cross recipients by nationality indicates there are at least that number of non-Commonwealth VCs (and lists 58 with uncertain nationality), and it also lists three Danes (but not Jensen as a Dane, which would make it four).

References

  • "Højtidelig fejring af løgstøriansk krigshelt" [Solemn Celebration of War]. Lokaltindblik online (in Danish). 11 November 2006. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
    • Maybe Jensen was ‘one of only 14 men born outside’ the Commonwealth if the statement was qualified ‘except for Nepal’. I have seen similar statements, most of which forget that the 13 Gurkha recipients, most if not all were born in Nepal which has never been a Commonwealth country. All 96 members or former members of the Australian forces were British subjects when awarded the Victoria Cross with 95 British subjects by birth and Jensen by naturalisation. Anthony Staunton (talk) 16:26, 29 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]