Many recipients of orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom have had them revoked, often following conviction for crimes or breaches of military discipline, or when their conduct has been widely considered discreditable. In other cases, prominent nationals of countries with which the UK has later found itself at war or in dispute have had their honours revoked. Victoria Cross All 8 revocations were restored to the Victoria Cross register by King George V in the 1920s. 1861: Valentine Bambrick (awarded 1858), following his conviction for assault and theft of a comrade's medals. 1861: Edward St John Daniel (awarded 1857), following his conviction for desertion and evading court-martial. 1862: James McGuire (awarded 1858), following his conviction for stealing a cow. 1872: Michael Murphy (awarded 1859), following his conviction for theft. 1881: Thomas Lane (awarded 1861), following his conviction for desertion and theft. 1884: Frederick Corbett (awarded 1883), following his conviction for embezzlement and theft from an officer. 1895: James Collis (awarded 1881), following his conviction for bigamy. 1908: George Ravenhill (awarded 1901), following his conviction for theft. Military Cross 2014: Major Robert Armstrong (awarded 2009) over concerns that the "...medal citation may not have been accurate in its details. Armstrong was dismissed from the Army two years ago for keeping top secret documents at his home. Military police also found hundreds of rounds of ammunition there." 2016: Captain William Boreham (awarded 2012) after it was found that senior officers exaggerated his bravery. Privy Council of the United Kingdom 2 March 1687: Sir Thomas Chicheley, following his fall from favour. January 1721: John Aislabie, following his conviction for corruption. 13 December 1921: Sir Edgar Speyer, 1st Baronet, for pro-German activities during the First World War. 8 June 2011: Elliot Morley, after he was convicted and jailed in connection with the United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal. 10 October 2013: Denis MacShane, after he was convicted (and later jailed) in connection with the United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal. Order of the Garter KG 1915: Wilhelm II, German Emperor (appointed 1877), following the start of World War I. 1915: Franz Joseph I of Austria (appointed 1867), following the start of World War I; also stripped of his GCVO. 1915: Prince Heinrich of Prussia (appointed 1889), following the start of World War I. 1915: Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse (appointed 1892), following the start of World War I. 1915: Wilhelm, German Crown Prince