List of English Victoria Cross recipients
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The following is a partial list of English
recipients of the Victoria Cross
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English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
recipients of the Victoria Cross
Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross is the highest 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....
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- Arthur Louis AaronArthur Louis AaronArthur Louis Aaron VC DFM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1943; Turin, Italy - Alfred Ablett - 1855; Sebastopol, Crimea
- Harold AckroydHarold AckroydHarold Ackroyd VC, MC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1917; Ypres, Belgium - Abraham ActonAbraham ActonAbraham Acton VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1914; Rouges Bancs, France - Henry Addison - 1859; Kurrereah, India
- William Robert Fountains AddisonWilliam Robert Fountains AddisonWilliam Robert Fountains Addison VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1916; Sanna-i-Yat, Mesopotamia - Tom Edwin AdlamTom Edwin AdlamLieutenant Colonel Tom Edwin Adlam VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1916; Thiepval, France - William Barnsley AllenWilliam Barnsley AllenMajor William Barnsley Allen VC DSO MC and Bar was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1916; Mesnil, France - William Wilson AllenWilliam Wilson AllenWilliam Wilson Allen, VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross for his actions at the Battle of Rorke's Drift in January 1879, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:He was about 35...
- 1879; Rorke's Drift, South Africa - Ernest Wright AlexanderErnest Wright AlexanderMajor General Ernest Wright Alexander VC CB CMG was by birth an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:Alexander was 43 years old, and a major in the...
- 1914; Elouges, BelgiumBelgiumBelgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... - Michael AllmandMichael AllmandMichael Allmand VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Early life:...
- 1944; Pin Hmi Road Bridge, Burma (now Myanmar) - William AmeyWilliam AmeyWilliam Amey VC MM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1918; Landrecies, France - Charles AndersonCharles Anderson (VC)Charles Anderson was by birth an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1858; Sundeela Oudh, IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... - Eric AndersonEric Anderson (VC)Eric Anderson VC was an English soldier who received the Victoria Cross.- Early life :He was born in Fagley in Bradford, West Yorkshire, the only son of George and Mary Anderson....
- 1943; Wadi Akarit, Tunisia - John Thompson McKellar AndersonJohn Thompson McKellar AndersonMajor John Thompson McKellar Anderson VC DSO was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1943; Longstop Hill, Tunisia - Henry John AndrewsHenry John AndrewsHenry John Andrews VC MBE was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1919; Waziristan, India - Richard Wallace AnnandRichard Wallace AnnandCaptain Richard Wallace Annand VC, ERD, DL was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:Richard “Dickie” Wallace Annand was born in South Shields, Tyne...
- 1940; River Dyle, Belgium - Thomas ArthurThomas ArthurThomas Arthur VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1855; Sebastopol, Crimea - Thomas Elsdon AshfordThomas Elsdon AshfordThomas Elsdon Ashford was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1880; Deh Khoja, Afghanistan - Alfred AtkinsonAlfred AtkinsonAlfred Atkinson VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1900; Battle of Paardeberg, South Africa - Harold AutenHarold AutenCommander Harold Auten VC DSC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1918; English Channel, England - Fenton John AylmerFenton John AylmerLieutenant General Sir Fenton John Aylmer, 13th Baronet of Donadea VC KCB was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross...
- 1891; Nilt Fort, IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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- Albert BallAlbert BallAlbert Ball VC, DSO & Two Bars, MC was an English fighter pilot of the First World War and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British or Commonwealth armed forces...
- 1917; Flying, France - Edward BamfordEdward BamfordMajor Edward Bamford VC, DSO was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth military forces....
- 1918; Zeebrugge, Belgium - William George Hawtry BankesWilliam George Hawtry BankesWilliam George Hawtry Bankes VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.He was 21 years old, and a Cornet in the 7th Hussars , British Army during the Indian...
- 1858; Lucknow, India - Edward BarberEdward BarberEdward Barber VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1915; Neuve Chapelle, France - Thomas BarrattThomas BarrattThomas Barratt VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1917; Ypres, Belgium - John Cridlan BarrettJohn Cridlan BarrettColonel John Cridlan Barrett VC, TD was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1918; Pontruet, France - Cyril Joe BartonCyril Joe BartonCyril Joe Barton VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1944; Nuremberg, Germany - John Daniel Baskeyfield - 1944; Arnhem, Holland
- Sidney BatesSidney BatesSidney Bates VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1944; Sourdeval, France - Arthur Hugh Henry Batten-Pooll - 1916; Colonne, France
- Edward Felix BaxterEdward Felix BaxterEdward Felix Baxter VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1916; Blairville, France - Daniel Marcus William BeakDaniel Marcus William BeakMajor-General Daniel Marcus William Beak, VC, DSO, MC & Bar was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-1915–1917:He initially joined the Royal Naval Volunteer...
- 1918; Logeast Wood, France - Ernest Frederick BealErnest Frederick BealErnest Frederick Beal VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1918; St. Leger, France - John BeeleyJohn BeeleyJohn Beeley VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1941; Sidi Rezegh, Libya - William BeesWilliam BeesWilliam Dolman Bees VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1901; Moedwil, South Africa - William BeesleyWilliam BeesleyWilliam Beesley VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1918; Bucquoy, France - Harry Churchill BeetHarry Churchill BeetHarry Churchill Beet VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1900; Wakkerstroom, South Africa - Douglas Walter BelcherDouglas Walter BelcherDouglas Walter Belcher VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1915; Wieltje-St. Julien Road, Belgium - Donald Simpson BellDonald Simpson BellDonald Simpson Bell VC was an English school teacher and professional footballer. During the First World War he was awarded the Victoria Cross for actions in the Somme.-Football:...
- 1916; Somme, France - Mark Sever BellMark Sever BellColonel Mark Sever Bell VC CB was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1874; Battle of Ordashu, Ashanti (now Ghana) - Richard Bell-DaviesRichard Bell-DaviesRear-Admiral Richard Bell Davies VC, CB, DSO, AFC , also known as Richard Bell Davies was a British First World War fighter pilot and Royal Navy officer...
- 1915; Ferrijik Junction, Bulgaria - Eugene Paul BennettEugene Paul BennettEugene Paul Bennett VC MC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1916; Le Transloy, France - Spencer John BentSpencer John BentSpencer John Bent VC, MM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1914; Le Gheer, Belgium - John BerrymanJohn BerrymanJohn Allyn Berryman was an American poet and scholar, born in McAlester, Oklahoma. He was a major figure in American poetry in the second half of the 20th century and was considered a key figure in the Confessional school of poetry...
- 1854; Balaclava, Crimea - Bertram Best-DunkleyBertram Best-DunkleyLieutenant Colonel Bertram Best-Dunkley VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1917; Wieltje, Belgium - Charles George BonnerCharles George BonnerCaptain Charles George Bonner VC DSC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1917; Bay of Biscay, Atlantic - Anthony Clarke BoothAnthony Clarke BoothAnthony Clarke Booth VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1879; Intombi River, South Africa - Arthur Drummond Borton - 1917; Sheria, Palestine
- William Ewart BoulterWilliam Ewart BoulterWilliam Ewart Boulter VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1916; Trones Wood, France - Claud Thomas Bourchier - 1854; Sebastopol, Crimea
- Duncan Gordon BoyesDuncan Gordon BoyesDuncan Gordon Boyes VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1864; Shimonoseki, Japan - Edward Courtney BoyleEdward Courtney BoyleRear Admiral Edward Courtney Boyle VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1915; Dardanelles, Turkey - Edward Kinder BradburyEdward Kinder BradburyCaptain Edward Kinder Bradbury VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1914; Nery, France - George Nicholson BradfordGeorge Nicholson BradfordLieutenant Commander George Nicholson Bradford VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1918; Zeebrugge, Belgium - Roland Boys BradfordRoland Boys BradfordBrigadier General Roland Boys Bradford VC MC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1916; Eaucourt L'Abbaye, France - Frederick Henry BradleyFrederick Henry BradleyMajor Frederick Henry Bradley VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1901; Itala, South Africa - Joseph Charles BrennanJoseph Charles BrennanJoseph Charles Brennan VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1858; Jhansi, India - Gonville BromheadGonville BromheadMajor Gonville Bromhead VC was a British Army officer and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1879; Rorke's Drift, South Africa - Cuthbert BromleyCuthbert BromleyMajor Cuthbert Bromley VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1915; Gallipoli, Turkey - Edward Brooks - 1917; Fayet, France
- Oliver BrooksOliver BrooksOliver Brooks VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1915; Loos, France - Edward Stevenson BrowneEdward Stevenson BrowneBrigadier General Edward Stevenson Browne VC CB was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:He was 26 years old, and a Lieutenant in the 1st Battalion,...
- 1879; Inhlobana, South Africa - John Henry Cound BruntJohn Henry Cound BruntCaptain John Henry Cound Brunt VC, MC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1944; Faenza, Italy - Thomas Bryan - 1917; Arras, France
- Angus BuchananAngus BuchananAngus Buchanan, VC, MC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Early life:...
- 1916; Falauyah Lines, Mesopotamia - William BuckinghamWilliam BuckinghamWilliam Buckingham VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Background:...
- 1915; Neuve Chapelle, France - John BuckleyJohn Buckley (soldier)Major John Buckley VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1857; Delhi, India - Redvers Henry Buller - 1879; lnhlobana, South Africa
- Daniel BurgesDaniel BurgesLieutenant Colonel Daniel Burges VC, DSO was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1918; Jumeaux, Balkans - William Francis BurmanWilliam Francis BurmanWilliam Francis Burman was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1917; Ypres, Belgium - Alfred Alexander BurtAlfred Alexander BurtAlfred Alexander Burt was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1915; Cuinchy, France - Richard Henry BurtonRichard Henry BurtonRichard Henry Burton VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1944; Monte Ceco, Italy - Nathaniel BurslemNathaniel BurslemNathaniel Godolphin Burslem VC , born in Limerick, Ireland, was by birth both Irish and by descent English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.Burslem was born 2...
- 1860; Taku Forts, China - Christopher BushellChristopher BushellLieutenant Colonel Christopher Bushell VC DSO was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1918; Tergnier, France - John Fitzhardinge Paul ButlerJohn Fitzhardinge Paul ButlerJohn Fitzhardinge Paul Butler VC DSO was a British Army Officer during the First World War, and English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Background:Butler was born...
- 1914; Cameroons, Nigeria - Thomas Adair ButlerThomas Adair ButlerThomas Adair Butler VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1858; Lucknow, India - William Boynton ButlerWilliam Boynton ButlerWilliam Boynton Butler VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1917; Lempire, France - John BytheseaJohn BytheseaJohn Bythesea VC CB CIE was an officer of the Royal Navy. He was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions in...
- 1854; Åland Islands, Finland
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- William Martin CafeWilliam Martin CafeGeneral William Martin Cafe VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1858; Fort Ruhya, India - Robert Henry CainRobert Henry CainMajor Robert Henry Cain VC was a Manx recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1944; Arnhem, Holland - George Albert CairnsGeorge Albert CairnsGeorge Albert Cairns VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1944; Henu Block, Burma (now Myanmar) - Laurence CalvertLaurence CalvertLaurence Calvert VC MM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1918; Havrincourt, France - Donald CameronDonald Cameron (VC)Commander Donald Cameron VC was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He is one of three VC winners from the small town of Carluke in South Lanarkshire...
- 1943; Kaafjord, Norway - Gordon Campbell - 1917; Atlantic
- John Henry CarlessJohn Henry CarlessJohn Henry Carless VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross during the First World War.Carless was born on 11 November 1896 to John Thomas and Elizabeth Carless, of Walsall. He died when he was 21 years old, and an Ordinary Seaman in the Royal Navy during World War I...
- 1917; Battle of Heligoland, Germany - James Power Carne - 1951; Imjin River, Korea
- Alfred Francis Blakeney Carpenter - 1918; Zeebrugge, Belgium
- Herbert Augustine CarterHerbert Augustine CarterMajor Herbert Augustine Carter VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1903; Jidballi, Somaliland (now Somalia) - Nelson Victor CarterNelson Victor CarterNelson Victor Carter VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1916; Richebourg l'Avoue, France - Bernard Matthew CassidyBernard Matthew CassidyBernard Matthew Cassidy VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1918; Arras, France - George Edward CatesGeorge Edward CatesGeorge Edward Cates VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1917; Bouchavesnes, France - Geoffrey St George Shillingrton Cather- 1916; HamelHamelHamel may refer to:* Hamel, Western Australia, town* Hamel, Nord, a commune of the Nord département, in northern France* Beaumont-Hamel, a commune of the Somme département, in northern France...
France - Harry CatorHarry CatorHarry Cator VC, MM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1917; Arras, France - George William ChaferGeorge William ChaferGeorge William Chafer VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1916; Meaulte, France - James ChampionJames ChampionJames Champion VC MSM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1858; Beejapore, India - John Worthy ChaplinJohn Worthy ChaplinColonel John Worthy Chaplin VC CB was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1860; Taku Forts, China - John Rouse Merriott ChardJohn Rouse Merriott ChardColonel John Rouse Merriott Chard VC was a British Army officer who received the Victoria Cross for his role in the defence of Rorke's Drift in 1879....
- 1879; Rorke's Drift, South Africa - Edward Colquhoun CharltonEdward Colquhoun CharltonEdward Colquhoun Charlton VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1945; Wistedt, Germany - Noel Godfrey ChavasseNoel Godfrey ChavasseCaptain Noel Godfrey Chavasse VC & Bar, MC was a British medical doctor and British Army officer who is one of only three people to be awarded a Victoria Cross twice....
- 1916; Guillemont, France - Noel Godfrey ChavasseNoel Godfrey ChavasseCaptain Noel Godfrey Chavasse VC & Bar, MC was a British medical doctor and British Army officer who is one of only three people to be awarded a Victoria Cross twice....
- 1917; Wieltje, Belgium (second VC) - Leonard Geoffrey Cheshire - 1944; Germany
- George Bell ChickenGeorge Bell ChickenGeorge Bell Chicken VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1858; Suhejnee, Bengal - Harry ChristianHarry ChristianHarry Christian VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces....
- 1915; Cuinchy, France - George William Burdett ClareGeorge William Burdett ClareGeorge William Burdett Clare VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1917; Bourlon Wood, France - James Clarke - 1918; Happegarbes, France
- Henry Hugh CliffordHenry Hugh CliffordMajor General Sir Henry Hugh Clifford VC KCMG CB was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Early life:Clifford was the third son of Hugh Charles Clifford, 7th...
, The Hon. - 1854; Battle of Inkerman, Crimea - Brett Mackay CloutmanBrett Mackay CloutmanLieutenant-Colonel Sir Brett Mackay Cloutman VC MC was an English First World War recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.Cloutman was commissioned into the Kent Fortress...
- 1918; Pont-sur-Sambre, France - Clifford CoffinClifford CoffinMajor General Clifford Coffin VC, CB, DSO & Bar was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.He was 47 years old, and a temporary brigadier general in the Corps...
- 1917; Westhoek, Belgium - John ColemanJohn Coleman (VC)John Coleman VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1855; Sebastopol, Crimea - Harold John ColleyHarold John ColleyHarold John Colley VC MM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1918; Martinpuich, France - Joseph Henry CollinJoseph Henry CollinJoseph Henry Collin VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1918; Givenchy, France - John Stanhope Collings-WellsJohn Stanhope Collings-WellsLieutenant-Colonel John Stanhope Collings-Wells VC DSO was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.Born in Manchester on 19 July 1880 to Arthur & Caroline Mary,...
- 1918; Marcoing, France - John CollinsJohn Collins (VC)John Collins VC DCM MM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1917; Wadi Saba, Palestine - James CollisJames CollisJames Collis VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1880; Maiwand, Afghanistan - William Harold ColtmanWilliam Harold ColtmanWilliam Harold Coltman VC, DCM & Bar, MM & Bar was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1918; Mannequin Hill, France - Herbert George ColumbineHerbert George ColumbineHerbert George Columbine VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1918; Hervilly Wood, France - James Morris Colquhoun ColvinJames Morris Colquhoun ColvinJames Morris Colquhoun Colvin VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1897; Mohmand Valley, India - Hugh ColvinHugh ColvinHugh Colvin VC , born in Burnley, Lancashire was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.He was 30 years old, and a Second Lieutenant in the 9th Battalion, The...
- 1917 Belgium. - Thomas Riversdale Colyer-FergussonThomas Riversdale Colyer-FergussonThomas Riversdale Colyer-Fergusson VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1917; Bellewaarde, Belgium - John Edmund CommerellJohn Edmund CommerellAdmiral of the Fleet Sir John Edmund Commerell VC GCB was an English Royal Navy officer who was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1855; Sea of Azov, Crimea - Walter Norris CongreveWalter Norris CongreveGeneral Sir Walter Norris Congreve VC KCB MVO DL was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1899; Battle of Colenso, South Africa - William La Touche CongreveWilliam La Touche CongreveMajor William "Billy" La Touche Congreve VC, DSO, MC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.- Life and career :He was at school at Summer Fields School,...
- 1916; Longueval, France - William Connolly - 1857; Jhelum, India
- Walter CookWalter CookWalter Cook VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1859; Maylah Ghat, India - Edger Christopher CooksonEdger Christopher CooksonLieutenant-Commander Edger Christopher Cookson VC DSO was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.Cookson was born on 13 December 1883 to Capt. W. E. Cookson, R.N...
- 1915; Kut-el-Amara, Mesopotamia - Edward Cooper - 1917; Langemarck, Belgium
- Henry CooperHenry Cooper (VC)Henry Cooper VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1855; Taganrog, Crimea - James CooperJames Cooper (VC)James Cooper VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1867; Little Andaman, India - Frederick CorbettFrederick CorbettFrederick Corbett VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1882; Kafr Dowar, Egypt - John Travers Cornwell - 1916; Battle of Jutland, Denmark
- William Richard Cotter - 1916; Hohenzollern Redoubt, France
- Gustavus Hamilton Blenkinsopp CoulsonGustavus Hamilton Blenkinsopp CoulsonGustavus Hamilton Blenkinsopp Coulson VC DSO was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1901; Lambrechtfontein, South Africa - Jack Thomas CounterJack Thomas CounterJack Thomas Counter VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1918; Boisieux St. Marc, France - Gabriel George Coury - 1916; Arrow Head Copse, France
- Charles Harry CoverdaleCharles Harry CoverdaleCharles Harry Coverdale VC MM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1917; Poelcapelle, Belgium - Christopher Augustus CoxChristopher Augustus CoxChristopher Augustus Cox VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross.-Early army career:Cox was married with one son when war was declared but still volunteered in September 1914. He was a private in the 7th Battalion, The Bedfordshire Regiment, British Army...
- 1917; Achiet-le-Grand, France - Harry George CrandonHarry George CrandonHarry George Crandon VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.- Details :...
- 1901; Springbok Laagte, South Africa - Thomas CrispThomas CrispSkipper Thomas Crisp VC, DSC, RNR was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1917; North Sea, Atlantic - Arthur Henry CrossArthur Henry CrossArthur Henry Cross, VC, MM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1918; Ervillers, France - John James CroweJohn James CroweJohn James Crowe VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1918; Neuve Eglise, Belgium - Victor Alexander Charles CrutchleyVictor Alexander Charles CrutchleyAdmiral Sir Victor Alexander Charles Crutchley VC, KCB, DSC, DL, RN was a British admiral in World War II and a hero of the First World War...
- 1918; Ostend, Belgium - William George CubittWilliam George CubittColonel William George Cubitt VC DSO was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1857; Chinhut, India - John Cunningham - 1916; Hebuterne Sector, France
- Albert Edward CurtisAlbert Edward CurtisAlbert Edward Curtis VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1900; Onderbank Spruit, South Africa - Henry CurtisHenry CurtisHenry Curtis VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1855; Sebastopol, Crimea - Horace Augustus CurtisHorace Augustus CurtisHorace Augustus Curtis VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1918; Le Cateau, France - Philip Kenneth Edward Curtis - 1951; Imjin River, Korea
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- James Langley DaltonJames Langley DaltonJames Langley Dalton VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1879; Rorke's Drift, South Africa - Frederick George DancoxFrederick George DancoxFrederick George Dancox VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Military Career:...
- 1917; Boesinghe Sector, Belgium - Edward St. John Daniel - 1854; Sebastopol, Crimea
- Harry DanielsHarry DanielsLieutenant-Colonel Harry Daniels VC MC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1915; Neuve Chapelle, France - John Thomas DaviesJohn Thomas DaviesJohn Thomas Davies VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1918; Eppeville, France - Joseph John DaviesJoseph John DaviesJoseph John Davies VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1916; Delville Wood, France - Gronow DavisGronow DavisMajor-General Gronow Davis VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1855; Sebastopol, Crimea - George Fiott DayGeorge Fiott DayCaptain George Fiott Day VC CB was one of the earliest English recipients of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was also a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour.George Fiott Day...
- 1855; Genitichi, Crimea - Sidney James DaySidney James DaySidney James Day VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1917; Hargicourt, France - Raymond Harvey Lodge Joseph (The Hon.) De Montmorency - 1898; Battle of Omdurman, Sudan
- Frank Alexander de PassFrank Alexander de PassFrank Alexander de Pass VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1914; Festubert, France - Donald John DeanDonald John DeanColonel Donald John Dean VC OBE was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1918; Lens, France - Percy Thompson DeanPercy Thompson DeanLieutenant-Commander Percy Thompson Dean VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.Dean was 40 years old and a lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer...
- 1918; Zeebrugge, Belgium - John Henry Stephen DimmerJohn Henry Stephen DimmerLieutenant Colonel John Henry Stephen Dimmer VC MC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.Born on 9 October 1883, Dimmer was 31 years old, married, and a...
- 1914; Klein Zillebeke, Belgium - Claude Congreve DobsonClaude Congreve DobsonRear-Admiral Claude Congreve Dobson VC, DSO was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1919; Kronstadt, Russia - Frederick William DobsonFrederick William DobsonFrederick William Dobson was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1914; Chavanne, France - Dennis DonniniDennis DonniniDennis Donnini VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Early life:...
- 1945; Roer, Holland - George Thomas DorrellGeorge Thomas DorrellLieutenant-Colonel George Thomas Dorrell VC, MBE was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1914; Nery, France - Eric Stuart DougallEric Stuart DougallMajor Eric Stuart Dougall VC MC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1918; Messines, Belgium - Charles Hotham Montagu Doughty-WylieCharles Hotham Montagu Doughty-WylieLieutenant Colonel Charles Hotham Montagu Doughty-Wylie VC, CB, CMG was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1915; Gallipoli, Turkey - Henry Edward Manning DouglasHenry Edward Manning DouglasMajor General Henry Edward Manning Douglas VC, CB, CMG, DSO was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.Born in Gillingham, Medway, Douglas was 24 years old, and...
- 1899; Magersfontein, South Africa - George Dare DowellGeorge Dare DowellGeorge Dare Dowell was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1855; Fort of Viborg, Finland - John Thornton DownJohn Thornton DownJohn Thornton Down VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1863; Poutoko, New Zealand - Alexis Charles DoxatAlexis Charles DoxatMajor Alexis Charles Doxat VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1900; Zeerust, South Africa - Job Henry Charles DrainJob Henry Charles DrainJob Henry Charles Drain VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Biography:...
- 1914; Le Cateau, France - Alfred George DrakeAlfred George DrakeAlfred George Drake VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1915; La Brique, Belgium - Tom DresserTom DresserTom Dresser VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1917; Roeux, France - George Leslie DrewryGeorge Leslie DrewryGeorge Leslie Drewry VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1915; Gallipoli, Turkey - Geoffrey Heneage Drummond - 1918; Ostend, Belgium
- Frederic Brooks DugdaleFrederic Brooks DugdaleFrederic Brooks Dugdale VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1901; Derby, South Africa - John Spencer Dunville - 1917 near EpehyÉpehyÉpehy is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Épehy is situated in the northeast of the department, on the D24 and D58 roads some north-northwest of Saint Quentin.-Population:-External links:* * * *...
, FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... - Alfred Edward DurrantAlfred Edward DurrantAlfred Edward Durrant VC ISM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1900; Bergendal, South Africa - Thomas Frank DurrantThomas Frank DurrantThomas Frank Durrant VC was a soldier in the British Army during the Second World War and a posthumous English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1942; St. Nazaire, France - Edward DwyerEdward DwyerCorporal Edward Dwyer VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1915; Hill 60, Belgium
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- George Harold EardleyGeorge Harold EardleyGeorge Harold Eardley VC, MM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1944; Overloon, Holland - Thomas Edwards - 1884; Battle of Tamai, Sudan
- Wilfred EdwardsWilfred EdwardsMajor Wilfred Edwards VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1917; Langemarck, Belgium - William Mordaunt Marsh EdwardsWilliam Mordaunt Marsh EdwardsMajor William Mordaunt Marsh Edwards, VC, DL was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1882; Tel-el-Kebir, Egypt - Ernest Albert EgertonErnest Albert EgertonErnest Albert Egerton VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1917; Ypres, Belgium - Roland Edward ElcockRoland Edward ElcockMajor Roland Edward Elcock VC MM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1918; Capelle St. Catherine, France - Neville Bowes Elliott-Cooper - 1917; La Vacquerie, France
- Wilfrith ElstobWilfrith ElstobLieutenant Colonel Wilfrith Elstob VC DSO MC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1918; St. Quentin, France - Frederick Cockayne EltonFrederick Cockayne EltonLieutenant Colonel Frederick Cockayne Elton VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1855; Sebastopol, Crimea - Henry William EngleheartHenry William EngleheartHenry William Engleheart VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.- Details :...
- 1900; Bloemfontein, South Africa - Eugene EsmondeEugene EsmondeLieutenant Commander Eugene Esmonde VC DSO, F/Lt, RAF, Lt-Cdr RN was a distinguished pilot who was a posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy awarded to members of Commonwealth forces...
- Straits of DoverDoverDover is a town and major ferry port in the home county of Kent, in South East England. It faces France across the narrowest part of the English Channel, and lies south-east of Canterbury; east of Kent's administrative capital Maidstone; and north-east along the coastline from Dungeness and Hastings...
12 February 1942. - Arthur EvansArthur Evans (VC)Arthur Walter Evans VC, DCM , was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:Evans was 27 years old, and a lance-sergeant in the 6th Battalion, The...
- 1918; Etaing, France - George EvansGeorge Evans (VC)George Evans VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1916; Guillemont, France
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- Joseph John FarmerJoseph John FarmerJoseph John Farmer VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1881; Majuba Mountain, South Africa - Edward Stephen Fogarty FegenEdward Stephen Fogarty FegenCaptain Edward Stephen Fogarty Fegen VC, SGM was an Irish Victoria Cross recipient , by birth an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth...
- 1940; Atlantic - Norman Augustus FinchNorman Augustus FinchNorman Augustus Finch VC MSM was an Sergeant in the Royal Marines who was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.Finch was born 26 December 1890 in Birmingaham...
- 1918; Zeebrugge, Belgium - Humphrey Osbaldston Brooke FirmanHumphrey Osbaldston Brooke FirmanHumphrey Osbaldston Brooke Firman VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1916; Kut-el-Amara, Mesopotamia - James FirthJames FirthJames Firth VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1900; Arundel, South Africa - Thomas FlawnThomas FlawnThomas Flawn VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1879; Sekukuni's Town, South Africa - Arthur James Terence Fleming-Sandes - 1915; Hohenzollern Redoubt, France
- James Forbes-RobertsonJames Forbes-RobertsonColonel James Forbes-Robertson VC, DSO & Bar, MC was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.Forbes-Robertson was born in 1884 and was educated at Cheltenham...
- 1918; Vieux Berquin, France - William Thomas ForshawWilliam Thomas ForshawMajor William Thomas Forshaw VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. In civilian life Forshaw was a teacher at The Manchester Grammar School.Forshaw was...
- 1915; Gallipoli, Turkey - George Vincent Fosbery - 1863; Crag Picquet, India
- Charles Calveley FossCharles Calveley FossBrigadier Charles Calveley Foss VC, CB, DSO was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1915; Neuve Chapelle, France - Edward Foster - 1917; Villers Plouich, France
- Charles Craufurd Fraser - 1858; River Raptee, India
- Ian Edward FraserIan Edward FraserIan Edward Fraser, VC, DSC, RD and Bar, JP , was an English diving pioneer and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Fraser was born in Ealing, London and went to school...
- 1945; Johore Straits, Singapore - John FreemanJohn Freeman (VC)John Freeman VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Background:...
- 1857; Agra, India - Cyril Hubert FrisbyCyril Hubert FrisbyCaptain Cyril Hubert Frisby VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1918; Canal du Nord, France - Wilfred Dolby FullerWilfred Dolby FullerWilfred Dolby Fuller VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1915; Neuve Chapelle, France - William Charles FullerWilliam Charles FullerWilliam Charles Fuller VC was a Welsh recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Early life:...
- 1914; Chivy-sur-Aisne, France - The Hon. Christopher Furness - 1940; Arras, France
- James Henry FynnJames Henry FynnJames Henry Finn VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1916; Sanna-i-Yat, Mesopotamia
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- Philip John GardnerPhilip John GardnerPhilip John Gardner VC MC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1941; Tobruk, Libya - Charles Ernest GarforthCharles Ernest GarforthCharles Ernest Garforth VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1914; Harmingnies, France - Benjamin Handley GearyBenjamin Handley GearyMajor Benjamin Handley Geary VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1915; Hill 60, Belgium - Robert GeeRobert GeeCaptain Robert Gee VC MC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1917; Masnieres, France - Guy Penrose Gibson - 1943; Mohne Dam, Germany
- Edric Frederick, The Lord Gifford - 1873; Becquah, Ashanti (now Ghana)
- Albert GillAlbert GillAlbert Gill VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1916; Delville Wood, France - Horace Henry GlasockHorace Henry GlasockHorace Henry Glasock VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that may be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1900; Korn Spruit, South Africa - William Goate - 1858; Lucknow, India
- Sidney Frank GodleySidney Frank GodleySidney Frank Godley VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1914; Mons, Belgium - Charles Augustus GoodfellowCharles Augustus GoodfellowLieutenant General Charles Augustus Goodfellow VC CB was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:He was 22 years old, and a lieutenant in the Bombay...
- 1859; Fort of Beyt, India - Gerald Littlehales Goodlake - 1854; Inkerman, Crimea
- Robert Vaughan GorleRobert Vaughan GorleRobert Vaughan Gorle VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1918; Ledeghem, Belgium - James Gorman - 1854; Battle of Inkerman, Crimea
- John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker, Viscount Gort - 1918; Canal du Nord, France
- William GoslingWilliam GoslingMajor William Gosling VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1917; Arras, France - Thomas William GouldThomas William GouldThomas William Gould VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1942; Crete, Mediterranean - Cyril Edward GourleyCyril Edward GourleyCyril Edward Gourley VC MM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1917; Epehy, France - Gerald GrahamGerald GrahamLieutenant General Sir Gerald Graham, VC GCB GCMG was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Early life:He was born in Acton, Middlesex, and after studying at...
- 1855; Sebastopol, Crimea - Robert Grant - 1857; Alumbagh, India
- Thomas GrayThomas Gray (VC)Thomas Gray VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1940; Albert Canal, Belgium - John Hollington GrayburnJohn Hollington GrayburnJohn "Jack" Hollington Grayburn VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1944; Arnhem, Holland - Fred GreavesFred GreavesFred Greaves VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1917; Poelcapelle, Belgium - John Leslie GreenJohn Leslie GreenJohn Leslie Green VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Early life:...
- 1916; Foncquevillers, France - Harry GreenwoodHarry GreenwoodLieutenant Colonel Harry Greenwood VC, DSO & Bar, OBE, MC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.Greenwood was born in Windsor, the eldest of nine children...
- 1918; Ovillers, France - William Gregg - 1918; Bucquoy, France
- Francis Octavus Grenfell - 1914; Audregnies, Belgium
- Julian Royds GribbleJulian Royds GribbleJulian Royds Gribble VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1918; Beaumetz, France - William Henry GrimbaldestonWilliam Henry GrimbaldestonWilliam Henry Grimbaldeston VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1917; Wijdendrift, Belgium - John Elisha GrimshawJohn Elisha GrimshawLieutenant-Colonel John Elisha Grimshaw VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.Born in Abram, Lancashire, he worked as a coal miner before enlisting in...
- 1915; Gallipoli, Turkey - George William St. George GroganGeorge William St. George GroganBrigadier General George William St George Grogan VC, CB, CMG, DSO & Bar was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.Grogan was 42 years old, and a temporary...
- 1918; River Aisne, France - George Ward GunnGeorge Ward GunnGeorge Ward Gunn VC MC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Life:...
- 1941; Sidi Rezegh, Libya - Basil John Douglas GuyBasil John Douglas GuyCommander Basil John Douglas Guy VC, DSO was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1900; Tientsin, China
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- William HackettWilliam HackettWilliam Hackett VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1916; Givenchy, France - Reginald Leonard HaineReginald Leonard HaineLieutenant Colonel Reginald Leonard Haine VC MC & Bar was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.Haine was 20 years old, and a second lieutenant in the 1st...
- 1917; Gavrelle, France - Thomas Egerton HaleThomas Egerton HaleSurgeon Major Thomas Egerton Hale VC CB was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1855; Sebastopol, Crimea - Lewis Stratford Tollemache HallidayLewis Stratford Tollemache HallidayGeneral Sir Lewis Stratford Tollemache Halliday VC, KCB was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:Halliday was 30 years old, and a captain in the...
- 1900; Peking, China - Joel HalliwellJoel HalliwellJoel Halliwell VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1918; Muscourt, France - Rupert Price HallowesRupert Price HallowesRupert Price Hallowes VC MC was a British recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1915; Hooge, Belgium - Albert HaltonAlbert HaltonAlbert Halton VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1917; Poelcapelle, Belgium - Arthur George HammondArthur George HammondColonel Sir Arthur George Hammond VC, KCB, DSO was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.Arthur Hammond was born in Dawlish, Devon in 1843 and, on leaving...
- 1879; Asmai Heights, Afghanistan - Harry HamptonHarry HamptonHarry Hampton VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.- Details :...
- 1900; Van Wyk's Vlei, South Africa - Thomas Hancock - 1857; Delhi, India
- Henry Eric HardenHenry Eric HardenHenry Eric Harden VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1945; Brachterbeek, Holland - Israel HardingIsrael HardingIsrael Harding VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1882; Alexandria, Egypt - Theodore Bailey HardyTheodore Bailey HardyTheodore Bayley Hardy VC, DSO, MC was a Chaplain in the British Army and English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1918; Bucquoy, France - Hastings Edward HaringtonHastings Edward HaringtonHastings Edward Harrington VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Background:...
- 1857; Lucknow, India - John Pennington HarmanJohn Pennington HarmanJohn Pennington Harman VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1944; Kohima, India - John William HarperJohn William HarperJohn William Harper VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Birth:...
- 1944; Antwerp, Belgium - Thomas James HarrisThomas James HarrisThomas James Harris VC MM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1918; Morlancourt, France - Arthur Leyland HarrisonArthur Leyland HarrisonLieutenant-Commander Arthur Leyland Harrison VC was an English Royal Navy officer, and World War I recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.Harrison was born in Torquay,...
- 1918; Zeebrugge, Belgium - John HarrisonJohn HarrisonJohn Harrison was a self-educated English clockmaker. He invented the marine chronometer, a long-sought device in solving the problem of establishing the East-West position or longitude of a ship at sea, thus revolutionising and extending the possibility of safe long distance sea travel in the Age...
- 1917; Oppy, France - Francis John William Harvey - 1916; Battle of Jutland, Denmark
- Jack Harvey - 1918; Peronne, France
- Norman HarveyNorman HarveyNorman Harvey VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1918; Ingoyghem, Belgium - Samuel HarveySamuel HarveySamuel Harvey VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1915; Hohenzollern Redoubt, France - Lanoe George Hawker - 1915; France
- David HawkesDavid HawkesDavid Hawkes VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Imperial forces.-Details:...
- 1858; Lucknow, India - Alfred Spencer HeathcoteAlfred Spencer HeathcoteColonel Alfred Spencer Heathcote VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1857; Delhi, India - William Edward HeatonWilliam Edward HeatonWilliam Edward Heaton VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1900; Geluk, South Africa - Michael HeavisideMichael HeavisideMichael Wilson Heaviside VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Early years:...
- 1917; Fontaine-les-Croiselles, France - Clement Walker HeneageClement Walker HeneageMajor Clement Walker Heneage VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1858; Gwalior, India - Andrew Henry - 1854; Battle of Inkerman, Crimea
- Alfred Cecil HerringAlfred Cecil HerringMajor Alfred Cecil Herring VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1918; Montagne Bridge, France - William Nathan Wrighte HewettWilliam Nathan Wrighte HewettVice Admiral Sir William Nathan Wrighte Hewett VC, KCB, KCSI was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Life:Hewett was born at Brighton to Dr. William Hewett,...
- 1854; Sebastopol, Crimea - James HewitsonJames HewitsonJames Hewitson VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1918; Givenchy, France - Dennis George Wyldbore HewittDennis George Wyldbore HewittDennis George Wyldbore Hewitt VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1917; Ypres, Belgium - Alan Richard HillAlan Richard HillAlan Richard Hill VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1881; Laing's Nek, South Africa - Albert HillAlbert Hill (VC)Albert Hill VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1916; Delville Wood, France - James HillsJames HillsLieutenant General Sir James Hills-Johnes VC, GCB was a Welsh recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Biography:He was born in Neechindipur in Bengal, India, the son of...
- 1857; Delhi, India - George HinckleyGeorge HinckleyGeorge Hinckley VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1862; Fung Wha, China - David Philip HirschDavid Philip HirschDavid Philip Hirsch VC was a British Army officer during World War I and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:Hirsch was born 28 December 1896 to Harry and...
- 1917; Wancourt, France - Frederick HitchFrederick HitchFrederick Hitch, VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross for his actions at the Battle of Rorke's Drift, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:Hitch was 22 years old, and a private in...
- 1879; Rorke's Drift, South Africa - John HoganJohn Hogan (VC)John Hogan VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1914; Festubert, France - Norman Douglas HolbrookNorman Douglas HolbrookCommander Norman Douglas Holbrook VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1914; Dardanelles, Turkey - George HollisGeorge HollisGeorge Hollis VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1858; Gawlior, India - Stanley Elton HollisStanley Elton HollisStanley Elton Hollis VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1944; Normandy, France - James HollowellJames HollowellJames Hollowell VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1857; Lucknow, India - Frederick William HolmesFrederick William HolmesCaptain Frederick William Holmes VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.Holmes was 24 years old, and a Lance Corporal in the 2nd Battalion, The King's...
- 1914; Le Cateau, France - Joel HolmesJoel HolmesJoel Holmes VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1857; Lucknow, India - William Edgar HolmesWilliam Edgar HolmesWilliam Edgar Holmes VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1918; Cattenieres, France - Alfred Henry HookAlfred Henry HookAlfred Henry "Harry" Hook VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross for his actions at the Battle of Rorke's Drift, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Background:Born in Churcham,...
- 1879; Rorke's Drift, South Africa - Alexander Gore Arkwright (The Hon.) Hore-Ruthven - 1898; Gedarif, Sudan
- Ernest George HorlockErnest George HorlockErnest George Horlock VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.Born 24 October 1885 to John and Emily Horlock; Horlock was 28 years old, married to Ethel,...
(or Harlock) - 1914; Vendresse, France - Alec George HorwoodAlec George HorwoodAlec George Horwood VC, DCM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1944; Kyauchaw, Burma (now Myanmar) - William House - 1900; Mosilikatse Nek, South Africa
- Charles Edward HudsonCharles Edward HudsonMajor General Charles Edward Hudson VC CB DSO & Bar MC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.His was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions in the...
- 1918; Asiago, Italy - Matthew HughesMatthew HughesMatthew Hughes VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1855; Sebastopol, Crimea - Charles HullCharles HullCharles Hull VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces during the First World War.-Details:Hull was 25 years old, and a private in the 21st Lancers ,...
- 1915; Hafiz Kor, India - Robert HumpstonRobert HumpstonRobert Humpston VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1855; Woronzoff Road, Crimea - James Hutchinson - 1916; Ficheux, France
- Arthur HuttArthur HuttArthur Hutt VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1917; Poelcapelle, Belgium
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- Harold JacksonHarold Jackson (soldier)Harold Jackson VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1918; Hermies, France - Norman Cyril JacksonNorman Cyril JacksonNorman Cyril Jackson VC was a sergeant in the Royal Air Force who earned the Victoria Cross during a bombing raid on Schweinfurt, Germany in April 1944. Born in Ealing, Middlesex, Jackson joined the RAF Volunteer Reserve in 1939 and originally served as an engine fitter. He retrained as a flight...
- 1944; Schweinfurt, Germany - Thomas Norman JacksonThomas Norman JacksonThomas Norman Jackson VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1918; Canal du Nord, France - Herbert JamesHerbert JamesMajor Herbert James VC, MC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1915; Gallipoli, Turkey - Manley Angell JamesManley Angell JamesBrigadier Manley Angell James VC, DSO, MBE, MC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.As a 21-year-old Temporary Captain in the 8th Bn., The...
- 1918; Velu Wood, France - David Auldjo JamiesonDavid Auldjo JamiesonMajor David Auldjo Jamieson VC, CVO was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1944; Grimbosq, France - George JarrattGeorge JarrattGeorge Jarratt VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1917; Pelves, France - Joseph JeeJoseph JeeJoseph Jee VC CB was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1857; Lucknow, India - Francis Arthur JeffersonFrancis Arthur JeffersonFrancis Arthur Jefferson VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1944; Monte Cassino, Italy - Alan JerrardAlan JerrardFlight Lieutenant Alan Jerrard VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1918; Mansue, Italy - Dudley Graham JohnsonDudley Graham JohnsonMajor General Dudley Graham Johnson VC, CB, DSO & Bar, MC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Military career:Johnson served with the Wiltshire Regiment...
- 1918; Sambre Canal, France - Frederick Henry JohnsonFrederick Henry JohnsonFrederick Henry Johnson VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1915; Hill 70, France - James Johnson - 1918; Wez Macquart, France
- William Henry JohnsonWilliam Henry JohnsonWilliam Henry Johnson VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1918; Ramicourt, France - Alfred Stowell JonesAlfred Stowell JonesLieutenant Colonel Alfred Stowell Jones VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1857; Delhi, India - David JonesDavid Jones (VC)David Jones VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1916; Guillemont, France - Herbert JonesH. JonesLieutenant-Colonel Herbert Jones VC OBE, , known as H. Jones, was a British army officer and posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross...
- 1982; Darwin, Falkland Islands - Loftus William JonesLoftus William JonesCommander Loftus William Jones VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1916; Battle of Jutland, Denmark - Richard Basil Brandram JonesRichard Basil Brandram JonesRichard Basil Brandram Jones VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1916; Vimy, France - Thomas Alfred JonesThomas Alfred JonesThomas Alfred Jones VC DCM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1916; Morval, France - William JonesWilliam Jones (VC)William Jones VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross for his action at the Battle of Rorke's Drift in January 1897, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.- Details :Jones was born and...
- 1879; Rorke's Drift, South Africa - Eustace JothamEustace JothamEustace Jotham VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1915; Spina Khaisora, India
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- Joseph KellawayJoseph KellawayJoseph Kellaway VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1855; Sea of Azov, Crimea - Henry Kelly - 1916; Le SarsLe SarsLe Sars is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Le Sars is situated south of Arras, at the junction of the D11 and the D929 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...
, France - Paul Aloysius KennaPaul Aloysius KennaBrigadier General Paul Aloysius Kenna VC DSO was an English born British Army officer of Irish descent and recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that could be awarded to British and British Empire forces.-Background:He was...
- 1898; Battle of KhartoumKhartoumKhartoum is the capital and largest city of Sudan and of Khartoum State. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile flowing north from Lake Victoria, and the Blue Nile flowing west from Ethiopia. The location where the two Niles meet is known as "al-Mogran"...
, SudanSudanSudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the... - John Patrick KenneallyJohn Patrick KenneallyJohn Patrick Kenneally VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Early life:John Patrick Kenneally was born as Leslie Jackson at 104 Alexandra Road,...
- 1943; Dj. Arada, Tunisia - Thomas KennyThomas KennyThomas Kenny VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy given to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1915; La Houssoie, France - Henry Edward KennyHenry Edward KennyHenry Edward Kenny VC , was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1915; LoosLoosLoos may refer to:Places* Loos, Nord, France* Loos-en-Gohelle, France* Loos Islands, also known as Îles de Los, Guinea* Loos, British Columbia, Canada* Los, SwedenPeople*Loos Other...
, France - Leonard James KeyworthLeonard James KeyworthLeonard James Keyworth VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1915; Givenchy, France - Arthur Forbes Gordon KilbyArthur Forbes Gordon KilbyArthur Forbes Gordon Kilby VC MC was an English officer in the British Army during the First World War, and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy awarded to British Commonwealth forces.Forbes was born 3 February 1885 in East...
- 1915; Cuinchy, France - Frank Howard KirbyFrank Howard KirbyGroup Captain Frank Howard Kirby VC CBE DCM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1900; Delagoa Bay Railway, South Africa - James Kirk - 1918; Ors, France
- John Kirk - 1857; Benares, India
- Alfred Joseph KnightAlfred Joseph KnightAlfred Joseph Knight VC MBE was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1917; Ypres, Belgium - Henry James KnightHenry James KnightHenry James Knight VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1900; Van Wyk's Vlei, South Africa - George Arthur KnowlandGeorge Arthur KnowlandGeorge Arthur Knowland VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross during the Second World War, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.Knowland was born on 16 August 1922 in Catford, Kent and...
- 1945; Kangaw, Burma (now Myanmar) - Cecil Leonard KnoxCecil Leonard KnoxCecil Leonard Knox VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1918; Tugny, France
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- Alexander Malins LafoneAlexander Malins LafoneAlexander Malins Lafone VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Background:...
- 1917; Beersheba, Palestine - Arthur Moore LascellesArthur Moore LascellesArthur Moore Lascelles VC MC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1917; Masnieres, France - Brian Turner Tom LawrenceBrian Turner Tom LawrenceBrian Turner Tom Lawrence VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1900; Essenbosch Farm, South Africa - Edward Lawson - 1897; Dargai Heights, India
- James LeachJames Leach (soldier)James Edgar Leach VC was a British Army officer and English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1914; Festubert, France - Roderick Alastair Brook LearoydRoderick Alastair Brook LearoydWing Commander Roderick Alastair Brook Learoyd VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:Born in Folkestone in February 1913...
- 1940; Dortmund-Ems Canal, Germany - Wilbraham Oates LennoxWilbraham Oates LennoxLieutenant-General Sir Wilbraham Oates Lennox VC KCB was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:Lennox was 24 years old, and a lieutenant in the Corps...
- 1854; Sebastopol, Crimea - Edmund Henry LenonEdmund Henry LenonLieutenant Colonel Edmund Henry Lenon VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1860; Taku Forts, China - Frank LesterFrank LesterFrank Lester VC was an English soldier in the British Army during the First World War, and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy awarded to British Commonwealth forces.Lester was born on 18 February 1896 in Huyton, near...
- 1918; Neuvilly, France - Leonard Allan LewisLeonard Allan LewisAllan Leonard Lewis VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1918; Rossnoy, France - John Aiden Liddell - 1915; Ostend, Belgium
- Joseph Lister - 1917; Ypres, Belgium
- Isaac LodgeIsaac LodgeIsaac Lodge VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1900; Korn Spruit, South Africa - Arnold LoosemoreArnold LoosemoreArnold Loosemore VC DCM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1917; Langemarck, Belgium - Stewart Walter Loudoun-ShandStewart Walter Loudoun-ShandMajor Stewart Walter Loudoun-Shand VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1916; Fricourt, France - John LynnJohn LynnJohn Lynn VC DCM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1915; Ypres, Belgium - Henry LysonsHenry LysonsColonel Henry Lysons VC CB was a British recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1879; Zlobane Mountain, South Africa
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- William Job MaillardWilliam Job MaillardStaff Surgeon William Job Maillard VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1898; Crete, Greece - George Allen MalingGeorge Allen MalingCaptain George Allan Maling VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1915; Fauquissart, France - Joseph Malone - 1854; Balaclava, Crimea
- Edward MannockEdward MannockMajor Edward Corringham "Mick" Mannock VC, DSO and Two Bars, MC & Bar was a British First World War flying ace. Mannock was probably born in Ireland, though of English and Scottish parentage....
- 1918; France - Conwyn Mansel-JonesConwyn Mansel-JonesColonel Conwyn Mansel-Jones VC CMG DSO was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1900; Tugela, South Africa - Jack Foreman MantleJack Foreman MantleJack Foreman Mantle VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1940; Portland, England - William MarinerWilliam Mariner (VC)William Mariner VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.Mariner, the son of Mrs A...
- 1915; Cambrin, France - Percival Scrope MarlingPercival Scrope MarlingSir Percival Scrope Marling, 3rd Baronet VC, CB, DL was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1884; Sudan - James Marshall - 1918; Sambre-Oise Canal, France
- William Thomas MarshallWilliam Thomas MarshallLieutenant-Colonel William Thomas Marshall VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:Marshall was 29 years old, and a quartermaster-sergeant in...
- 1884; El Teb, Sudan - Cyril Gordon MartinCyril Gordon MartinCyril Gordon Martin VC CBE DSO was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1915; Spanbroek Molen, Belgium - Arthur Martin-LeakeArthur Martin-LeakeLieutenant Colonel Arthur Martin-Leake, VC and Bar was an English double recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1902; Vlakfontein, South Africa, and 1914; Zonnebeke, Belgium - Richard George MastersRichard George MastersRichard George Masters VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1918; Bethune, France - Francis Cornwallis MaudeFrancis Cornwallis MaudeColonel Francis Cornwallis Maude VC CB was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1857; Lucknow, India - Thomas Harold Broadbent MaufeThomas Harold Broadbent MaufeThomas Harold Broadbent Maufe VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-VC details:...
- 1917; Feuchy, France - Francis Aylmer MaxwellFrancis Aylmer MaxwellBrigadier General Francis Aylmer Maxwell VC, CSI, DSO & Bar was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.Maxwell was 28 years old, and a lieutenant in the Indian...
- 1900; Korn Spruit, South Africa - Arthur MayoArthur MayoArthur Mayo VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1857; Dacca, India - Tom Fletcher MaysonTom Fletcher MaysonTom Fletcher Mayson VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1917; Wieltje, Belgium - William Fraser McDonellWilliam Fraser McDonellWilliam Fraser McDonell VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1857; Arrah, India - Edward McKennaEdward McKennaEnsign Edward McKenna VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1863; Cameron Town, New Zealand - Albert Edward McKenzieAlbert Edward McKenzieAlbert Edward McKenzie VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1918; Zeebrugge, Belgium - William McNallyWilliam McNallyWilliam McNally VC, MM and Bar was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1918; Piave, Italy - John McNamara - 1918; Lens, France
- Frederick McNessFrederick McNessFrederick McNess VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1916; Ginchy, France - Allastair Malcolm Cluny McReady-DiarmidAllastair Malcolm Cluny McReady-DiarmidAllastair Malcolm Cluny McReady-Diarmid VC was a British recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1917; Moeuvres, France - Samuel MeekoshaSamuel MeekoshaSamuel Meekosha VC , who changed his name by deed poll to Samuel Ingham in 1942, was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:Samuel Meekosha, born in...
- 1915; Yser, France - Matthew Fontaine Maury MeiklejohnMatthew Fontaine Maury MeiklejohnMajor Matthew Fontaine Maury Meiklejohn VC was a British recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1899; Battle of Elandslaagte, South Africa - Edward Noel MellishEdward Noel MellishEdward Noel Mellish VC MC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Background:...
- 1916; St. Eloi, Belgium - Teignmouth MelvillTeignmouth MelvillTeignmouth Melvill VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1879; Battle of Isandhlwana, South Africa - Godfrey MeynellGodfrey MeynellGodfrey Meynell VC MC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Background:...
- 1935; Mohmand, India - John Peniston MilbankeJohn Peniston MilbankeLieutenant-Colonel Sir John Peniston Milbanke, 10th Baronet VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.Milbanke was born the son of Sir Peniston Milbanke,...
(Sir) - 1900; Colesberg, South Africa - Francis George MilesFrancis George MilesFrancis George Miles VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1918; Bois de L'Eveque, France - Frederick MillerFrederick Miller (VC)Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Miller VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1854; Battle of Inkerman, Crimea - James MillerJames Miller (VC 1916)James Miller VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1916; Bazentin-le-Petit, France - Walter MillsWalter MillsWalter Mills VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1917; Givenchy, France - George Allan MitchellGeorge Allan MitchellGeorge Allan Mitchell VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1944; Damiano Ridge, Italy - Samuel MitchellSamuel Mitchell (VC)Samuel Mitchell VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1864; Te Papa, New Zealand - John MolyneuxJohn MolyneuxJohn Molyneux VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1917; Langemarck, Belgium - George MongerGeorge MongerGeorge Monger VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1857; Lucknow, India - Montague Shadworth Seymour MooreMontague Shadworth Seymour MooreMontague Shadworth Seymour Moore VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1917; Ypres, Belgium - Samuel MorleySamuel Morley (VC)Samuel Morley VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Victoria Cross:On 15 April 1858, Morley was in position at Nathupur, near Azimgurh, in...
- 1858; Azumgurh, India - Edward John MottEdward John MottEdward John Mott VC DCM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1917; Le Transloy, France - Thomas MottersheadThomas MottersheadThomas Mottershead VC, DCM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Background:...
- 1917; Ploegsteert Wood, Belgium - James MouatJames MouatSurgeon General James Mouat VC KCB was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1854; Balaclava, Crimea - Albert MountainAlbert MountainAlbert Mountain VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross during the First World War, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1918; Hamelincourt, France - Andrew MoynihanAndrew MoynihanAndrew Moynihan, VC was by birth an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1855; Sebastopol, Crimea - James Thomas Byford McCudden - 1917; France
- Harold Sandford MugfordHarold Sandford MugfordHarold Sandford Mugford VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1917; Monchy-le-Preux, France - Kenneth Muir - 1950; Songju, Korea
- Edgar Kinghorn MylesEdgar Kinghorn MylesEdgar Kinghorn Myles VC DSO was a British recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1916; Sanna-i-Yat, Mesopotamia
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- William Napier - 1858; Azumgurh, India
- Martin Eric NasmithMartin Eric NasmithAdmiral Sir Martin Eric Dunbar-Nasmith VC, KCB, KCMG, RN , was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1915; Dardanelles, Turkey - Philip NeamePhilip NeameLieutenant General Sir Philip Neame VC, KBE, CB, DSO, KStJ was a British Army officer and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1914; Neuve Chapelle, France - Samuel NeedhamSamuel NeedhamSamuel Needham VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1918; Kefr Kasim, Palestine - Thomas NeelyThomas NeelyThomas Patrick Neely VC MM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1918; Flesquieres, France - Robert NewellRobert NewellRobert Newell VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1858; Lucknow, India - Augustus Charles NewmanAugustus Charles NewmanLieutenant-Colonel Augustus Charles Newman VC, OBE, TD, DL was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1942; St. Nazaire, France - Harry NichollsHarry NichollsHarry Nicholls VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1940; River Escaut, Belgium - Eric James Brindley NicolsonEric James Brindley NicolsonFully recovered by September 1941, Nicolson was posted to India in 1942. Between August 1943 and August 1944 he was a Squadron Leader and C.O. of No 27 Squadron, flying Bristol Beaufighters over Burma. During this time he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross....
- 1940; Southampton, England - Cecil Reginald NobleCecil Reginald NobleCecil Reginald Noble VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:He was 23 years old, and an Acting Corporal in the 2nd Battalion, The Rifle Brigade...
- 1915; Neuve Chapelle, France - William NormanWilliam NormanWilliam Norman VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1854; Sebastopol, Crimea - John NorwoodJohn NorwoodCaptain John Norwood VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1899; Ladysmith, South Africa
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- James OckendonJames OckendonJames Ockendon VC, MM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1917; Langemarck, Belgium - William OdgersWilliam OdgersWilliam Odgers VC was a British recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1860; Omata, New Zealand - George OnionsGeorge OnionsGeorge Onions VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1918; Achiet-le-Petit, France - John William OrmsbyJohn William OrmsbyJohn William Ormsby VC MM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1917; Favet, France - James Osborne - 1881; Wesselstroom, South Africa
- William OxenhamWilliam OxenhamWilliam Oxenham VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1857; Lucknow, India
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- Anthony PalmerAnthony PalmerAnthony Palmer VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1854; Battle of Inkerman, Crimea - Frederick William PalmerFrederick William PalmerFrederick William Palmer VC, MM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1917; Courcelette, France - Robert Anthony Maurice PalmerRobert Anthony Maurice PalmerRobert Anthony Maurice Palmer VC, DFC & Bar was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1944; Cologne, Germany - Charles Edward Haydon ParkerCharles Edward Haydon ParkerCharles Edward Haydon Parker VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1900; Korn Spruit, South Africa - Walter Richard ParkerWalter Richard ParkerWalter Richard Parker VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1915; Gallipoli, Turkey - Samuel ParkesSamuel Parkes (VC)Samuel Parkes VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1854; Balaclava, Crimea - Frederick Daniel ParslowFrederick Daniel ParslowFrederick Daniel Parslow VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1915; Atlantic - Francis Newton ParsonsFrancis Newton ParsonsFrancis Newton Parsons VC was educated at Dover College, joined the Essex Regiment and served in the Second Boer War...
- 1900; Battle of Paardeberg, South Africa - Hardy Falconer ParsonsHardy Falconer ParsonsHardy Falconer Parsons VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1917; Epehy, France - George Stanley PeachmentGeorge Stanley PeachmentGeorge Stanley Peachment VC was an English Private in the 2nd Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps, British Army during World War I...
- 1915; Hulloch, France - John PearsonJohn Pearson (VC)John Pearson VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1858; Gwalior, India - William Peel - 1854; Sebastopol, Crimea
- Henry Singleton PennellHenry Singleton PennellHenry Singleton Pennell VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1897; Dargai Heights, India - Henry Hugh Manvers Percy (The Hon.) - 1854; Battle of Inkerman, Crimea
- Everard Aloysius Lisle PhillippsEverard Aloysius Lisle PhillippsEverard Aloysius Lisle Phillipps VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1857; Delhi, India - Robert Edwin PhillipsRobert Edwin PhillipsRobert Edwin Phillips VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1917; Kut, Mesopotamia - Edmund John Phipps-HornbyEdmund John Phipps-HornbyBrigadier General Edmund John Phipps-Hornby VC, CB, CMG, DL was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Background:Phipps-Hornby was born in Lordington,...
- 1900; Korn Spruit, South Africa - Arthur Frederick PickardArthur Frederick PickardColonel Arthur Frederick Pickard VC, CB was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1863; Rangiriri, New Zealand - Ernest Herbert PitcherErnest Herbert PitcherErnest Herbert Pitcher VC, DSM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1917; Bay of Biscay, Atlantic - Henry William PitcherHenry William PitcherHenry William Pitcher VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1863; Crag Picquet, India - James PittsJames PittsJames Pitts VC MSM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1900; Caesar's Camp, South Africa - Basil Charles Godfrey PlaceBasil Charles Godfrey PlaceRear Admiral Basil Charles Godfrey Place VC, CB, CVO, DSC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1943; Kaafjord, Norway - Alfred Oliver PollardAlfred Oliver PollardAlfred Oliver Pollard VC, MC & Bar, DCM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1917; Gavrelle, France - Frederick William Owen PottsFrederick William Owen PottsFrederick William Owen Potts VC , more commonly known as Fred Potts, was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.Fred Potts was born on 18 December 1892, and...
- 1915; Gallipoli, Turkey - Arthur PoulterArthur PoulterArthur Poulter VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1918; Erquinghem, France - John PrettyjohnsJohn PrettyjohnsJohn Prettyjohns VC was the first Royal Marine to win the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Early life:Prettyjohns was born at Dean Prior near to Buckfastleigh, Devon...
- 1854; Battle of Inkerman, Crimea - Llewellyn Alberic Emilius Price-DaviesLlewellyn Alberic Emilius Price-DaviesMajor General Llewelyn Alberic Emilius Price-Davies VC CB CMG DSO was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Victoria Cross details:Price-Davies was 23 years...
- 1901; Blood River Poort, South Africa - Thomas PrideThomas PrideThomas Pride was a parliamentarian general in the English Civil War, and best known as the instigator of "Pride's Purge".-Early Life and Starting Career:...
- 1864; Shimonoseki, Japan - Dighton MacNaghton ProbynDighton MacNaghton ProbynGeneral Sir Dighton MacNaughton Probyn VC, GCB, GCSI, GCVO, ISO was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:Probyn was 24 years old, and a captain in...
- 1857; Battle of AgraBattle of AgraThe Battle of Agra was a comparatively minor but nevertheless decisive action during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 . Indian rebels attacked a column of British troops which had relieved a garrison at Agra, but although they surprised the column, they were defeated and dispersed...
, India - Arthur Herbert ProcterArthur Herbert ProcterArthur Herbert Procter VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1916; Ficheux, France - George ProwseGeorge ProwseChief Petty Officer George Henry Prowse VC, DCM was a British recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1918; Pronville, France - Charles PyeCharles PyeCharles Pye VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1857; Lucknow, India
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- William RatcliffeWilliam RatcliffeWilliam Ratcliffe VC MM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1917; Messines, Belgium - George RavenhillGeorge RavenhillGeorge Ravenhill VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Ravenhill is one of eight men whose VCs were involuntarily forfeited.-Military service:Ravenhill was born in Aston,...
- 1899; Battle of Colenso, South Africa - John Crawshaw RaynesJohn Crawshaw RaynesJohn Crawshaw Raynes VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1915; Fosse 7 de Bethune, France - Claude RaymondClaude RaymondClaud Raymond VC was a British recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1945; Talaku, Burma (now Myanmar) - William RaynorWilliam RaynorWilliam Raynor VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1857; Delhi, India - Anketell Moutray ReadAnketell Moutray ReadAnketell Moutray Read VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Background:...
- 1915; Hulloch, France - John ReadittJohn ReadittJohn Readitt VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1917; Alqayat-al-Gaharbigah Bend, Mesopotamia - Thomas Reeves - 1854; Battle of Inkerman, Crimea
- Thomas Edward RendleThomas Edward RendleThomas Edward Rendle VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1914; Wulverghem, Belgium - Douglas ReynoldsDouglas ReynoldsDouglas Reynolds VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1914; Le Cateau, France - Henry Reynolds - 1917; Frezenberg, Belgium
- John Harald RhodesJohn Harald RhodesJohn Harold Rhodes VC DCM & Bar was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1917; Houthulst Forest, Belgium - William Barnard Rhodes-MoorhouseWilliam Barnard Rhodes-MoorhouseWilliam Barnard Rhodes-Moorhouse VC, born William Barnard Moorhouse, was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1915; Courtrai, Belgium - Alfred Joseph RichardsAlfred Joseph RichardsAlfred Joseph Richards VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1915; Gallipoli, Turkey - William Thomas RickardWilliam Thomas RickardWilliam Thomas Rickard VC, CGM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1855; Sea of Azov, Crimea - Frederick Charles RiggsFrederick Charles RiggsFrederick Charles Riggs VC MM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1918; Epinoy, France - Jacob RiversJacob RiversJacob Rivers VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1915; Neuve Chapelle, France - John RobartsJohn RobartsJohn Parmenter Robarts, PC, CC, QC was a Canadian lawyer and statesman, and the 17th Premier of Ontario.-Early life:...
- 1855; Sea of Azov, Crimea - Frank Crowther RobertsFrank Crowther RobertsMajor-General Frank Crowther Roberts VC DSO OBE MC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.Roberts was educated at St. Lawrence College, Ramsgate and the...
- 1918; Pargny, France - James Reynolds RobertsJames Reynolds RobertsJames Reynolds Roberts VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1857; Bolandshahr, India - Peter Scawen Watkinson RobertsPeter Scawen Watkinson RobertsPeter Scawen Watkinson Roberts VC, DSC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1942; Crete, Mediterranean - Charles Graham RobertsonCharles Graham RobertsonCharles Graham Robertson VC MM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1918; Polderhoek Chateau, Belgium - Edward RobinsonEdward Robinson (VC)Edward Robinson VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1858; Lucknow, India - Eric Gascoigne RobinsonEric Gascoigne RobinsonRear Admiral Eric Gascoigne Robinson VC, OBE was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1915; Dardanelles, Turkey - William Leefe Robinson - 1916; Cuffley, England
- Henry Howey RobsonHenry Howey RobsonHenry Howey Robson VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1914; Kemmel, France - Maurice Albert Windham RogersMaurice Albert Windham RogersMaurice Albert Windham Rogers VC MM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1944; Anzio, Italy - Frederick George RoomFrederick George RoomFrederick George Room VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1917; Frezenberg, Belgium - Gerard Broadmead RoopeGerard Broadmead RoopeLieutenant-Commander Gerard Broadmead Roope VC RN was a posthumous British recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1940; West Ford, Norway - Matthew RosamundMatthew RosamundMatthew Rosamund VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1857; Benares, India - David RusheDavid RusheDavid Rushe VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1858; Lucknow, India - Charles Sir Russell - 1854; Battle of Inkerman, Crimea
- Robert Edward RyderRobert Edward RyderRobert Edward Ryder VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1916; Thiepval, France - Robert Edward Dudley RyderRobert Edward Dudley RyderRobert Edward Dudley Ryder VC was a Royal Navy officer and a British recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1942; St. Nazaire, France
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- Thomas Henry SageThomas Henry SageThomas Henry Sage VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1917; Ypres, Belgium - Philip SalkeldPhilip SalkeldPhilip Salkeld VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1857; Delhi, India - Nowell SalmonNowell SalmonAdmiral of the Fleet Sir Nowell Salmon VC, GCB was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Naval career:Salmon was the son of Reverend H...
- 1857; Lucknow, India - George SandersGeorge Sanders (VC)George Sanders VC MC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1916; Thiepval, France - Richard Douglas SandfordRichard Douglas SandfordRichard Douglas Sandford VC was a Royal Navy officer and an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1918; Zeebrugge, Belgium - Willward Alexander Sandys-Clarke - 1943; Guiriat El Atach, Tunisia
- Arthur Frederick SaundersArthur Frederick SaundersArthur Frederick Saunders VC Arthur Frederick Saunders VC Arthur Frederick Saunders VC (Ipswich (23 April 1879 – 30 July 1947) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and...
- 1915; Loos, France - William Alfred SavageWilliam Alfred SavageWilliam Alfred Savage VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1942; St. Nazaire, France - John William SayerJohn William SayerJohn William Sayer VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1918; Le Verguier, France - Arthur Stewart King ScarfArthur Stewart King ScarfSquadron Leader Arthur Stewart King Scarf VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1941; Singora, Malaya - Harry Norton SchofieldHarry Norton SchofieldLieutenant-Colonel Harry Norton Schofield VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:Schofield was 34 years old, and a captain in the Royal...
- 1899; Battle of Colenso, South Africa - John SchofieldJohn SchofieldJohn McAllister Schofield was an American soldier who held major commands during the American Civil War. He later served as U.S. Secretary of War and Commanding General of the United States Army.-Early life:...
- 1918; Givenchy, France - Mark ScholefieldMark ScholefieldMark Scholefield VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1854; Battle of Inkerman, Crimea - Andrew ScottAndrew Scott (VC)Major Andrew Scott VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1877; Quetta, India - Robert George ScottRobert George ScottLieutenant Colonel Robert George Scott VC DSO was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1879; Morosi's Mountain, South Africa - Robert Scott (VC)Robert Scott (VC)Robert Scott VC , was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1900; Caesar's CampCaesar's CampCaesar's Camp is a name used for many Iron Age hill forts in England.These include:Bedfordshire* Caesar's Camp near SandyBerkshire* Caesar's Camp, Bracknell ForestLondon* Caesar's Camp on Wimbledon CommonSurrey* Caesar's Camp near Farnham...
, South Africa - Derek Anthony SeagrimDerek Anthony SeagrimLieutenant Colonel Derek Anthony Seagrim VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. His VC was earned during the North Africa CampaignHis brother was Hugh...
- 1943; Mareth Line, Tunisia - Ernest SeamanErnest SeamanErnest Seaman VC MM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1918; Terhand, Belgium - Alfred Edward SephtonAlfred Edward SephtonAlfred Edward Sephton VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1941; Crete, Mediterranean - Cecil Harold SewellCecil Harold SewellCecil Harold Sewell VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1918; Fremicourt, France - Charles Richard SharpeCharles Richard SharpeCharles Richard Sharpe VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1915; Rouges Bancs, France - John David Francis ShaulJohn David Francis ShaulJohn David Francis Shaul VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1899; Magersfontein, South Africa - Robert Haydon ShebbeareRobert Haydon ShebbeareRobert Haydon Shebbeare VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Background:...
- 1857; Delhi, India - Albert Edward ShepherdAlbert Edward ShepherdAlbert Edward Shepherd VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1917; Villers Plouich, France - John Sheppard (or Shepherd) - 1855; Sebastopol, Crimea
- Robert St. Vincent SherbrookeRobert St. Vincent SherbrookeRear Admiral Robert St Vincent Sherbrooke VC CB DSO was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Background:Born in Oxton, Nottinghamshire, Sherbrooke attended...
- 1942; North Cape, Norway - William Henry ShortWilliam Henry ShortWilliam Henry Short VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1916; Munster Alley, France - William Philip Sidney - 1944; Anzio, Italy
- John Joseph SimsJohn Joseph SimsJohn Joseph Sims VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1855; Sebastopol, Crimea - Alfred SmithAlfred Smith (Victoria Cross)Alfred Smith VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1885; Abu Klea, Sudan - Alfred Victor SmithAlfred Victor SmithAlfred Victor Smith VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1915; Gallipoli, Turkey - Clement Leslie SmithClement Leslie SmithBrigadier General Clement Leslie Smith VC MC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:Smith was 25 years old, and a lieutenant in the 2nd Battalion,...
- 1904; Jidballi, Somaliland (now Somalia) - Edward SmithEdward Smith (VC)Edward Benn Smith VC, DCM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces, and the youngest such recipient from the First World War.-WWI:He is unusual in having...
- 1918; Serre, France - Henry SmithHenry Smith (VC)Henry Smith VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1857; Delhi, India - Issy SmithIssy SmithIssy Smith VC was a British-Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to eligible forces of the Commonwealth and United Kingdom...
- 1915; St. Julien, Belgium - John Smith (private)John Smith (private)Private John Smith VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1857; Lucknow, India - James SmithJames Smith (VC)James Smith VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1897; Mamund Valley, India - James Alexander SmithJames Alexander SmithJames Alexander Smith VC was born in Workington, Cumberland and was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1914; Rouges Bancs, France - John Smith (sergeant) - 1857; Delhi, India
- John George SmythJohn George SmythBrigadier Sir John George Smyth, 1st Baronet, VC MC PC was a British Indian Army officer and Conservative Member of Parliament. Although a recipient of the Victoria Cross, his army career ended in controversy....
- 1915; Richebourg L'Aouve, France - Nevill Maskelyne SmythNevill Maskelyne SmythMajor General Sir Nevill Maskelyne Smyth, VC, KCB was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Early life:Born the son of Sir Warington Wilkinson Smyth, a noted...
- 1898; Battle of Khartoum, Sudan - Charles Edward SpackmanCharles Edward SpackmanCharles Edward Spackman VC, MM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1917; Marcoing, France - William Speakman - 1951; Korea
- William StanlakeWilliam StanlakeWilliam Stanlake VC DCM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1854; Inkerman, Crimea - Richard Been StannardRichard Been StannardCaptain Richard Been Stannard VC DSO RD was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1940; Namsos, Norway - Gordon Charles SteeleGordon Charles SteeleCaptain Gordon Charles Steele VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1919; Kronstadt, Russia - Thomas Steele - 1917; Sanna-i-Yat, Mesopotamia
- Charles Edwin StoneCharles Edwin StoneCharles Edwin Stone VC MM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1918; Caponne Farm, France - Walter Napleton StoneWalter Napleton StoneWalter Napleton Stone VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was born in Blackheath, London.-Details:Born on 7 December 1891 to Edward and Emily...
- 1917; Cambrai, France - George StringerGeorge StringerGeorge Stringer VC from Newton Heath, Manchester was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Early life:Upon leaving school, George working for a local cloth...
- 1916; Es Sinn, Mesopotamia - George StrongGeorge Strong (VC)George Strong VC was an English recipent of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1855; Sebastopol, Crimea - Ronald Niel StuartRonald Niel StuartRonald Niel Stuart VC DSO RD RNR was a British Merchant Navy commodore and Royal Navy captain who was highly commended following extensive and distinguished service at sea over a period of more than thirty-five years...
- 1917; Atlantic - Frank Edward StubbsFrank Edward StubbsFrank Edward Stubbs VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1915; Gallipoli, Turkey - William Sutton - 1857; Delhi, India
- Ernest SykesErnest SykesErnest Sykes VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1917; Arras, France - William Henry Thomas SylvesterWilliam Henry Thomas SylvesterWilliam Henry Thomas Sylvester VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1855; Sebastopol, Crimea - George SymonsGeorge SymonsGeorge Symons VC DCM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1855; Inkerman, Crimea
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- Henry TandeyHenry TandeyHenry Tandey VC, DCM, MM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
- 1918; Marcoing, France - John TaylorJohn Taylor, VCJohn Taylor VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1855; Sebastopol, Crimea - Christopher Charles TeesdaleChristopher Charles TeesdaleMajor-General Sir Christopher Charles Teesdale, VC, KCMG, CB was the first South African-born Recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.He was born in Grahamstown, Cape of...
- 1855; Kars, Crimea - Edward Talbot ThackerayEdward Talbot ThackerayColonel Sir Edward Talbot Thackeray VC, KCB was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.The son of Rev Francis Thackeray and Mary Anne Shakespeare, he was the...
- 1857; Delhi, India - John ThomasJohn Thomas (VC)John Thomas VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.- Details :...
- 1917; Fontaine, France - James ThompsonWilliam James ThompsonJames Thompson VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1857; Lucknow, India - James TowersJames TowersJames Towers VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1918; Mericourt, France - Ernest Beachcroft Beckwith TowseErnest Beachcroft Beckwith TowseSir Ernest Beachcroft Beckwith Towse VC, KCVO, CBE was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:Towse was 35 years old, and a captain in the 1st...
- 1899; Magersfontein, South Africa - Alfred Maurice ToyeAlfred Maurice ToyeBrigadier Alfred Maurice Toye VC MC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1918; Eterpigny Ridge, France - Charles William TrainCharles William TrainCharles William Train VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1917; Air Karim, Palestine - William Bernard TraynorWilliam Bernard TraynorWilliam Bernard Traynor VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1901; Bothwell Camp, South Africa - Joseph TrewavasJoseph TrewavasJoseph Trewavas VC CGM was a British) recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1855; Sea of Azov, Crimea - Alexander Buller TurnerAlexander Buller TurnerAlexander Buller Turner VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1915; Vermelles, France - Hanson Victor TurnerHanson Victor TurnerHanson Victor Turner VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1944; Ningthoukhong, Burma (now Myanmar) - Samuel TurnerSamuel TurnerSamuel Turner VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1857; Delhi, India - Victor Buller TurnerVictor Buller TurnerLieutenant-Colonel Victor Buller Turner VC CVO was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Background:Victor was born in Reading in Berkshire, the son of...
- 1942; El Aqqaqir, Egypt - Thomas George TurrallThomas George TurrallThomas George Turrall VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1916; La Boiselle, France
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- John Franks VallentinJohn Franks VallentinJohn Franks Vallentin VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1914; Zillebeke, Belgium - Bernard William Vann - 1918; Bellenglise, France
- Theodore William Henry VealeTheodore William Henry VealeTheodore William Henry Veale VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1916; High Wood, France - Arthur VickersArthur VickersArthur Vickers VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1915; Hulloch, France - Charles Geoffrey VickersCharles Geoffrey VickersSir Charles Geoffrey Vickers VC was an English lawyer, administrator, writer and pioneering systems scientist...
- 1915; Hohenzollern Redoubt, France - Samuel VickerySamuel VickerySamuel Vickery VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1897; Dargai Heights, India
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- Richard WadesonRichard WadesonColonel Richard Wadeson VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Victoria Cross:...
- 1857; Delhi, India - Richard WakefordRichard WakefordMajor Richard Wakeford VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross during World War II, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1944; Cassino, Italy - Adam Herbert WakenshawAdam Herbert WakenshawAdam Herbert Wakenshaw VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1942; Mersa Matruh, Egypt - Garth Neville WalfordGarth Neville WalfordGarth Neville Walford VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1915; Gallipoli, Turkey - George WallerGeorge WallerGeorge Waller VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
- 1857; Delhi, India - Horace WallerHorace WallerHorace Waller VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for "gallantry in the face of the enemy" awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1917; Heninel, France - George WaltersGeorge WaltersGeorge Walters VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Background:...
- 1854; Battle of Inkerman, Crimea - Charles Ward - 1900; Lindley, South Africa
- Henry Ward - 1857; Lucknow, India
- John WatsonJohn Watson (VC)General Sir John Watson VC, GCB was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. An officer serving with the Bengal Army, Watson received his Victoria Cross for...
- 1857 ; Lucknow , India - William Allison WhiteWilliam Allison WhiteWilliam Allison White VC TD was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- 1918; Gouzeaucourt, France