List of Victoria Cross recipients (A–F)

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The Victoria Cross

The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest award of the United Kingdom honours system. It is awarded for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" to members of the British armed forces. It may be awarded posthumously. It was previously awarded to Commonwealth countries, most of which have established their own honours systems and no longer recommend British honours. It may be awarded to a person of any military rank in any service and to civilians under military command although no civilian has received the award since 1879. Since the first awards were presented by Queen Victoria in 1857, two-thirds of all awards have been personally presented by the British monarch. These investitures are usually held at Buckingham Palace.

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The first citations of the VC, particularly those in the initial gazette of 24 February 1857, varied in the details of each action; some specify date ranges while some specify a single date. The original Royal Warrant did not contain a specific clause regarding posthumous awards, although official policy was not to award the VC posthumously. [1] Between 1897 and 1901, several notices were issued in the London Gazette regarding soldiers who would have been awarded the VC had they survived. In a partial reversal of policy in 1902, six of the soldiers mentioned were granted the VC, but not "officially" awarded the medal. In 1907, the posthumous policy was completely reversed and medals were sent to the next of kin of the six soldiers. [2] The Victoria Cross warrant was not officially amended to explicitly allow posthumous awards until 1920, but one quarter of all awards for the First World War were posthumous. [1] [3] Three people have been awarded the VC and Bar, which is a medal for two actions; Noel Chavasse, Arthur Martin-Leake and Charles Upham. [4] Chavasse received both medals for actions in the First World War, while Martin-Leake was awarded his first VC for actions in the Second Boer War, and his second for actions during the First World War. Charles Upham received both VCs for actions during the Second World War.

The Victoria Cross has been awarded 1,358 times to 1,355 individual recipients. The largest number of recipients for one campaign is the First World War, for which 628 medals were awarded to 627 recipients. [5] The largest number awarded for actions on a single day was 24 on 16 November 1857, at the Second Relief of Lucknow, during the Indian Mutiny. [6] The largest number awarded for a single action was 18, for the assault on Sikandar Bagh, during the Second Relief of Lucknow. The largest number awarded to one unit during a single action was seven, to the 2nd/24th Foot, for the defence of Rorke's Drift (22–23 January 1879), during the Zulu War. [7] Since 1991, Australia, Canada and New Zealand have created their own separate Victoria Crosses: the Victoria Cross for Australia, the Victoria Cross for Canada, and the Victoria Cross for New Zealand. Five of these separate medals have been awarded, all for actions in the War in Afghanistan; Willie Apiata received the Victoria Cross for New Zealand on 26 July 2007; Mark Donaldson received the Victoria Cross for Australia on 16 January 2009; and Ben Roberts-Smith was awarded the Victoria Cross for Australia on 23 January 2011. [8] Corporal Daniel Keighran VC and Corporal Cameron Stewart Baird VC MG have also been awarded the medal for their actions in Afghanistan. As these are separate medals, they are not included in this list. [9]

The youngest recipient of the VC was Andrew Fitzgibbon who was fifteen at the time of the action that earned him the VC. The oldest recipient was William Raynor at 61 at the time of his action in 1857. [10] There have been several VCs awarded to close relatives. Four pairs of brothers and three fathers and sons have been awarded the VC. In his book Victoria Cross Heroes, Lord Ashcroft notes the story of the Gough family as possibly the "bravest family." Major Charles Gough was awarded the VC in 1857 for saving his brother, Lieutenant Hugh Gough who then went on to win a VC himself in the same year, after he charged enemy guns. Charles' son, John Gough, then went on to win the family's third VC in 1903. [11] Andrew Joseph-SAS 2001 (Not released to public,) Mark Rodger-SAS 2001(Not released to public,)

Recipients (A–F)

By default this list sorts alphabetically. Indian and Nepalese convention is for the family name first and the given name second; [12] this is reflected in this list. The rank column sorts by the rank of the recipient at the time of the action. This column sorts by the comparative rank of the recipient within the British Armed Forces command structure. Within the British Armed Forces the Navy is the Senior Service, followed by the Army and then the Royal Air Force (RAF).

NameRankUnitCampaignDate of action
Arthur Aaron Acting Flight Sergeant No. 218 Squadron RAF Second World War 12 August 1943*
Abdul Hafiz Jemadar 9th Jat Infantry Second World War 6 April 1944*
Harold Ackroyd Temp. Captain Royal Army Medical Corps First World War 31 July 1917 to
1 August 1917
Abraham Acton Private Border Regiment First World War 21 December 1914
James Adams Reverend Bengal Ecclesiastical Department Second Afghan War 11 December 1879
Robert Adams Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Corps of Guides Tirah Campaign 17 August 1897
Henry Addison Private 43rd Regiment of Foot Indian Mutiny 2 January 1859
William Addison Chaplain Royal Army Chaplains' Department First World War 9 April 1916
Tom Adlam Temp. Second Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment First World War 2728 September 1916
Agansing Rai Naik 5th Gurkha Rifles Second World War 26 June 1944
Augustus Agar Lieutenant HM Coastal Motor Boat 4 North Russia Relief Force 17 June 1919
Frederick Aikman Lieutenant 4th Bengal Native Infantry Indian Mutiny 1 March 1858
Robert Aitken Lieutenant 13th Bengal Native Infantry Indian Mutiny 30 June 1857 to
22 November 1857 [A]
Herman Albrecht Trooper Imperial Light Horse Second Boer War 6 January 1900
Ernest Alexander Major Royal Field Artillery First World War 24 August 1914
John Alexander Private 90th Regiment of Foot Crimean War 18 June 1855
Wallace Algie Lieutenant 1st Battalion, CEF First World War 11 October 1918*
Ali Haidar Sepoy 13th Frontier Force Rifles Second World War 9 April 1945
William Allen Captain Royal Army Medical Corps First World War 3 September 1916
William Allen Corporal 24th Regiment of Foot Zulu War 22–23 January 1879
Michael Allmand Acting Captain 6th Gurkha Rifles Second World War 11 June 1944
23 June 1944* [A]
William Amey Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment First World War 4 November 1918
Charles Anderson Private 2nd Dragoon Guards Indian Mutiny 8 October 1858
Charles Anderson Lieutenant Colonel 8th Division, AIF Second World War 18–22 January 1942
Eric Anderson Private East Yorkshire Regiment Second World War 6 April 1943*
John Anderson Acting Major Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) Second World War 23 April 1943
William Anderson Corporal Green Howards First World War 12 March 1915*
William Anderson Acting  Lieutenant Colonel Highland Light Infantry First World War 25 March 1918*
Leslie Andrew Corporal Wellington Infantry Regiment First World War 31 July 1917
Henry Andrews Temp. Captain Indian Medical Service Waziristan Campaign 22 October 1919*
William Angus Lance Corporal Highland Light Infantry First World War 12 June 1915
Richard Annand Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry Second World War 15 May 1940
Augustus Anson Captain 84th Regiment of Foot Indian Mutiny 28 September 1857,
16 November 1857 [A]
Adam Archibald Sapper Corps of Royal Engineers First World War 4 November 1918
Thomas Arthur Gunner Royal Regiment of Artillery Crimean War 7 June 1855
Thomas Ashford Private 7th Regiment of Foot Second Afghan War 16 August 1880
James Ashworth Lance Corporal 1st Battalion The Grenadier Guards Helmand 13 June 2012*
Alfred Atkinson Sergeant Yorkshire Regiment Second Boer War 18 February 1900
Harold Auten Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve First World War 30 July 1918
Thomas Axford Lance Corporal 16th Battalion, AIF First World War 4 July 1918
Fenton Aylmer Captain Royal Engineers Hunza-Naga Campaign 2 December 1891
William Babtie Major Royal Army Medical Corps Second Boer War 15 December 1899
Peter Badcoe Major Australian Army Training Team Vietnam Vietnam War 23 February 1967 [A]
7 March 1967
7 April 1967*
Badlu Singh Ressaidar 14th Murray's Jat Lancers First World War 23 September 1918*
Charles Baker Lieutenant Bengal Police Battalion Indian Mutiny 27 September 1858
Albert Ball Temp. Captain No. 56 Squadron RFC First World War 25 April 1917 to
6 May 1917* [A]
Valentine Bambrick Private 60th Rifles Indian Mutiny 6 May 1858
Edward Bamford Captain Royal Marine Light Infantry First World War 22–23 April 1918
William Bankes Cornet 7th Queen's Own Hussars Indian Mutiny 19 March 1858
Edward Barber Private Grenadier Guards First World War 12 March 1915*
William Barker Acting Major No. 1 Squadron RFC First World War 27 October 1918
Thomas Barratt Private South Staffordshire Regiment First World War 27 July 1917*
John Barrett Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment First World War 24 September 1918
Colin Barron Corporal 3rd Battalion, CEF First World War 6 November 1917
John Barry Private Royal Irish Regiment Second Boer War 7 January 1901
Frederick Barter Company Sergeant Major Royal Welsh Fusiliers First World War 16 May 1915
Cyril Barton Pilot Officer No. 578 Squadron RAF Second World War 30 March 1944*
John Baskeyfield Lance-Sergeant South Staffordshire Regiment Second World War 20 September 1944*
Cyril Bassett Corporal New Zealand Divisional Signal Company First World War 7 August 1915
Sidney Bates Corporal Royal Norfolk Regiment Second World War 6 August 1944* [C]
Arthur Batten-Pooll Lieutenant Royal Munster Fusiliers First World War 25 June 1916
Edward Baxter Second Lieutenant King's (Liverpool Regiment) First World War 18 April 1916*
Frank Baxter Trooper Bulawayo Field Force Matabeleland Rebellion 22 April 1896
Ian Bazalgette Squadron Leader No. 635 Squadron RAF Second World War 4 August 1944*
Thomas Beach Private 55th Regiment of Foot Crimean War 5 November 1854
Daniel Beak Commander Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve First World War 21 August 1918 to
8 September 1918 [A]
Ernest Beal Second Lieutenant Green Howards First World War 21–22 March 1918*
Robert Beatham Private 8th Battalion, AIF First World War 9 August 1918*
Stephen Beattie Lieutenant Commander HMS Campbeltown Second World War 27 March 1942
Andrew Beauchamp-Proctor Captain No. 84 Squadron RFC First World War 8 August 1918 to
8 October 1918 [A]
John Beeley Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps Second World War 21 November 1941*
William Bees Private Sherwood Foresters Second Boer War 30 September 1901
William Beesley Private Prince Consort's Own (Rifle Brigade) First World War 8 May 1918
Harry Beet Corporal Derbyshire Regiment Second Boer War 22 April 1900
Johnson Beharry Private Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment Operation Telic 1 May 2004,
11 June 2004 [A]
Douglas Belcher Lance-Sergeant London Regiment First World War 13 May 1915
David Bell Private 24th Regiment of Foot Andaman Islands Expedition 7 May 1867
Donald Bell Temp. Second Lieutenant Green Howards First World War 5 July 1916
Edward Bell Captain Royal Welch Fusiliers Crimean War 20 September 1854
Eric Bell Temp. Captain Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers First World War 1 July 1916*
Frederick Bell Lieutenant West Australian Mounted Infantry Second Boer War 16 May 1901
Mark Bell Lieutenant Royal Engineers First Ashanti Expedition 4 February 1874
Richard Bell-Davies Squadron Commander No. 3 Squadron RNAS First World War 19 November 1915
Edward Bellew Lieutenant 7th Battalion, CEF First World War 24 April 1915
Eugene Bennett Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment First World War 5 November 1916
Philip Bent Temp. Lieutenant Colonel Leicestershire Regiment First World War 1 October 1917*
Spencer Bent Drummer East Lancashire Regiment First World War 1 November 1914
William Beresford Captain 9th Lancers Zulu War 3 July 1879
James Bergin Private 33rd Regiment of Foot Abyssinian War 13 April 1868
John Berryman Sergeant 17th Lancers Crimean War 25 October 1854
Bertram Best-Dunkley Temp. Lieutenant Colonel Lancashire Fusiliers First World War 31 July 1917*
Bhanbhagta Gurung Rifleman 2nd Gurkha Rifles Second World War 5 March 1945
Bhandari Ram Sepoy 10th Baluch Regiment Second World War 22 November 1944
Edward Bingham Commander HMS Nestor First World War 31 May 1916
Frederick Birks Second Lieutenant 6th Battalion, AIF First World War 21 September 1917
John Bisdee Trooper Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen Second Boer War 1 September 1900
Billy Bishop Captain No. 60 Squadron RAF First World War 2 June 1917
William Bissett Lieutenant Princess Louises's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) First World War 25 October 1918
Arthur Blackburn Second Lieutenant 10th Battalion, AIF First World War 23 July 1916
James Blair Captain 2nd Bombay Light Cavalry Indian Mutiny 12 August 1857,
23 October 1857 [A]
Robert Blair Lieutenant 2nd Dragoon Guards Indian Mutiny 28 September 1857
Frank Blaker Major 9th Gurkha Rifles Second World War 9 July 1944*
William Bloomfield Captain 2nd South African Mounted Brigade First World War 24 August 1916
Andrew Bogle Lieutenant 78th Regiment of Foot Indian Mutiny 29 July 1857
Guy Boisragon Lieutenant 5th Gurkha Rifles Hunza-Naga Campaign 2 December 1891
Charles Bonner Lieutenant HMS Dunraven First World War 8 August 1917
Anthony Booth Colour Sergeant 80th Regiment of Foot Zulu War 12 March 1879
Frederick Booth Sergeant British South Africa Police First World War 12 February 1917
Albert Borella Lieutenant 26th Battalion, AIF First World War 17 July 1918
Arthur Borton Lieutenant Colonel London Regiment First World War 7 November 1917
Stanley Boughey Second Lieutenant Royal Scots Fusiliers First World War 1 December 1917*
Abraham Boulger Lance Corporal 84th Regiment of Foot Indian Mutiny 12 July 1857 to
25 September 1857 [A]
William Boulter Sergeant Northamptonshire Regiment First World War 14 July 1916
Claud Bourchier Lieutenant Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) Crimean War 20 November 1854
Rowland Bourke Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve First World War 9–10 May 1918
George Boyd-Rochfort Second Lieutenant Scots Guards First World War 3 August 1915
Duncan Boyes Midshipman HMS Eurayalus Bombardment of Shimonoseki 6 September 1864
Edward Boyle Lieutenant Commander HMS E14 First World War 27 April 1915
Edward Bradbury Temp. Captain Royal Horse Artillery First World War 1 September 1914
George Bradford Lieutenant Commander HMS Iris II First World War 22–23 April 1918*
Roland Bradford Temp. Lieutenant Colonel Durham Light Infantry First World War 1 October 1916
Frederick Bradley Driver Royal Field Artillery Second Boer War 26 September 1901
Joseph Bradshaw Private Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) Crimean War 22 April 1855
William Bradshaw Assistant surgeon 90th Regiment of Foot Indian Mutiny 26 September 1857
Joseph Brennan Bombardier Royal Regiment of Artillery Indian Mutiny 3 April 1858
Alexander Brereton Acting Corporal 8th Battalion, CEF First World War 9 August 1918
Jean Brillant Lieutenant 22nd Battalion, CEF First World War 8–9 August 1918*
Walter Brodie Captain Highland Light Infantry First World War 11 November 1914
Gonville Bromhead Lieutenant 24th Regiment of Foot Zulu War 22–23 January 1879
Cuthbert Bromley Temp. Major Lancashire Fusiliers First World War 25 April 1915
James Brooke Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders First World War 29 October 1914*
Edward Brooks Company Sergeant Major Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry First World War 28 April 1917
Oliver Brooks Lance-Sergeant Coldstream Guards First World War 8 October 1915
Donald Brown Sergeant Otago Infantry Regiment First World War 15 September 1916
Edward Brown Major 14th Hussars Second Boer War 13 October 1900
Francis Brown Lieutenant 1st Bengal European Fusiliers Indian Mutiny 16 November 1857
Harry Brown Private 10th Battalion, CEF First World War 16 August 1917*
Peter Brown Trooper Cape Mounted Riflemen Basuto War 8 April 1879
Walter Brown Corporal 20th Battalion, AIF First World War 6 July 1918
Edward Browne Lieutenant 24th Regiment of Foot Zulu War 29 March 1879
Sam Browne Captain 46th Bengal Native Infantry Indian Mutiny 31 August 1858
William Bruce Lieutenant 59th Scinde Rifles First World War 19 December 1914*
John Brunt Temp. Captain Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) Second World War 9 December 1944*
Thomas Bryan Lance Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers First World War 9 April 1917
John Buchan Second Lieutenant Princess Louises's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) First World War 21 March 1918*
Angus Buchanan Temp. Captain South Wales Borderers First World War 5 April 1916
William Buckingham Private Leicestershire Regiment First World War 10 March 1915
12 March 1915
Alexander Buckley Temp. Corporal 54th Battalion, AIF First World War 1–2 September 1918*
Cecil Buckley Lieutenant HMS Miranda Crimean War 29 May 1855
John Buckley Assistant Commissary Commissariat Department Indian Mutiny 11 May 1857
Maurice Buckley Sergeant 13th Battalion, AIF First World War 18 September 1918
Bryan Budd Corporal Parachute Regiment War in Afghanistan 27 July 2006
20 August 2006* [A]
Patrick Bugden Private 31st Battalion, AIF First World War 26–28 September 1917*
Redvers Buller Brevet Lieutenant Colonel 60th Rifles Zulu War 28 March 1879
Daniel Burges Temp. Lieutenant Colonel South Wales Borderers First World War 18 September 1918
Hugh Burgoyne Lieutenant HMS Swallow Crimean War 29 May 1855
William Burman Sergeant Prince Consort's Own (Rifle Brigade) First World War 20 September 1917
Nathaniel Burslem Lieutenant 67th Regiment of Foot Third China War 21 August 1860
Alfred Burt Corporal Hertfordshire Regiment First World War 27 September 1915
Alexander Burton Corporal 7th Battalion, AIF First World War 9 August 1915*
Richard Burton Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment Second World War 8 October 1944
Christopher Bushell Lieutenant Colonel Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment First World War 23 March 1918
John Butler Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps First World War 17 November 1914
Thomas Butler Lieutenant 1st Bengal European Fusiliers Indian Mutiny 9 March 1858
William Butler Private Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) First World War 6 August 1917
Robert Bye Sergeant Welsh Guards First World War 31 July 1917
James Byrne Private 86th Regiment of Foot Indian Mutiny 3 April 1858
John Byrne Private 68th Regiment of Foot Crimean War 5 November 1854
Thomas Byrne Private 21st Lancers Sudan Campaign 2 September 1898
John Bythesea Lieutenant HMS Arrogant Crimean War 9 August 1854
Thomas Cadell Lieutenant 2nd European Bengal Fusiliers Indian Mutiny 12 June 1857
William Cafe Captain 56th Bengal Native Infantry Indian Mutiny 15 April 1858
John Caffrey Private York and Lancaster Regiment First World War 16 November 1915
Robert Cain Temp. Major South Staffordshire Regiment Second World War 17–25 September 1944
George Cairns Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment Second World War 13 March 1944* [C]
Hugh Cairns Sergeant 46th Battalion, CEF First World War 1 November 1918*
Thomas Caldwell Sergeant Royal Scots Fusiliers First World War 31 October 1918
Laurence Calvert Sergeant King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) First World War 12 September 1918
Daniel Cambridge Bombardier Royal Regiment of Artillery Crimean War 8 September 1855
Aylmer Cameron Lieutenant 72nd Regiment of Foot Indian Mutiny 30 March 1858
Donald Cameron Lieutenant HMS X6 Second World War 22 September 1943
Frederick Campbell Lieutenant 1st Battalion, CEF First World War 15 June 1915*
Gordon Campbell Commander HMS Farnborough First World War 17 February 1917
John Campbell Acting Brigadier Royal Horse Artillery Second World War 21–23 November 1941
John Campbell Temp. Lieutenant Colonel Coldstream Guards First World War 15 September 1916
Kenneth Campbell Flying Officer No. 22 Squadron RAF Second World War 6 April 1941*
Lorne Campbell Temp. Lieutenant Colonel Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) Second World War 6 April 1943
John Carless Ordinary Seaman HMS Caledon First World War 17 November 1917*
Patrick Carlin Private 13th Regiment of Foot Indian Mutiny 6 April 1858
John Carmichael Sergeant Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment) First World War 8 September 1917
James Carne Lieutenant Colonel Gloucestershire Regiment Korean War 22–23 April 1951
Alfred Carpenter Captain HMS Vindictive First World War 22–23 April 1918
John Carroll Private 33rd Battalion, AIF First World War 7–12 June 1917
Herbert Carter Lieutenant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Fourth Somaliland Expedition 19 December 1903
Nelson Carter Company Sergeant Major Royal Sussex Regiment First World War 30 June 1916*
Adrian Carton de Wiart Lieutenant Colonel 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards First World War 2–3 July 1916
George Cartwright Private 33rd Battalion, AIF First World War 31 October 1918
Bernard Cassidy Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers First World War 28 March 1918*
Claud Castleton Sergeant 5th Machine Gun Corps First World War 28–29 July 1916*
George Cates Second Lieutenant Prince Consort's Own (Rifle Brigade) First World War 8 March 1917*
Geoffrey Cather Lieutenant Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victoria's) First World War 1 July 1916*
Harry Cator Sergeant East Surrey Regiment First World War 9 April 1917
George Chafer Private East Yorkshire Regiment First World War 3–4 June 1916
James Champion Troop Sergeant Major 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars Indian Mutiny 8 September 1858
George Channer Captain Bengal Staff Corps Perak War 20 December 1875
John Chaplin Ensign 67th Regiment of Foot Third China War 21 August 1860
Edward Chapman Corporal Monmouthshire Regiment Second World War 2 April 1945
John Chard Lieutenant Royal Engineers Zulu War 22–23 January 1879
Edward Charlton Guardsman Irish Guards Second World War 21 April 1945*
William Chase Lieutenant 28th Native Infantry Second Afghan War 16 August 1880
Chatta Singh Sepoy 9th Bhopal Infantry First World War 13 January 1916
Noel Chavasse [B] Captain Royal Army Medical Corps First World War 9 August 1916
31 July 1917 to
2 August 1917
Percy Cherry Captain 26th Battalion, AIF First World War 26 March 1917*
Leonard Cheshire Squadron Leader No. 35 Squadron RAF
No. 76 Squadron RAF
No. 617 Squadron RAF
Second World War 1940–1944 [A]
Chhelu Ram Company Havildar Major 6th Rajputana Rifles Second World War 19–20 April 1943*
George Chicken Civilian Indian Naval Brigade Indian Mutiny 27 September 1858
Albert Chowne Lieutenant 2/2nd Battalion, AIF Second World War 25 March 1945*
Harry Christian Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) First World War 18 October 1915
John Christie Lance Corporal London Regiment First World War 21–22 December 1917
William Clamp Corporal Green Howards First World War 9 October 1917*
George Clare Private 5th Royal Irish Lancers First World War 28–29 November 1917*
James Clarke Sergeant Lancashire Fusiliers First World War 2 November 1918
Leo Clarke Acting Corporal 2nd Battalion, CEF First World War 9 September 1916
William Clark-Kennedy Lieutenant Colonel 24th Battalion, CEF First World War 27–28 August 1918
John Clements Corporal Rimington's Guides Second Boer War 24 February 1901
Henry Clifford Lieutenant Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) Crimean War 5 November 1854
Herbert Clogstoun Captain 19th Madras Native Infantry Indian Mutiny 15 January 1859
Brett Cloutman Acting Major Corps of Royal Engineers First World War 6 November 1918
Alexander Cobbe Captain King's African Rifles Second Somaliland Expedition 6 October 1902
Hugh Cochrane Lieutenant 86th Regiment of Foot Indian Mutiny 1 April 1858
Hampden Cockburn Lieutenant Royal Canadian Dragoons Second Boer War 7 November 1900
William Coffey Private 34th Regiment of Foot Crimean War 29 March 1855
Clifford Coffin Temp. Brigadier General Corps of Royal Engineers First World War 6 July 1917
Nevill Coghill Lieutenant 24th Regiment of Foot Zulu War 22 January 1879*
John Coleman Sergeant 97th Regiment of Foot Crimean War 30 August 1855
Harold Colley Acting Sergeant Lancashire Fusiliers First World War 25 August 1918*
Joseph Collin Second Lieutenant King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) First World War 9 April 1918*
John Collings-Wells Acting Lieutenant Colonel Bedfordshire Regiment First World War 22–27 March 1918*
John Collins Acting Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers First World War 31 October 1917
James Collis Gunner Royal Horse Artillery Second Afghan War 27 July 1880
William Coltman Lance Corporal Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment) First World War 3–4 October 1918
Herbert Columbine Private Machine Gun Corps First World War 22 March 1918*
Hugh Colvin Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment First World War 20 September 1917
James Colvin Lieutenant Royal Engineers Mohmand Campaign 16 September 1897
Thomas Colyer-Fergusson Acting Captain Northamptonshire Regiment First World War 31 July 1917*
Robert Combe Lieutenant 27th Battalion, CEF First World War 3 May 1917*
John Commerell Commander HMS Weser Crimean War 11 October 1855
Walter Congreve Captain Rifle Brigade Second Boer War 15 December 1899
Billy Congreve Major Prince Consort's Own (Rifle Brigade) First World War 6–20 July 1916
William Connolly Gunner Bengal Horse Artillery Indian Mutiny 7 July 1857
John Connors Private 3rd Regiment of Foot Crimean War 8 September 1855
John Conolly Lieutenant 49th Regiment of Foot Crimean War 26 October 1854
John Cook Captain 5th Gurkha Rifles Second Afghan War 2 December 1878
Walter Cook Private 42nd Regiment of Foot Indian Mutiny 15 January 1859
Thomas Cooke Private 8th Battalion, AIF First World War 24–25 July 1916*
Edgar Cookson Lieutenant Commander HMS Comet First World War 28 September 1915*
Edward Cooper Sergeant King's Royal Rifle Corps First World War 16 August 1917
Henry Cooper Boatswain HMS Miranda Crimean War 3 June 1855
James Cooper Private 24th Regiment of Foot Andaman Islands Expedition 7 May 1867
Frederick Coppins Corporal 8th Battalion, CEF First World War 9 August 1918
Frederick Corbett Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps Occupation of Egypt 5 August 1882
Jack Cornwell First Class Boy HMS Chester First World War 31 May 1916* [C]
Aubrey Cosens Sergeant Queen's Own Rifles of Canada Second World War 22–23 February 1945*
William Cosgrove Corporal Royal Munster Fusiliers First World War 26 April 1915
Edmond Costello Lieutenant 22nd Punjab Infantry Siege of Malakand 26 July 1897
William Cotter Acting Corporal Buffs (East Kent Regiment) First World War 6 March 1916* [C]
Cornelius Coughlan Colour Sergeant 75th Regiment of Foot Indian Mutiny 8 June 1857
Gustavus Coulson Lieutenant King's Own Scottish Borderers Second Boer War 18 May 1901*
Jack Counter Private King's (Liverpool Regiment) First World War 16 April 1918
Gabriel Coury Second Lieutenant Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) First World War 8 August 1916
Charles Coverdale Sergeant Manchester Regiment First World War 4 October 1917
Charles Cowley Lieutenant Commander Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve First World War 24–25 April 1916*
Christopher Cox Private Bedfordshire Regiment First World War 13 March 1917
James Craig Colour Sergeant Scots Fusiliers Guards Crimean War 6 September 1855
John Craig Second Lieutenant Royal Scots Fusiliers First World War 5 June 1917
Harry Crandon Private 18th Royal Hussars Second Boer War 4 July 1901
Garrett Creagh Captain Bombay Staff Corps Second Afghan War 21 April 1879
Thomas Crean Surgeon Captain Imperial Light Horse Second Boer War 18 December 1901
James Crichton Private Auckland Infantry Regiment First World War 30 September 1918
John Crimmin Surgeon Bombay Medical Service British rule in Burma 1 January 1889
Thomas Crisp Skipper Royal Naval Reserve First World War 15 August 1917*
John Croak Private 13th Battalion, CEF First World War 8 August 1918*
Arthur Cross Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps First World War 25 March 1918
John Crowe Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment First World War 14 April 1918
Joseph Crowe Lieutenant 78th Regiment of Foot Indian Mutiny 12 August 1857
John Cruickshank Flying Officer No. 210 Squadron RAF Second World War 17–18 July 1944
Robert Cruickshank Private London Scottish Regiment First World War 1 May 1918
Victor Crutchley Lieutenant HMS Vindictive First World War 9 May 1918
William Cubitt Lieutenant 13th Bengal Native Infantry Indian Mutiny 30 June 1857
Arthur Cumming Lieutenant-Colonel Frontier Force Regiment Second World War 3 January 1942
William Cuninghame Lieutenant Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) Crimean War 20 November 1854
John Cunningham Lieutenant East Yorkshire Regiment First World War 13 November 1916
John Cunningham Corporal Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment First World War 12 April 1917* [C]
William Currey Private 53rd Battalion, AIF First World War 1 September 1918
David Currie Major South Alberta Regiment Second World War 18–20 August 1944
Albert Curtis Private East Surrey Regiment Second Boer War 23 February 1900
Henry Curtis Boatswain's Mate Naval Brigade Crimean War 18 June 1855
Horace Curtis Sergeant Royal Dublin Fusiliers First World War 18 October 1918
Philip Curtis Lieutenant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Korean War 22–23 April 1951*
Roden Cutler Lieutenant Royal Australian Artillery Second World War 19 June 1941 to
6 July 1941
James Dalton Assistant Commissary Commissariat and Transport Department Zulu War 22–23 January 1879
Henry Dalziel Driver 15th Battalion, AIF First World War 4 July 1918
John Danaher Trooper Nourse's Horse First Boer War 16 January 1881
Frederick Dancox Private Worcestershire Regiment First World War 9 October 1917
Edward Daniel Midshipman HMS Diamond Crimean War 18 October 1854
Harry Daniels Company Sergeant Major Prince Consort's Own (Rifle Brigade) First World War 12 March 1915
Henry D'Arcy Captain Frontier Light Horse Zulu War 3 July 1879
Wilbur Dartnell Temp. Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers First World War 3 September 1915*
Darwan Negi Naik 39th Garhwal Rifles First World War 23–24 November 1914
John Daunt Lieutenant 11th Bengal Native Infantry Indian Mutiny 2 October 1857
Phillip Davey Corporal 10th Battalion, AIF First World War 28 June 1918
James Davies Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers First World War 31 July 1917* [C]
John Davies Corporal Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) First World War 24 March 1918
Joseph Davies Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers First World War 20 July 1916
Gronow Davis Captain Royal Regiment of Artillery Crimean War 8 September 1855
James Davis Private 42nd Regiment of Foot Indian Mutiny 15 April 1858
James Dawson Corporal Corps of Royal Engineers First World War 13 October 1915
George Day Lieutenant HMS Recruit Crimean War 17 September 1855
Sidney Day Corporal Suffolk Regiment First World War 26 August 1917
John Daykins Acting Sergeant York and Lancaster Regiment First World War 20 October 1918
Raymond de Montmorency Lieutenant 21st Lancers Sudan Campaign 2 September 1898
Frank de Pass Lieutenant 34th Prince Albert Victor's Own Poona Horse First World War 24 November 1914*
Edmund de Wind Second Lieutenant Royal Irish Rifles First World War 21 March 1918*
Donald Dean Temp. Lieutenant Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) First World War 24–26 September 1918
Percy Dean Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve First World War 22–23 April 1918
Maurice Dease Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers First World War 23 August 1914*
Denis Dempsey Private 10th Regiment of Foot Indian Mutiny 12 August 1857,
14 March 1858 [A]
Tom Derrick Sergeant 26th Brigade, AIF Second World War 24 November 1943
Bernard Diamond Sergeant Bengal Horse Artillery Indian Mutiny 28 September 1857
William Dick-Cunyngham Lieutenant 92nd Regiment of Foot Second Afghan War 13 December 1879
Collingwood Dickson Lieutenant-Colonel Royal Regiment of Artillery Crimean War 17 October 1854
Robert Digby-Jones Lieutenant Royal Engineers Second Boer War 6 January 1900
John Dimmer Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps First World War 12 November 1914
Thomas Dinesen Private 42nd Battalion, CEF First World War 12 August 1918
John Divane Private 60th Rifles Indian Mutiny 10 September 1857
Matthew Dixon Captain Royal Regiment of Artillery Crimean War 17 April 1855
Claude Dobson Commander HM Coastal Motor Boat 31 North Russia Relief Force 18 August 1919
Frederick Dobson Private Coldstream Guards First World War 28 September 1914
Dennis Donnini Fusilier Royal Scots Fusiliers Second World War 18 January 1945*
Patrick Donohoe Private 9th Queen's Royal Lancers Indian Mutiny 28 September 1857
John Doogan Private 1st King's Dragoon Guards First Boer War 28 January 1881
George Dorrell Battery Sergeant Major Royal Horse Artillery First World War 1 September 1914
Eric Dougall Acting Captain Royal Field Artillery First World War 10 April 1918*
Charles Doughty-Wylie Lieutenant Colonel Royal Welsh Fusiliers First World War 26 April 1915*
Campbell Douglas Assistant surgeon 24th Regiment of Foot Andaman Islands Expedition 7 May 1867
Henry Douglas Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps Second Boer War 11 December 1899
Angus Douglas-Hamilton Temp. Lieutenant Colonel Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders First World War 25–26 September 1915*
George Dowell Lieutenant Royal Marine Artillery Crimean War 13 July 1855
William Dowling Private 32nd Regiment of Foot Indian Mutiny 4 July 1857,
27 September 1857 [A]
John Down Ensign 57th Regiment of Foot New Zealand Wars 2 October 1863
Robert Downie Sergeant Royal Dublin Fusiliers First World War 23 October 1916
Alexis Doxat Lieutenant Imperial Yeomanry Second Boer War 20 October 1900
Martin Doyle Company Sergeant Major Royal Munster Fusiliers First World War 2 September 1918
Job Drain Driver Royal Field Artillery First World War 26 August 1914
Alfred Drake Corporal Prince Consort's Own (Rifle Brigade) First World War 23 November 1915*
Tom Dresser Private Green Howards First World War 12 May 1917
George Drewry Midshipman Royal Naval Reserve First World War 25 April 1915
Geoffrey Drummond Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve First World War 9–10 May 1918
James Duffy Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers First World War 27 December 1917
Thomas Duffy Private 1st Madras European Fusiliers Indian Mutiny 6 September 1857
Frederic Dugdale Lieutenant 5th Royal Irish Lancers Second Boer War 3 March 1901
James Dundas Lieutenant Bengal Engineers Bhutan War 30 April 1865
John Dunlay Lance Corporal 93rd Regiment of Foot Indian Mutiny 16 November 1857
Alexander Dunn Lieutenant 11th Hussars Crimean War 25 October 1854
Robert Dunsire Private Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) First World War 26 September 1915
William Dunstan Corporal 7th Battalion, AIF First World War 9 August 1915
John Dunville Second Lieutenant 1st Royal Dragoons First World War 24–25 June 1917* [C]
Alfred Durrant Private Rifle Brigade Second Boer War 27 August 1900
Thomas Durrant Sergeant Corps of Royal Engineers Second World War 27 March 1942* [C]
Edward Dwyer Private East Surrey Regiment First World War 20 April 1915
John Dwyer Sergeant Australian Machine Gun Corps First World War 26 September 1917
Denis Dynon Corporal 53rd Regiment of Foot Indian Mutiny 2 October 1857
George Eardley Acting Sergeant King's Shropshire Light Infantry Second World War 16 October 1944
John Edmondson Corporal 9th Division, AIF Second World War 13–14 April 1941* [C]
Alexander Edwards Sergeant Seaforth Highlanders First World War 31 July 1917
Frederick Edwards Private Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) First World War 26 September 1916
Hughie Edwards Pilot Officer No. 105 Squadron RAF Second World War 4 July 1941
Thomas Edwards Private Black Watch Sudan Campaign 13 March 1884
Wilfred Edwards Private King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) First World War 16 August 1917
William Edwards Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry Occupation of Egypt 13 September 1882
Ernest Egerton Corporal Sherwood Foresters First World War 20 September 1917
Roland Elcock Captain Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) First World War 15 October 1918
Keith Elliott Sergeant 22nd Battalion, NZEF Second World War 15 July 1942
Neville Elliott-Cooper Temp. Lieutenant Colonel Royal Fusiliers First World War 30 November 1917
Howard Elphinstone Lieutenant Corps of Royal Engineers Crimean War 18 June 1855
Wilfrith Elstob Temp. Lieutenant Colonel Manchester Regiment First World War 21 March 1918*
Frederick Elton Brevet Major 55th Regiment of Foot Crimean War 29 March 1855
James Emerson Temp. Second Lieutenant Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers First World War 6 December 1917*
Henry Engleheart Sergeant 10th Hussars Second Boer War 13 March 1900
William English Lieutenant Scottish Horse Second Boer War 3 July 1901
John Erskine Sergeant Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) First World War 22 June 1916
Harold Ervine-Andrews Captain East Lancashire Regiment Second World War 31 May 1940 to
1 June 1940
Eugene Esmonde Lieutenant Commander 825 Naval Air Squadron Second World War 12 February 1942
Thomas Esmonde Captain 18th Regiment of Foot Crimean War 18 June 1855
Arthur Evans Lance-Sergeant Lincolnshire Regiment First World War 2 September 1918
George Evans Company Sergeant Major Manchester Regiment First World War 30 July 1916
Lewis Evans Acting Lieutenant Colonel Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) First World War 4 October 1917
Samuel Evans Private 19th Regiment of Foot Crimean War 13 April 1855
Donald Farmer Sergeant Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders Second Boer War 13 December 1900
Joseph Farmer Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps First Boer War 27 February 1881
Francis Farquharson Lieutenant 42nd Regiment of Foot Indian Mutiny 9 March 1858
John Farrell Sergeant 17th Lancers Crimean War 25 October 1854
William Faulds Private South African Infantry First World War 18 July 1916
Fazal Din Acting Naik 10th Baluch Regiment Second World War 2 March 1945*
Edward Fegen Acting Captain HMS Jervis Bay Second World War 5 November 1940*
Alfred Ffrench Lieutenant 53rd Regiment of Foot Indian Mutiny 16 November 1857
Alexander Fincastle Lieutenant 16th Lancers Tirah Campaign 17 August 1897
Norman Finch Sergeant Royal Marine Artillery First World War 22–23 April 1918
George Findlater Piper Gordon Highlanders Tirah Campaign 20 October 1897
George Findlay Acting Major Corps of Royal Engineers First World War 4 November 1918
David Finlay Lance Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) First World War 9 May 1915
Humphrey Firman Lieutenant SS Julnar First World War 24–25 April 1916*
James Firth Sergeant Duke of Wellington's Regiment Second Boer War 24 February 1900
Frederick Fisher Lance Corporal 13th Battalion, CEF First World War 22–23 April 1915*
Charles Fitzclarence Captain Royal Fusiliers Second Boer War 14 October 1899
Richard Fitzgerald Gunner Bengal Horse Artillery Indian Mutiny 28 September 1857
Andrew Fitzgibbon Hospital Apprentice 67th Regiment of Foot Third China War 21 August 1860
Francis Fitzpatrick Private 94th Regiment of Foot Basuto War 28 November 1879
Thomas Flawn Private 94th Regiment of Foot Basuto War 28 November 1879
Arthur Fleming-Sandes Temp. Second Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment First World War 29 September 1915
Gordon Flowerdew Temp. Lieutenant Colonel Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) First World War 31 March 1918*
Thomas Flynn Drummer 64th Regiment of Foot Indian Mutiny 28 November 1857
Henry Foote Temp. Lieutenant Colonel 7th Royal Tank Regiment Second World War 27 May 1942 to
15 June 1942
John Foote Honorary Captain Royal Canadian Army Chaplain Corps Second World War 19 August 1942
James Forbes-Robertson Acting Lieutenant Colonel Border Regiment First World War 11–12 April 1918
George Forrest Lieutenant Bengal Veterans Establishment Indian Mutiny 11 May 1857
William Forshaw Lieutenant Manchester Regiment First World War 7–9 August 1915
Samuel Forsyth Sergeant New Zealand Engineers First World War 24 August 1918*
George Fosbery Lieutenant 4th Bengal European Regiment Umbeyla Campaign 30 October 1863
Charles Foss Captain Bedfordshire Regiment First World War 12 March 1915
Edward Foster Corporal East Surrey Regiment First World War 24 April 1917
Edmund Fowler Private 26th Regiment of Foot Zulu War 28 March 1879
Charles Fraser Major 7th Queen's Own Hussars Indian Mutiny 31 December 1858
Ian Fraser Lieutenant HMS XE3 Second World War 31 July 1945
John Freeman Private 9th Queen's Royal Lancers Indian Mutiny 10 October 1857
John French Corporal 2/9th Battalion, AIF Second World War 4 September 1942*
Bernard Freyberg Temp. Lieutenant Colonel Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment First World War 13 November 1916
Samuel Frickleton Lance Corporal New Zealand Rifle Brigade First World War 7 June 1917
Cyril Frisby Acting Captain Coldstream Guards First World War 27 September 1918
Wilfred Fuller Lance Corporal Grenadier Guards First World War 12 March 1915
William Fuller Lance Corporal Welsh Regiment First World War 14 September 1914
Christopher Furness Lieutenant Welsh Guards Second World War 17–24 May 1940*
James Fynn Private South Wales Borderers First World War 9 April 1916

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