VCs of the First World War

Last updated October 28, 2024

VCs of the First World War is a series of books that list the Victoria Cross recipients of the First World War. The series consists of 13 books written by four different authors, first published under the label Sutton Publishing Limited, part of The History Press.^[1] A new paperback edition of the series was commissioned in 2010 under The History Press imprint.

Books

Gerald Gliddon

Gerald Gliddon wrote eight of the books and has therefore written the majority of the series:

VCs of the First World War: 1914
VCs of the First World War: The Somme 1916
VCs of the First World War: Arras & Messines 1917
VCs of the First World War: Cambrai 1917
VCs of the First World War: Spring Offensive 1918^[2]
VCs of the First World War: The Road to Victory 1918
VCs of the First World War: The Final Days 1918^[3] covers the end of the First World War with the telling of the Battle of the Canal du Nord by seven Victoria Cross recipients, the battle led to the conquest of Cambrai by the Allied Powers. The book covers the remaining six weeks of the war in which 56 people received the Victoria Cross.
VCs of the First World War: The Sideshows

Stephen Snelling

Stephen Snelling wrote 3 books:

VCs of the First World War: Gallipoli covers the 39 recipients awarded the VC for their actions during the Gallipoli Campaign.^[4]
VCs of the First World War: Passchendaele 1917 covers the 65 recipients awarded the VC for actions during the five month Battle of Passchendaele.^[5]
VCs of the First World War: The Naval VCs covers the recipients in the Royal Navy.^[6]

Peter Cooksley and Peter F Batchelor

VCs of the First World War: The Air VCs covers the recipients awarded the VC for actions in the air, this includes the Royal Naval Air Service, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force.^[7]

Peter F Batchelor and Christopher Matson

VCs of the First World War: The Western Front 1915 covers the recipients from the action on the Western Front in 1915.^[8]

Related Research Articles

Walter 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wallace Lloyd Algie</span>

Lieutenant Wallace Lloyd Algie, was a Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. A soldier with the CEF during the First World War, he was posthumously awarded the VC for his actions on 11 October 1918, during the Hundred Days Offensive, exactly a month before the armistice with Germany.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">William Beesley</span> Recipient of the Victoria Cross

William 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.

Oliver Cyril Spencer Watson VC DSO was an English posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">James Welch (VC)</span> Recipient of the Victoria Cross

James Welch VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Albert White (VC)</span>

Sergeant Albert White VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Brigadier Alfred Maurice Toye was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Schofield (VC)</span> English Victoria Cross recipient (1892-1918)

Second Lieutenant John 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.

Charles 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.

Bernard 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.

Harry 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.

Jack 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christopher Bushell</span>

Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Bushell VC DSO was a British Army officer and an English recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">William Merrifield</span> Recipient of the Victoria Cross

William Merrifield VC, MM was an English-born Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. A soldier with Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War, he was awarded the VC for his actions on 1 October 1918, during the Battle of the Canal du Nord. Earlier in the war he had been awarded the Military Medal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">James Emerson</span> British Army officer

James Samuel Emerson VC was a British Army officer, and posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cecil Leonard Knox</span>

Major Cecil 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.

Reginald Frederick Johnson Hayward, was a British Army officer and a First World War recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest military award for gallantry in the face of the enemy given to British and Commonwealth forces.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Frederick William Palmer</span> English Victoria Cross recipient (1891-1955)

Frederick William Palmer was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Edward John Mott</span>

Sergeant Edward 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Albert Mountain</span> English soldier who received the Victoria Cross

Albert 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.

References

↑ "VC Books". Victoria Cross.org. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
↑ Gliddon, Gerald (2013). VCs of the First World War: Spring Offensive 1918. Gloucestershire: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-8730-4.
↑ Gliddon, Gerald (2014). VCs of the First World War: The Final Days 1918. Gloucestershire: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7509-5368-9.
↑ Snelling, Stephen (2010). VCs of the First World War: Gallipoli. Gloucestershire: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-5653-9.
↑ Snelling, Stephen (2012). VCs of the First World War: Passchendaele 1917. Gloucestershire: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-7666-7.
↑ Snelling, Stephen (2013). VCs of the First World War: The Naval VCs. Gloucestershire: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-8733-5.
↑ Cooksley, Peter (2014). VCs of the First World War: The Air VCs. Gloucestershire: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-8731-1.
↑ Batchelor, Peter; Matson, Christopher (2011). VCs of the First World War: The Western Front 1915. Gloucestershire: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-6057-4.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] "VC Books". Victoria Cross.org. Retrieved 5 August 2009.

[2] Gliddon, Gerald (2013). VCs of the First World War: Spring Offensive 1918. Gloucestershire: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-8730-4.

[3] Gliddon, Gerald (2014). VCs of the First World War: The Final Days 1918. Gloucestershire: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7509-5368-9.

[4] Snelling, Stephen (2010). VCs of the First World War: Gallipoli. Gloucestershire: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-5653-9.

[5] Snelling, Stephen (2012). VCs of the First World War: Passchendaele 1917. Gloucestershire: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-7666-7.

[6] Snelling, Stephen (2013). VCs of the First World War: The Naval VCs. Gloucestershire: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-8733-5.

[7] Cooksley, Peter (2014). VCs of the First World War: The Air VCs. Gloucestershire: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-8731-1.

[8] Batchelor, Peter; Matson, Christopher (2011). VCs of the First World War: The Western Front 1915. Gloucestershire: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-6057-4.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]