List of Victoria Cross recipients by campaign

The

gazetted on 5 February 1856.^[2] The order was backdated to 1854 to recognise acts of valour during the Crimean War.^[3] The first awards ceremony was held on 26 June 1857, where Queen Victoria invested 62 of the 111 Crimean recipients in a ceremony in Hyde Park.^[4]

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

Second World War

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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.

Zulu War.^[12]

Since 1991, Australia, Canada and New Zealand have created their own separate Victoria Crosses: the

War in Afghanistan; Willie Apiata received the Victoria Cross for New Zealand on 26 July 2007; on 16 January 2009 Mark Donaldson, on 24 August 2010 Daniel Keighran, on 23 January 2011 Ben Roberts-Smith, and on 13 February 2014 Cameron Baird

(posthumous award), were awarded the Victoria Cross for Australia. As these are separate medals, they are not included in this list.

This along with a ‡ indicates that the row is a link to a separate page containing the recipients of wars or campaigns with a large number of recipients.
This along with a * indicates that the Victoria Cross was awarded posthumously.

Recipients	Unit	Campaign	Dates	Location
000 a111 Crimean War recipients‡	000 a—	Crimean WarCrimean War	1854–18561854–1856	000 a—
John Wood	020 20th Bombay Native Infantry	Anglo-Persian War	1856-08-099 August 1856	Persia
John Malcolmson	003 3rd Bombay Light Cavalry	Anglo-Persian War	1857-02-088 February 1857	Persia
Arthur Moore	003 3rd Bombay Light Cavalry	Anglo-Persian War	1858-02-078 February 1857	Persia
000.1182 Indian Mutiny recipients‡	000.1—	Indian Mutiny Indian Mutiny	18581857–1859	000.1—
Nathaniel Burslem	06767th Regiment of Foot	Third China War	1860-08-2121 August 1860	Taku Forts, China
John Chaplin	06767th Regiment of Foot	Third China War	1860-08-2121 August 1860	Taku Forts, China
Andrew Fitzgibbon	06767th Regiment of Foot	Third China War	1860-08-2121 August 1860	Taku Forts, China
Thomas Lane	06767th Regiment of Foot	Third China War	1860-08-2121 August 1860	Taku Forts, China
Edmund Lenon	06767th Regiment of Foot	Third China War	1860-08-2121 August 1860	Taku Forts, China
John McDougall	04444th Regiment of Foot	Third China War	1860-08-2121 August 1860	Taku Forts, China
Robert Rogers	04444th Regiment of Foot	Third China War	1860-08-2121 August 1860	Taku Forts, China
000.1515 New Zealand Wars recipients‡	000.15—	New Zealand Land WarsNew Zealand Wars	1860–18651860–1865	000.15—
George Hinckley	Naval Brigade	Taiping Rebellion	1862-10-099 October 1862	Fenghua, China
George Fosbery	0044th Bengal European Regiment	Umbeyla Campaign	1863-10-3030 October 1863	Crag Picquet, India
Henry Pitcher	004 4th Punjab Infantry	Umbeyla Campaign	1863-10-3030 October 1863	Crag Picquet, India
Duncan Boyes	HMS Euryalus	Bombardment of Shimonoseki	1864-09-066 September 1864	Kanmon Straits, Japan
Thomas Pride	Royal Navy	Bombardment of Shimonoseki	1864-09-066 September 1864	Kanmon Straits, Japan
William Seeley	HMS Euryalus	Bombardment of Shimonoseki	1864-09-066 September 1864	Kanmon Straits, Japan
James Dundas	Bengal Engineers	Bhutan War	1865-04-3030 April 1865	Dewan-Giri, India
William Trevor	Bengal Engineers	Bhutan War	1865-04-3030 April 1865	Dewan-Giri, India
Timothy O'Hea	Rifle Brigade	—^[A]	1866-06-099 June 1866	Danville, Quebec
Samuel Hodge	West India Regiment	The Gambia	1866-06-3030 June 1866	Gambia \|
David Bell	024 24th Regiment of Foot	Andaman Islands Expedition	1867-05-077 May 1867	Little Andaman
Campbell Douglas	024 24th Regiment of Foot	Andaman Islands Expedition	1867-05-077 May 1867	Little Andaman
James Cooper	024 24th Regiment of Foot	Andaman Islands Expedition	1867-05-077 May 1867	Little Andaman
Thomas Murphy	024 24th Regiment of Foot	Andaman Islands Expedition	1867-05-077 May 1867	Little Andaman
William Griffiths	024 24th Regiment of Foot	Andaman Islands Expedition	1867-05-077 May 1867	Little Andaman
James Bergin	033 33rd Regiment of Foot	Abyssinian War	1868-04-1313 April 1868	Battle of Magdala, Abyssinia
Michael Magner	033 33rd Regiment of Foot	Abyssinian War	1868-04-1313 April 1868	Battle of Magdala, Abyssinia
Donald Macintyre	002 2nd Gurkha Rifles	Looshai Expedition	1872-01-044 January 1872	Lalgnoora, India
Edric Gifford	024 24th Regiment of Foot	First Ashanti Expedition	1873–1874	Becquah, Ashanti
Reginald Sartorius	006 6th Bengal Cavalry	First Ashanti Expedition	1874-01-1717 January 1874	Abogu, Ashanti
Samuel McGaw	04242nd Regiment of Foot	First Ashanti Expedition	1874-01-2121 January 1874	Amoaful, Ashanti
Mark Bell	Corps of Royal Engineers	First Ashanti Expedition	1874-02-044 February 1874	Ordashu, Ashanti
George Channer	Bengal Staff Corps	Perak War	1875-12-2020 December 1875	Malaya, Malaysia
Andrew Scott	Bengal Staff Corps	Baluchistan	1877-07-2626 July 1877	Quetta, India
Hans Moore	08888th Regiment of Foot	9th Cape Frontier War	1877-12-2929 December 1877	King William's Town, Cape Colony
000.223 Zulu War recipients‡	000.2—	Zulu War Zulu War	18791879	000.2—
000.3 16 Second Afghan War recipients ‡	000.3—	Second Afghan War Second Afghan War	1878–18801878–1880	000.3—
Peter Brown	Cape Mounted Riflemen	Basuto War	1879-04-088 April 1879	Morosi's Mountain, South Africa
Robert Scott	Cape Mounted Riflemen	Basuto War	1879-04-088 April 1879	Morosi's Mountain, South Africa
Edmund Hartley	Cape Mounted Riflemen	Basuto War	1879-06-055 June 1879	Morosi's Mountain, South Africa
Francis Fitzpatrick	94th Regiment of Foot	Campaign against Sekukuni	1879-11-2828 November 1879	Sekukuni's Town, South Africa
Thomas Flawn	94th Regiment of Foot	Campaign against Sekukuni	1879-11-2828 November 1879	Sekukuni's Town, South Africa
John McCrea	0011st Cape Mounted Yeomanry	Basuto War	1881-01-1414 January 1881	Tweefontein, South Africa
Richard Ridgeway	Bengal Staff Corps	Second Naga Hills Expedition	1879-11-2222 November 1879	Konama, India
John Danaher	Nourse's Horse	First Boer War	1881-01-1616 January 1881	Elandsfontein, South Africa
James Murray	94th Regiment of Foot	First Boer War	1881-01-1616 January 1881	Elandsfontein, South Africa
John Doogan	0011st King's Dragoon Guards	First Boer War	1881-01-2828 January 1881	Laing's Nek, South Africa
Alan Hill	58th Regiment of Foot	First Boer War	1881-01-2828 January 1881	Laing's Nek, South Africa
James Osborne	58th Regiment of Foot	First Boer War	1881-02-2222 February 1881	Wesselstroom, South Africa
Joseph Farmer	Royal Army Medical Corps	First Boer War	1881-02-2727 February 1881	Majubu Hill, South Africa
Israel Harding	HMS Alexandra	Occupation of Egypt	1882-07-1111 July 1882	Alexandria, Egypt
Frederick Corbett	King's Royal Rifle Corps	Occupation of Egypt	1882-08-055 August 1882	Kafr Dowar, Egypt
William Edwards	Highland Light Infantry	Occupation of Egypt	1882-09-1313 September 1882	Tel-el-Kebir, Egypt
William Marshall	019 19th Hussars	Sudan Campaign	1884-02-2929 February 1884	El Teb, Sudan
Arthur Wilson	HMS Hecla	Sudan Campaign	1884-02-2929 February 1884	El Teb, Sudan
Thomas Edwards	Black Watch	Sudan Campaign	1884-03-1313 March 1884	Tamai, Sudan
Percival Marling	King's Royal Rifle Corps	Sudan Campaign	1884-03-1313 March 1884	Tamai, Sudan
Alfred Smith	Royal Regiment of Artillery	Sudan Campaign	1885-01-1717 January 1885	Abu Klea, Sudan
Thomas Byrne	02121st Lancers	Sudan Campaign	1898-09-022 September 1898	Omdurman, Sudan
Raymond De Montmorency	02121st Lancers	Sudan Campaign	1898-09-022 September 1898	Omdurman, Sudan
Paul Kenna	02121st Lancers	Sudan Campaign	1898-09-022 September 1898	Omdurman, Sudan
Nevill Smyth	002 2nd Dragoon Guards	Sudan Campaign	1898-09-022 September 1898	Omdurman, Sudan
Alexander Hore-Rithven	Highland Light Infantry	Sudan Campaign	1898-09-2222 September 1898	Gedarif, Sudan
John Crimmin	Bombay Medical Service	British rule in Burma	1889-01-011 January 1889	Burma
Ferdinand Le Quesne	Royal Army Medical Corps	British rule in Burma	1889-05-044 May 1889	Burma
Charles Grant	Indian Staff Corps	Manipur Expedition	1891-03-2121 March 1891 to 9 April 1891	Burma
Fenton Aylmer	Corps of Royal Engineers	Hunza-Naga Campaign	1891-12-022 December 1891	Nilt Fort, India
Guy Boisragon	005 5th Gurkha Rifles	Hunza-Naga Campaign	1891-12-022 December 1891	Nilt Fort, India
John Smith	005 5th Gurkha Rifles	Hunza-Naga Campaign	1891-12-2020 December 1891	Nilt Fort, India
William Gordon	West India Regiment	The Gambia	1892-03-1313 March 1892	Gambia
Owen Lloyd	Royal Army Medical Corps	Kachin Hills Expedition	1893-01-066 January 1893	Burma
Harry Whitchurch	Indian Medical Service	Chitral Expedition	1895-03-033 March 1895	Chitral Fort, India
Herbert Henderson	Bulawayo Field Force	Matabeleland Rebellion	1896-03-3030 March 1896	Bulawayo, Rhodesia
Frank Baxter	Bulawayo Field Force	Matabeleland Rebellion	1896-04-2222 April 1896*	Umguza, Rhodesia
Randolph Nesbitt	Mashonaland Mounted Police	Mashona Rebellion	1896-06-1919 June 1896	Salisbury, Rhodesia
Edmond Costello	02222nd Punjab Infantry	Siege of Malakand	1897-07-2626 July 1897	Malakand, India
James Colvin	Corps of Royal Engineers	Mohmand Campaign	1897-09-1616 September 1897	Bilot, India
James Smith	Corps of Royal Engineers	Mohmand Campaign	1897-09-1616 September 1897	Bilot, India
Thomas Watson	Corps of Royal Engineers	Mohmand Campaign	1897-09-1616 September 1897	Bilot, India
Robert Adams	Corps of Guides	Tirah Campaign	1897-08-1717 August 1897	Swat, India
Hector MacLean	Corps of Guides	Tirah Campaign	1897-08-1717 August 1897*	Swat, India
Alexander Fincastle	016 16th Lancers	Tirah Campaign	1897-08-1717 August 1897	Swat, India
Henry Pennell	Sherwood Foresters	Tirah Campaign	1897-10-2020 October 1897	Dargai, India
George Findlater	Gordon Highlanders	Tirah Campaign	1897-10-2020 October 1897	Dargai, India
Edward Lawson	Gordon Highlanders	Tirah Campaign	1897-10-2020 October 1897	Dargai, India
Samuel Vickery	Dorset Regiment	Tirah Campaign	1897-10-2020 October 1897	Dargai, India
William Maillard	HMS Hazard	Occupation of Crete	1898-09-066 September 1898	Crete, Greece
John Mackenzie	Seaforth Highlanders	Third Ashanti Expedition	1900-06-066 June 1900	Dompoassi, Ashanti
Charles Melliss	Indian Staff Corps	Third Ashanti Expedition	1900-09-3030 September 1900	Obassa, Ashanti
Lewis Halliday	Royal Marine Light Infantry	Boxer Rising	1900-06-2424 June 1900	Peking, China
Basil Guy	Naval Brigade	Boxer Rising	1900-07-1313 July 1900	China
000.478 Second Boer War recipients‡	000.4—	Second Boer WarSecond Boer War	1899–19021899–1902	000.4—
Alexander Cobbe	King's African Rifles	Second Somaliland Expedition	1902-10-066 October 1902	Erego, Somaliland
William Walker	004 4th Gurkha Rifles	Third Somaliland Expedition	1903-04-2222 April 1903	Daratoleh, Somaliland
John Gough	Rifle Brigade	Third Somaliland Expedition	1903-04-2222 April 1903	Daratoleh, Somaliland
George Rolland	001 1st Bombay Grenadiers	Third Somaliland Expedition	1903-04-2222 April 1903	Daratoleh, Somaliland
Herbert Carter	Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry	Fourth Somaliland Expedition	1903-12-1919 December 1903	Jidballi, Somaliland
Clement Smith	Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry	Fourth Somaliland Expedition	1904-01-1010 January 1904	Jidballi, Somaliland
Wallace Wright	002Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)	Kano-Sokoto Expedition	1903-02-2626 February 1903	Northern Nigeria
John Grant	008 8th Gurkha Rifles	Armed Mission to Tibet	1904-07-066 July 1904	Gyantse Fortress
000.5627 First World War recipients‡^[B]	000.5—	First World War First World War	1914–19181914–1918	000.5—
Augustus Agar	HM Coastal Motor Boat 4	North Russia Relief Force	1919-06-1717 June 1919	Kronstadt, Russia
Arthur Sullivan	Royal Fusiliers	North Russia Relief Force	1919-08-1010 August 1919	Sheika River, Russia
Claude Dobson	HM Coastal Motor Boat 31	North Russia Relief Force	1919-08-1818 August 1919	Kronstadt, Russia
Gordon Steele	HM Coastal Motor Boat 88	North Russia Relief Force	1919-08-1818 August 1919	Kronstadt, Russia
Samuel Pearse	Royal Fusiliers	North Russia Relief Force	1919-08-2929 August 1919*	Emtsa, Russia
Henry Andrews	Indian Medical Service	Waziristan Campaign	1919-10-2222 October 1919*	Khajuri, Waziristan
William Kenny	03939th Garhwal Rifles	Waziristan Campaign	1920-01-022 January 1920*	Kot Kai, Waziristan
Ishar Singh	028 28th Punjab Regiment	Waziristan Campaign	1921-04-1010 April 1921	Haidari Kach, Waziristan
George Henderson	Manchester Regiment	Arab Revolt	1920-07-2424 July 1920*	Hillah, Mesopotamia
Godfrey Meynell	01212th Frontier Force Regiment	Second Mohmand Campaign	1935-09-2929 September 1935*	Mamund Valley, India
000.6181 Second World War recipients‡^[C]	000.6—	Second World War Second World War	1939–19451939–1945	000.6—
Kenneth Muir	Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders	Korean War	1950-09-2323 September 1950*	Songju, Korea
James Carne	Gloucestershire Regiment	Korean War	1950-04-2222–23 April 1951	Imjin River, Korea
Philip Curtis	Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry	Korean War	1950-04-2222–23 April 1951*	Imjin River, Korea
Bill Speakman	Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)	Korean War	1951-11-044 November 1951	Hill 217, Korea
Rambahadur Limbu	010 10th Gurkha Rifles	Malaysia-Indonesia Confrontation	1965-11-2121 November 1965	Sarawak, Borneo
Kevin Wheatley	Australian Army Training Team Vietnam	Vietnam War	1965-11-1313 November 1965*	Tra Bong, Vietnam
Peter Badcoe	Australian Army Training Team Vietnam	Vietnam War	1967-02-2323 February 1967 7 March 1967 7 April 1967*	Huong Tra, Vietnam
Ray Simpson	Australian Army Training Team Vietnam	Vietnam War	1969-05-066–11 May 1969	Kon Tum province, Vietnam
Keith Payne	Australian Army Training Team Vietnam	Vietnam War	1969-05-2424 May 1969	Ben Het, Vietnam
Herbert Jones	Parachute Regiment	Falklands War	1982-05-2828 May 1982*	Goose Green, Falkland Islands
Ian McKay	Parachute Regiment	Falklands War	1982-06-1212 June 1982*	Mount Longdon, Falkland Islands
Johnson Beharry	Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment	Iraq War	2004-05-011 May 2004 11 June 2004	Al-Amarah, Iraq
Bryan Budd	Parachute Regiment	War in Afghanistan	2006-07-2727 July 2006 20 August 2006*	Sangin, Afghanistan
James Ashworth	Grenadier Guards	War in Afghanistan	2012-06-1313 June 2012*	Nahiri Saraj District, Afghanistan
Joshua Leakey	Parachute Regiment	War in Afghanistan	2013-08-2222 August 2013	Helmand Province, Afghanistan

Notes

A ^ Between 1858 and 1881, the Victoria Cross could be awarded for actions taken "under circumstances of extreme danger" not in the face of the enemy. O'Hea single-handedly put out a fire in an ammunition cart, and was awarded the VC for that action. This rule was changed in 1881 to allow only acts "in the presence of the enemy".^[13]
B First World War
.

C ^ 182 medals were awarded to 181 recipients; Charles Upham was awarded the Victoria Cross and Bar.

References

General

ISBN 978-0-330-49133-4
.

ISBN 0-7553-1632-0
.

Crook, M.J. (1975). The Evolution of the Victoria Cross. Midas books.
ISBN 0-85936-041-5
.

"Victoria Cross Registers". The National Archives. Retrieved 5 August 2009.

Specific

^ Ashcroft, Michael; preface; XI–XIII

^ The Gazette publishing the original Royal Warrant
"No. 21846". The London Gazette. 5 February 1856. pp. 410–411.

^ Ashcroft, Michael; pp.7–10

^ Ashcroft, Michael; Preface to Victoria Cross Heroes

^ Crook, MJ, Chapter 8 pp.68–90

^ "No. 27986". The London Gazette. 15 January 1907. p. 325.

^ Crook, MJ, Chapter 8 pp.68–90

^ "No. 31946". The London Gazette. 18 June 1920. p. 6702.

^ Ashcroft, Michael, Introduction: A brief History of the VC (pp.14–18)

^ Arthur, Max; pp.185–371

^ "Welcome the Imperial War Museum's Collections Home Page : The Victoria Cross". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2006.

^ Arthur, Max; p.XIV

^ "VC background". British War Graves Memorial. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2008.

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[1] Ashcroft, Michael; preface; XI–XIII

[GazetteOriginalWarrant-2] The Gazette publishing the original Royal Warrant
"No. 21846". The London Gazette. 5 February 1856. pp. 410–411.

[3] Ashcroft, Michael; pp.7–10

[Ashcroft-4] Ashcroft, Michael; Preface to Victoria Cross Heroes

[5] Crook, MJ, Chapter 8 pp.68–90

[6] "No. 27986". The London Gazette. 15 January 1907. p. 325.

[7] Crook, MJ, Chapter 8 pp.68–90

[8] "No. 31946". The London Gazette. 18 June 1920. p. 6702.

[9] Ashcroft, Michael, Introduction: A brief History of the VC (pp.14–18)

[ArthurWWI-10] Arthur, Max; pp.185–371

[11] "Welcome the Imperial War Museum's Collections Home Page : The Victoria Cross". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2006.

[12] Arthur, Max; p.XIV

[13] "VC background". British War Graves Memorial. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2008.

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