List of Victoria Cross recipients from the British 3rd Division
The
Queen Victoria to reward acts of valour during the Crimean War. It takes precedence over all other orders, decorations and medals. It may be awarded to a person of any rank in any service, and to civilians under military command. All those who earn the VC have their names published in The London Gazette.[1]
* indicates a posthumous award
| Name | Unit | Campaign | Date of action | Place of action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Grady | 4th Regiment of Foot | Crimean War | 18 October 1854 | Sevastopol, Crimea |
| William McWheeney | 44th Regiment of Foot | Crimean War | 20 October 1854 | Sevastopol, Crimea |
| William Nickerson | Royal Army Medical Corps | Second Boer War | 20 April 1900 | Wakkerstroom, South Africa |
| Harry Beet | Derbyshire Regiment |
Second Boer War | 22 April 1900 | Wakkerstroom, South Africa |
| Maurice Dease | Royal Fusiliers | First World War | 23 August 1914* | Mons, Belgium |
Sidney Godley |
Royal Fusiliers | First World War | 23 August 1914 | Mons, Belgium |
Charles Jarvis |
Corps of Royal Engineers |
First World War | 23 August 1914 | Jemappes, Belgium |
| Theodore Wright | Corps of Royal Engineers |
First World War | 23 August 1914 14 September 1914* |
Mons, Belgium |
| Charles Garforth | 15th The King's Hussars | First World War |
23 August 1914 | Harmingnies , France
|
| Cyril Martin | Corps of Royal Engineers |
First World War | 12 March 1915 | Spanbroek Molen, Belgium |
| Edward Mellish | Royal Army Chaplains' Department | First World War | 27–29 March 1916 | St. Eloi, Belgium
|
| Billy Congreve | Prince Consort's Own (Rifle Brigade) |
First World War | 6–20 July 1916 | Longueval, France |
| Sidney Bates | Royal Norfolk Regiment | Second World War | 6 August 1944*[C] | Sourdeval, France |
| James Stokes | King's Shropshire Light Infantry | Second World War | 1 March 1945* | Kervenheim, Germany |
| Johnson Beharry | Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment | Iraq War | 1 May 2004 11 June 2004 |
Al-Amarah, Iraq
|
| James Ashworth | Grenadier Guards | War in Afghanistan |
13 June 2012* | Nahr-e Saraj District, Afghanistan
|
See also
- List of Victoria Cross recipients from the British 1st Division
- List of Victoria Cross recipients from the British 2nd Division
Notes
- ^ Ashcroft 2006, pp. IX–XIII, 7.
References
- ISBN 978-0-75531-632-8.
Further reading
- McNish, Robin; Bray, Paul; Messenger, Charles (2000). Iron Division: The History of the 3rd Division 1809-2000 (3rd. ed.). Salisbury: Headquarters 3 (UK) Division. ISBN 978-0-71102-820-3.