List of Second World War Victoria Cross recipients
The Victoria Cross (VC) is a military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of armed forces of some Commonwealth countries and previous British Empire territories. 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.[1] The award was officially constituted when Queen Victoria issued a warrant under the Royal sign-manual on 29 January 1856 that was 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 Victoria Cross was awarded 182 times to 181 recipients for action in the Second World War. The war, also known as World War II (WWII), was a global military conflict that involved a majority of the world's nations, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. The war involved the mobilisation of more than 100 million military personnel, making it the most widespread war in history. In a state of "total war", the major participants placed their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities at the service of the war effort, erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources. Throughout the six-year duration of the war, weapons and technology improved rapidly, including the use of jet aircraft, radar and nuclear weapons. More than 70 million people, the majority of whom were civilians, were killed, making it the deadliest conflict in human history.[5]
The start of the war is generally held to be 1 September 1939, with the German invasion of Poland and subsequent declarations of war on Germany by most of the Crown Colonies of the British Empire and Commonwealth, and by France. The first Victoria Cross of the war was awarded to Gerard Roope for action whilst in command of HMS Glowworm (although not gazetted until 1945). The war at sea began immediately after war was declared with the Battle of the Atlantic, in which German U-boats attempted to disrupt and destroy allied convoys. Throughout the war the Royal Navy was tasked with guarding vital shipping lanes and enabling amphibious operations across the globe; the St Nazaire Raid saw five Victoria Crosses awarded.[6] The Battle of the Mediterranean was fought throughout the war and included the Battle of Taranto and Battle of Matapan, as well as protecting convoys including the Malta convoys. In total, 23 servicemen from the Royal Navy were awarded the Victoria Cross including one Royal Marine. Aerial warfare came into its own in World War II with several distinct roles emerging. The role of fighter planes developed during the Battle of Britain, where the Royal Air Force fought for air superiority against the Luftwaffe. The Battle of Britain was the first major campaign to be fought entirely by air forces. It was the largest and most sustained bombing campaign until that date. Initially, RAF airfields were attacked, however as the battle progressed, operations were extended to the strategic level with The Blitz. Britain also conducted controversial strategic bombing campaigns in Europe and Asia; they involved hundreds of aircraft dropping tens of thousands of tons of munitions over a single city. Tactical strikes were also carried out by the RAF including Operation Chastise, where No. 617 Squadron RAF attacked German dams in the Ruhr valley using "bouncing bombs"; Guy Gibson was awarded the Victoria Cross for this action.
The war on the land did not begin until May 1940, as Britain and France were involved in a Phoney War between Germany and the Franco-British alliance. The phoney war ended with the Battle of France where Germany invaded Benelux and subsequently France, which forced British troops to escape from Dunkirk. In 1941, war spread to the Middle East and North Africa as well as the East African Campaign. The United States officially joined the war in December 1941 after the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor. In 1942, British forces under Lieutenant General Bernard Montgomery defeated the Axis forces of General Erwin Rommel in the Second Battle of El Alamein, which marked a major turning point in the Western Desert campaign and the North African campaign. It ended Axis hopes of occupying Egypt, taking control of the Suez Canal, and gaining access to the Middle Eastern oil fields. Nine VCs were awarded for action in the Western Desert Campaign. By 1943, the war was being fought in several theatres, including the Pacific, North Africa and Southeast Asia. The Burma campaign of the Pacific War took place from 1942 to 1945, and saw 29 Victoria Crosses awarded. By 1944 and the Allied invasion of Normandy, the Allies were making ground in several theatres including advances in the Burma campaign. In Europe, the unsuccessful raid on Arnhem saw five soldiers awarded the Victoria Cross, four posthumously.[7] In May 1945, the Allies accepted the unconditional surrender of German forces, celebrated with VE Day. Actions after VE Day until the war in the Pacific was ended with the surrender of Japan on board USS Missouri on 2 September 1945.[8] saw seven Commonwealth servicemen awarded the VC.
Charles Upham received the Victoria Cross and Bar; two awards for two acts. Upham was only the third recipient of the Victoria Cross and Bar, and the first for combatant actions; the previous two recipients were medical officers of the Royal Army Medical Corps.[9]
Of the 181 recipients 85 (46.96%) were awarded posthumously.
Recipients
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| Name | Unit | Date of action | Place of action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | No. 218 Squadron RAF | 12 August 1943* | Turin, Italy<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 6th Gurkha Rifles | 11 June 1944 23 June 1944* |
Pin Hmi Road Bridge, Burma |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 2/19th Battalion, AIF | 18–22 January 1942 | Muar, Malaya |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | East Yorkshire Regiment | 6 April 1943* | Battle of Wadi Akarit, Tunisia |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) | 23 April 1943 | Longstop Hill, Tunisia |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Durham Light Infantry | 15–16 May 1940 | River Dyle, Belgium |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | No. 578 Squadron RAF | 30 March 1944* | Nuremberg, Germany<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | South Staffordshire Regiment | 20 September 1944* | Arnhem, the Netherlands |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Royal Norfolk Regiment | 6 August 1944*<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[C] | Sourdeval, France |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | No. 635 Squadron RAF | 4 August 1944* | Trossy St. Maximin, France<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | HMS Campbeltown | 27 March 1942 | St Nazaire, France |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | King's Royal Rifle Corps | 21 November 1941* | Sidi Rezegh, Libya |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Corps of Indian Engineers | 31 January 1941 to 1 February 1941 |
Gallabat, Abyssinia |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 9th Gurkha Rifles | 9 July 1944* | Taunggyi, Burma |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) | 9 December 1944* | Faenza, Italy |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment | 8 October 1944 | Monte Ceco, Italy |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | South Staffordshire Regiment | 17–25 September 1944 | Arnhem, the Netherlands |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | South Staffordshire Regiment | 13 March 1944*<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[C] | Henu Block, Burma |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | HMS X6 | 22 September 1943 | Kåfjord, Norway |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Royal Horse Artillery | 21–23 November 1941 | Sidi Rezegh, Libya |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | No. 22 Squadron RAF | 6 April 1941* | Brest, France<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) | 6 April 1943 | Wadi Akarit, Tunisia |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Monmouthshire Regiment | 2 April 1945 | Dortmund-Ems Canal, Germany |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Irish Guards | 21 April 1945* | Wistedt, Germany |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | No. 35 Squadron RAF No. 76 Squadron RAF No. 617 Squadron RAF |
June 1940–July 1944<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[D] | Over Europe<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 2/2nd Battalion, AIF | 25 March 1945* | Dagua, New Guinea |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Queen's Own Rifles of Canada | 25–26 February 1945* | Mooshof, Germany |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | No. 210 Squadron RAF | 17–18 July 1944 | Atlantic Ocean<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Frontier Force Regiment | 3 January 1942 | Kuantan, Malaya |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | South Alberta Regiment | 18–20 August 1944 | Battle of Falaise, France |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Royal Australian Artillery | 19 June 1941 to 6 July 1941 |
Merdjayoun-Damour, Lebanon |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 2/48th Battalion, AIF | 24 November 1943 | Sattelberg, New Guinea |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 10th Baluch Regiment | 2 March 1945* | Meiktila, Burma |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Royal Scots Fusiliers | 18 January 1945* | Stein, (Selfkant) Germany |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Corps of Royal Engineers | 27 March 1942*<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[C] | St Nazaire, France |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | King's Shropshire Light Infantry | 16 October 1944 | Overloon, the Netherlands |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 2/17th Battalion, AIF | 13–14 April 1941*<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[C] | Tobruk, Libya |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | No. 105 Squadron RAF | 4 July 1941 | Bremen, Germany<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 22nd Battalion, NZEF | 15 July 1942 | Ruweisat, Egypt |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | East Lancashire Regiment | 31 May 1940 to 1 June 1940 |
Dunkirk, France |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 825 Naval Air Squadron | 12 February 1942* | Straits of Dover, England<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | HMS Jervis Bay | 5 November 1940* | Atlantic Ocean |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 7th Royal Tank Regiment | 27 May 1942 to 15 June 1942 |
Libya |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Royal Canadian Army Chaplain Corps | 19 August 1942 | Dieppe, France |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | HMS XE3 | 31 July 1945 | Johore Straits, Singapore |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 2/9th Battalion, AIF | 4 September 1942* | Milne Bay, New Guinea |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Welsh Guards | 17–24 May 1940* | Arras, France |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 4th Royal Tank Regiment | 23 November 1941 | Tobruk, Libya |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | No. 12 Squadron RAF | 12 May 1940* | Albert Canal, Belgium<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Maratha Light Infantry | 10 July 1944* | Upper Tiber Valley, Italy |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 5th Gurkha Rifles | 24 May 1943 | Chin Hills, Burma |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | No. 617 Squadron RAF | 16 May 1943<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[E] | Möhne Dam, Germany<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 2/31st Battalion, AIF | 10 July 1941 | Djezzine, Syria |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | HMS Thrasher | 16 February 1942 | Crete, Mediterranean Sea |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 2/48th Battalion, AIF | 25–26 October 1942* | Miteiriya Ridge, Egypt |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". (RCNVR) | Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". | 9 August 1945* | Honshū, Japan<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | No. 12 Squadron RAF | 12 May 1940* | Albert Canal, Belgium<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Parachute Regiment | 17–20 September 1944* | Arnhem, the Netherlands |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Royal Norfolk Regiment | 21 May 1940*<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[C] | River Escaut, Belgium |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery | 21 November 1941* | Sidi Rezegh, Libya |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 2/48th Battalion, AIF | 22 July 1942* | El Alamein, Egypt |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 2nd Gurkha Rifles | 5 March 1945 | Tamandu, Burma |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 8th Gurkha Rifles | 12–13 May 1945 | Taungdaw, Burma |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 5th Gurkha Rifles | 10 November 1944* | Monte San Bartolo, Italy |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 9th Jat Infantry | 6 April 1944* | Imphal, India |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 13th Frontier Force Rifles | 9 April 1945 | Fusignano, Italy |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | No. 83 Squadron RAF | 15 September 1940 | Antwerp, Belgium<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Royal Army Medical Corps | 23 January 1945* | Brachterbeek, the Netherlands |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment | 8–9 April 1944* | Kohima, India |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | York and Lancaster Regiment | 29 September 1944* | Antwerp, Belgium |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 2nd Division, NZEF | 29 April 1941 | Kalamai, Greece |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Lincolnshire Regiment | 16 February 1944* | Ngakyedauk Pass, Burma |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Green Howards | 6 June 1944 | Normandy, France |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | No. 162 Squadron RCAF | 24 June 1944* | Faroes, Atlantic Ocean<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) | 18–20 January 1944* | Kyauchaw, Burma |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 2nd Division, NZEF | 20–28 May 1941 | Crete, Greece |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 43 Commando | 2 April 1945* | Lake Comacchio, Italy |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Royal Northumberland Fusiliers | 25 November 1941* | Tobruk, Libya |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | No. 106 Squadron RAF | 26 April 1944 | Schweinfurt, Germany<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Maratha Light Infantry | 9 April 1945 | Senio River, Italy |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Royal Norfolk Regiment | 7–8 August 1944 | Grimbosq, France |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Lancashire Fusiliers | 16 May 1944 | Monte Cassino, Italy |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 15th Punjab Regiment | 18 March 1945* | Meiktila, Burma |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 2/25th Battalion, AIF | 13 September 1943 | New Guinea |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 2/4th Battalion, AIF | 15 May 1945 | Wewak, New Guinea |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Irish Guards | 28 April 1943 | Dj. Arada, Tunisia |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | No. 11 (Scottish) Commando | 17–18 November 1941* | Beda Littoria, Libya |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 2/48th Battalion, AIF | 23–31 October 1942* | El Alamein, Egypt |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 2/14th Battalion, AIF | 29 August 1942 | Isurava, New Guinea |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | No. 1 Commando | 31 January 1945* | Kangaw, Burma |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 7th Gurkha Rifles | 12 June 1944 | Ningthoukhong, India |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Special Air Service | 8–9 April 1945* | Lake Comacchio, Italy |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Hampshire Regiment | 3 December 1942 | Tebourba, Tunisia |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | King's African Rifles | 19 May 1941* | Colito, Abyssinia |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | No. 49 Squadron RAF | 12 August 1940 | Dortmund-Ems Canal, Germany<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Coldstream Guards | 3 April 1945 | Lingen, Germany |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | HMS Pandora HMS Turbulent |
September 1939 to 23 March 1943*<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[D] |
Mediterranean Sea |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | No. 271 Squadron RAF | 19 September 1944* | Arnhem, the Netherlands<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Scots Guards | 22–27 April 1943* | Dj Bou Arada, Tunisia |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 2/3rd Pioneer Battalion, AIF | 12 May 1945* | Tarakan Island, Borneo |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | HMS XE3 | 31 July 1945 | Johore Straits, Singapore |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Westminster Regiment | 24 May 1944 | River Melfa, Italy |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | No. 18 Squadron RAF | 4 December 1942* | Chougui, Tunisia<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | No. 50 Squadron RAF | 30 May 1942* | Cologne, Germany<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | HMS Foylebank | 4 July 1940* | Portland, England |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | South Saskatchewan Regiment | 19 August 1942 | Dieppe, France |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". (RAAF) | No. 149 Squadron RAF | 28 November 1942* | Turin, Italy<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | HMS Torbay | 4–5 March 1942 | Corfu, Greece |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | London Scottish | 23–24 January 1944* | Damiano Ridge, Italy |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | No. 419 Squadron RCAF | 12 June 1944* | Cambrai, France<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | No. 44 Squadron RAF | 17 April 1942 | Augsburg, Germany<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Essex Regiment | 28 March 1942 | St Nazaire, France |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | No. 22 Squadron RAAF | 16–18 March 1943*<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[D]<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[F] | New Guinea<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 28th Māori Battalion, NZEF | 26–27 March 1943* | Tebaga Gap, Tunisia |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Grenadier Guards | 21 May 1940 | River Escaut, Belgium |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | No. 249 Squadron RAF | 16 August 1940 | Southampton, England<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Kaffrarian Rifles, South African Army | 31 August 1944 | Montegridolfo, Italy |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Winnipeg Grenadiers | 19 December 1941* | Mount Butler, Hong Kong |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | No. 109 Squadron RAF | 23 December 1944*<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[D] | Cologne, Germany<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 8th Battalion (Australia) | 24 July 1945 | Bougainville, New Guinea |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | HMS Walney | 8 November 1942 | Oran, Algeria |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | HMS X7 | 22 September 1943 | Kåfjord, Norway |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Royal Regiment of Artillery | 19 August 1942 | Dieppe, France |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 6th Gurkha Rifles | 23 June 1944 | Mogaung, Burma |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 10th Parachute Battalion | 19 September 1944* | Arnhem, the Netherlands |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 5th Gurkha Rifles | 26 June 1944 | Bishenpur, India |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 10th Baluch Regiment | 22 November 1944 | Arakan, Burma |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 6th Rajputana Rifles | 19–20 April 1943* | Djebel Garci, Tunisia |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 8th Punjab Regiment | 12 May 1944 | River Gari, Italy |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 6th Rajputana Rifles | 7–8 February 1941 | Keren, Eritrea |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Royal Norfolk Regiment | 4–6 May 1944* | Kohima, India |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 25th Battalion (Australia) | 22 March 1945 | Bougainville, Solomon Islands |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Corps of Royal Engineers | 21 March 1945*<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[C] | Talaku, Burma |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | No. 61 Squadron RAF | 3 November 1943 | Düsseldorf, Germany<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | HMS Thrasher | 16 February 1942 | Crete, Mediterranean Sea |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Wiltshire Regiment | 3 June 1944 | Anzio, Italy |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | HMS Glowworm | 8 April 1940 | Norwegian Sea, off Trondheim |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | HMS Campbeltown | 28 March 1942 | St Nazaire, France |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) | 23 April 1943* | Guiriat El Atach, Tunisia |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | HM Motor Gun Boat | 28 March 1942* | St Nazaire, France |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | No. 62 Squadron RAF | 9 December 1941* | Singora, Malaya<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Green Howards | 20–21 March 1943 | Mareth Line, Tunisia |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | HMS Coventry | 18 May 1941*<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[C] | Crete, Mediterranean Sea |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 16th Punjab Regiment | 19–20 January 1945* | Kyeyebyin, Burma |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | HMS Onslow | 31 December 1942 | North Cape, Norway |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Grenadier Guards | 8–9 February 1944 | Anzio, Italy |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 15th Punjab Regiment | 2 March 1945 | Myingyan, Burma |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Sikh Regiment | 11–12 March 1944 | Maungdaw–Buthidaung Road, Burma |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 8th Punjab Regiment | 6 January 1943 | Donbaik, Burma |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 13th Frontier Force Rifles | 16–17 February 1945* | Kanlan Ywathit, Burma |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1st Punjab Regiment | 25 October 1944* | Tiddim, Burma |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Royal Indian Artillery | 15–16 December 1944 | Kaladan Valley, Burma |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Seaforth Highlanders of Canada | 21–22 October 1944 | River Savio, Italy |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Royal Natal Carabineers, South African Army | 5 June 1942 | Alem Hamza, Egypt |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | HMT Arab | 28 April 1940 to 2 May 1940 |
Namsos, Norway |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 2/43rd Battalion, AIF | 28 June 1945 | Beaufort, Borneo |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | King's Shropshire Light Infantry | 1 March 1945* | Kervenheim, Germany |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Fiji Infantry Regiment | 23 June 1944* | Bougainville, Solomon Islands |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". (SAAF) | No. 582 Squadron RAF | 23 February 1945* | Pforzheim, Germany<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 2nd Gurkha Rifles | 5–6 April 1943 | Rass-es-Zouai, Tunisia |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 5th Gurkha Rifles | 25–26 June 1944 | Bishenpur, India |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 9th Gurkha Rifles | 18–19 September 1944* | San Marino, Italy |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | No. 9 Squadron RAF | 1 January 1945*<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[C] | Dortmund-Ems Canal, Germany<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Essex Scottish Regiment | 1 March 1945 | Uedem, Germany |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion | 24 March 1945 | Rhine, Germany |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | No. 487 Squadron RNZAF | 3 May 1943 | Amsterdam, the Netherlands<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". (RNZAF) | No. 200 Squadron RAF | 11 August 1943* | Atlantic Ocean<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Royal 22e Régiment | 14 December 1943 | Casa Berardi, Italy |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | West Yorkshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Own) | 6–7 June 1944* | Ningthoukhong, India |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) | 27 October 1942 | El Alamein, Egypt |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 2nd Division, NZEF | 22–30 May 1941 14–15 July 1942<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[B] |
Crete, Greece El Ruweisat Ridge, Egypt |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Hampshire Regiment | 13 May 1944 | Cassino, Italy |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Durham Light Infantry | 27 June 1942* | Mersa Matruh, Egypt |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | HMS Upholder | 24 May 1941 | Sicily, Mediterranean Sea |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | HMS Hardy | 10 April 1940* | Ofotfjord, Norway |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". RNZAF | No. 75 Squadron RAF | 7 July 1941 | Munster, Germany<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Welch Regiment | 16 August 1944 | Barfour, France |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Green Howards | 3 March 1945* | Meiktila, Burma |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | HMS Li Wo | 14 February 1942* | Java Sea, Malaya |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | East Surrey Regiment | 11–15 August 1940 | Observation Hill, Somaliland |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Coldstream Guards | 25 September 1943 | Salerno, Italy |
Notes
- A <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ Victoria Cross was awarded for actions during air combat.
- B <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ This was a Bar to the Victoria Cross
- C <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ Recipient died of their wounds
- D <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ Recipient awarded the Victoria Cross for an extended period of sustained courage and outstanding leadership, rather than a single act of valour.
- E <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ Gibson was awarded the Victoria Cross primarily for the raid, but also for leadership and valour demonstrated as master bomber on many previous sorties.
- F <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ Newton was captured by Japanese Forces and beheaded 11 days later.[10]
- G Sergeant H.V. Turner, Subedar Netrabahadur Thapa, Naik Agansing Rai and Rifleman Ganju Lama won their VCs in combat in the state of Manipur in India but the citations wrongly referred to the locations as being in Burma. These errors have been rectified in the list above.
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- ↑ Ashcroft, Michael; preface; XI–XIII
- ↑ The Gazette publishing the original Royal Warrant
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- ↑ Ashcroft, Michael; Preface to Victoria Cross Heroes
- ↑ Ashcroft, Michael; p. 255
- ↑ Arthur, Max; pp. 419–422
- ↑ Arthur, Max; pp. 497–501
- ↑ Aschcroft, Michael; pp. 255–256
- ↑ Ashcroft, Michael; p. 259
- ↑ Arthur, Max; p. 38
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