Lists of Victoria Cross recipients are lists of people who have been awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious of the

orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom In the United Kingdom and the British Overseas Territories, personal bravery, achievement, or service are rewarded with honours. The honours system consists of three types of award: *Honours are used to recognise merit in terms of achievement a ...

. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the

British Armed Forces The British Armed Forces, also known as His Majesty's Armed Forces, are the military forces responsible for the defence of the United Kingdom, its Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies. They also promote the UK's wider interests, s ...

. It was previously awarded to

Commonwealth A commonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. Historically, it has been synonymous with "republic". The noun "commonwealth", meaning "public welfare, general good or advantage", dates from the ...

countries, most of which no longer recommend British honours. The lists are organized alphabetically, by military branch or service, by conflict, by nationality and by other criteria.

Alphabetical

List of Victoria Cross recipients (A–F) 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 Comm ...

List of Victoria Cross recipients (G–M) 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 Com ...

* List of Victoria Cross recipients (N–Z)

By branch or service

* List of artillery recipients of the Victoria Cross * List of Brigade of Guards recipients of the Victoria Cross * List of Brigade of Gurkhas recipients of the Victoria Cross * List of cavalry recipients of the Victoria Cross *

List of Royal Engineers recipients of the Victoria Cross This is a list of Royal Engineers recipients of the Victoria Cross.The Victoria Cross (VC) is a military decoration that may be bestowed upon members of the British or Commonwealth armed forces for acts of valour or gallantry performed in th ...

List of medical recipients of the Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is a military decoration that may be bestowed upon members of the British or Commonwealth armed forces for acts of valour or gallantry performed in the face of the enemy. Within the British honours system and those of m ...

List of Victoria Cross recipients of the Indian Army The Victoria Cross (VC) was awarded to 153 members of the British Indian Army and civilians under its command, from 1857 until independence in 1947. The Victoria Cross is a military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" t ...

* List of Victoria Cross recipients of the Royal Air Force * List of Victoria Cross recipients of the Royal Navy

By conflict

* List of Victoria Cross recipients by campaign * List of Crimean War Victoria Cross recipients * List of Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross recipients * List of New Zealand Wars Victoria Cross recipients * List of Zulu War Victoria Cross recipients *

List of Second Anglo-Afghan War Victoria Cross recipients The Victoria Cross (VC) was awarded to 16 members of the British Armed Forces for action during the Second Afghan War of 1878–1880. The Victoria Cross is a military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to member ...

* List of Second Boer War Victoria Cross recipients * List of First World War Victoria Cross recipients *

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, decora ...

By nationality

* List of Victoria Cross recipients by nationality *

List of Australian Victoria Cross recipients The Victoria Cross (VC) is a military decoration awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the Australia Armed Forces. It may be awarded to a person of any rank in any service, and to civilians under military command. Bei ...

* List of Canadian Victoria Cross recipients * List of English Victoria Cross recipients * List of Irish Victoria Cross recipients * List of New Zealand Victoria Cross recipients * List of Scottish Victoria Cross recipients *

List of South African Victoria Cross recipients This is a list of recipients of the Victoria Cross by nationality. It does not include the Victoria Cross awarded to the American Unknown Soldier of World War I buried in the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery. He was awarde ...

* List of Victoria Cross recipients of uncertain nationality

Other

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