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The Victoria Cross The highest award this nation gives for gallantry to members of the armed services of Great Britain and the British Commonwealth. First instituted by Royal Warrant on 29th January 1856. The medals are made from the bronze of captured Russian cannon from the battle at Sevastopol
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Victoria Cross Winners Lt. Andrew Bogle 78th Highlanders 29th July 1857 Indian Mutiny Lt. Joseph P. Crowe 78th Highlanders 12th Aug. 1857 Indian Mutiny Lt. H. T. Macpherson 78th Highlanders 25th Sept. 1857 Indian Mutiny Surgeon Joseph Jee 78th Highlanders 25th Sept. 1857 Indian Mutiny A/Surgeon V.M. McMaster 78th Highlanders 25th Sept. 1857 Indian Mutiny C/Sgt.S. McPherson 78th Highlanders 26th Sept. 1857 Indian Mutiny Pte. Henry Ward 78th Highlanders 25/26 Sept 1857 Indian Mutiny Pte. James Hollowell 78th Highlanders 26th Sept. 1857 Indian Mutiny Lt. Aylmer S. Cameron 72nd Highlanders 30th Mar. 1858 Indian Mutiny L/Cpl. George Sellar 72nd Highlanders 14th Dec. 1879 Afghanistan Sgt.John Mackenzie DCM Seaforth 06th June 1900 Ashanti Sgt. Donald D. Farmer 1st Camerons 13th Dec. 1900 South Africa Pte. Ross Tollerton 1st Camerons 14th Sept. 1914 Aisne WW1 Lt.Col. A.F.Douglas-Hamilton 6th Camerons 25/26th Sept. 1915 Loos WW1 Cpl. James D. Pollock 5th Camerons 27th Sept. 1915 Loos WW1 Cpl. Sidney Ware 1st Seaforth 06th Apr. 1916 Mesopotamia WW1 Dmr. Walter Ritchie 2nd Seaforth 01st July 1916 Somme WW! L/Sgt. Thomas Steele 1st Seaforth 22nd Feb. 1917 Mesopotamia WW1 Lt. Donald Mackintosh 2nd Seaforth 11th Apr. 1917 Arras WW1 Sgt. Alexander Edwards 6th Seaforth 31 Jul-1 Aug 1917 Ypres WW1 L/Cpl. Robert McBeath 5th Seaforth 20th Nov. 1917 Cambrai WW1 Sgt. John M. Meikle MM 4th Seaforth 20th July 1918 Marfaux WW1 Liverpool Scottish Capt. Noel G. Chavasse MC 1st Liverpool Scottish 09th Aug. 1916 Somme WW1 Capt. Noel G. Chavasse VC MC 1st Liverpool Scottish 31Jul-2 Aug. 1917 Ypres WW1 Seaforth of Canada Pte Ernest A. Smith Seaforth of Canada 02nd Oct. 1944 Italy WW2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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