List of Irish Victoria Cross recipients

Army recruiting poster, 1915, featuring Michael O'Leary

List of Irish Victoria Cross recipients lists all recipients of the Victoria Cross (post-nominal letters "VC") born on the island of Ireland, together with the date and place of their VC action. The Victoria Cross is the highest war honour of the British Empire and the Commonwealth of Nations. The whole island of Ireland was part of the United Kingdom until 1922 when it was partitioned into Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State. In 1948 the Irish Free State became the Republic of Ireland and left the Commonwealth in 1949. Despite this, citizens of the Republic still enlist in the British Army and thus are eligible for the Victoria Cross.

Background

Established in 1856, the Victoria Cross has been awarded to service personnel for extraordinary valour and devotion to duty while facing a hostile force. Between 1858 and 1881 the Victoria Cross could also be awarded for actions taken "under circumstances of extreme danger" not in the face of the enemy.^[1] Six people (four Irish, one English and one Canadian) were awarded Victoria Crosses under this clause (one in 1866 during the Fenian raids, five for a single incident in 1867 during the Andaman Islands Expedition), until it was amended in 1881 to only allow acts "in the presence of the enemy".^[1][2] It was awarded to members of the British Armed Forces which included Irish service personnel until 1922. It is currently available to personnel of any rank in any service, and to allies serving under or with British Forces. It is the highest honour in the Commonwealth honours system, placed before all other orders, decorations and medals.

Both Catholic and Protestant officers and servicemen born in Ireland served alongside each other in the British Military.^[3] During the previous two centuries they had a common military background, and irrespective of class or creed many were decorated with the British highest award for valour. 30 Irish VCs were awarded in the Crimean War, 59 Irish VCs in the Indian Mutiny, 46 Irish VCs in numerous other British Empire campaigns between 1857 to 1914, 37 Irish VCs in World War I, and eight Irish VCs in World War II.

Recipients

      This along with the * indicates that the Victoria Cross was awarded posthumously

Name	Date of action	Conflict	Unit	Place of action	Notes
Adams, JamesJames Adams	1879	Second Afghan War	British Indian Army	Killa Kazi, Afghanistan
Agar, AugustusAugustus Agar	1919	Baltic Campaign 1918	HM Coastal Motor Boat 4	Kronstadt, Russia
Alexander, JohnJohn Alexander	1855	Crimean War	90th Regiment of Foot	Sevastopol, Crimea
Anderson, CharlesCharles Anderson	1858	Indian Rebellion of 1857	2nd Queen's Dragoon Guards	Sandila, India
Barry, JohnJohn Barry	1901*	Second Boer War	Royal Irish Regiment	Monument Hill, South Africa
Bell, DavidDavid Bell	1867	Andaman Islands Expedition	24th Regiment of Foot	Little Andaman, India	[4]
Bell, EdwardEdward Bell	1854	Crimean War	23rd Regiment of Foot	Alma, Crimea
Bell, EricEric Bell	1916*	First World War	Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers	Thiepval, France
Beresford, WilliamWilliam Beresford	1879	Anglo-Zulu War	9th Queen's Royal Lancers	Ulundi, South Africa
Bergin, JamesJames Bergin	1868	Abyssinian Expedition	33rd Regiment of Foot	Magdala, Abyssinia
Bingham, EdwardEdward Bingham	1916	First World War	HMS Nestor	Jutland, Denmark
Boulger, AbrahamAbraham Boulger	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	84th Regiment of Foot	Lucknow, India
Boyd-Rochfort, GeorgeGeorge Boyd-Rochfort	1915	First World War	Scots Guards	Cambrin, France
Joseph Bradshaw	1855	Crimean War	Rifle Brigade	Woronzoff Road, Crimea
Bradshaw, WilliamWilliam Bradshaw	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	90th Regiment of Foot	Lucknow, India
Brown, EdwardEdward Brown	1900	Second Boer War	14th King's Hussars	Geluk, South Africa
Brown, FrancisFrancis Brown	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	1st European Bengal Fusiliers	Narnaul, India
Budd, BryanBryan Budd	2006*	War in Afghanistan	Parachute Regiment	Sangin, Afghanistan
Burgoyne, HughHugh Burgoyne	1855	Crimean War	HMS Swallow	Sea of Azov, Crimea
Burslem, NathanielNathaniel Burslem	1860	Second Opium War	67th Regiment of Foot	Taku Forts, China
Byrne, JamesJames Byrne	1858	Indian Rebellion of 1857	86th Regiment	Jhansi, India
Byrne, JohnJohn Byrne	1854	Crimean War	68th Regiment of Foot	Inkerman, Crimea
Byrne, ThomasThomas Byrne	1898	Mahdist War	21st Lancers	Omdurman, Sudan
Caffrey, JohnJohn Caffrey	1915	First World War	2nd York and Lancaster Regiment	La Brique, France
Cambridge, DanielDaniel Cambridge	1855	Crimean War	Royal Artillery	Sevastopol, Crimea
Carlin, PatrickPatrick Carlin	1858	Indian Rebellion of 1857	13th Regiment of Foot	Azumgurh, India
Cather, GeoffreyGeoffrey Cather	1916*	First World War	Royal Irish Fusiliers	Hamel, France
Cobbe, AlexanderAlexander Cobbe	1902	Somaliland Campaign	King's African Rifles	Erego, Somaliland
Coffey, WilliamWilliam Coffey	1855	Crimean War	34th Regiment of Foot	Sevastopol, Crimea
Coghill, NevillNevill Coghill	1879*	Anglo-Zulu War	24th Regiment of Foot	IsandhlwanaSouth Africa
Colvin, HughHugh Colvin	1917	First World War	Cheshire Regiment	Ypres, Belgium
Connors, JohnJohn Connors	1855	Crimean War	3rd Regiment of Foot	Sevastopol, Crimea
Conolly, JohnJohn Conolly	1854	Crimean War	49th Regiment of Foot	Sevastopol, Crimea
Cosgrove, WilliamWilliam Cosgrove	1915	First World War	Royal Munster Fusiliers	Gallipoli, Turkey
Costello, EdmundEdmund Costello	1897	Siege of Malakand	22nd Punjab Infantry	Malakand, India
Coughlan, CorneliusCornelius Coughlan	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	Gordon Highlanders	Delhi, India
Creagh, GarrettGarrett Creagh	1879	Second Afghan War	Bombay Staff Corps	Kam Dakka, Afghanistan
Crean, ThomasThomas Crean	1901	Second Boer War	Imperial Light Horse	Tygerkloof Spruit, South Africa
Crichton, JamesJames Crichton	1918	First World War	New Zealand Expeditionary Force	Crèvecœur, France
Crimmin, JohnJohn Crimmin	1889	Karenni Expedition	Bombay Medical Service	Lwekaw, Burma
Cunningham, JohnJohn Cunningham	1917*	First World War	Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment	Bois-en-Hache, France
Danaher, JohnJohn Danaher	1881	First Boer War	Nourse's Horse (Transvaal)	Elandsfontein, South Africa
Dease, MauriceMaurice Dease	1914*	First World War	Royal Fusiliers	Mons, Belgium
Dempsey, DenisDenis Dempsey	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	10th Regiment of Foot	Lucknow, India
Diamond, BernardBernard Diamond	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	Bengal Horse Artillery	Bulandshahr, India
De Wind, EdmundEdmund De Wind	1918*	First World War	Royal Ulster Rifles	Groagie, France
Divane, JohnJohn Divane	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	60th Rifles	Delhi, India
Donohoe, PatrickPatrick Donohoe	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	9th Queen's Royal Lancers	Bulandshahr, India
Doogan, JohnJohn Doogan	1881	First Boer War	1st King's Dragoon Guards	Laing's Nek, South Africa
Dowling, WilliamWilliam Dowling	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	32nd Regiment of Foot	Lucknow, India
Doyle, MartinMartin Doyle	1918	First World War	Royal Munster Fusiliers	Reincourt, France
Duffy, JamesJames Duffy	1917	First World War	Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers	Kereina Peak, Palestine
Duffy, ThomasThomas Duffy	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	102nd Madras Fusiliers	Lucknow, India
Dunlay, JohnJohn Dunlay	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	93rd Regiment of Foot	Lucknow, India
Dynon, DenisDenis Dynon	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	53rd Regiment of Foot	Chota Behar, India
Edwards, FrederickFrederick Edwards	1916	First World War	Middlesex Regiment	Thiepval, France
Emerson, JamesJames Emerson	1917*	First World War	Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers	La Vacquerie, France
English, WilliamWilliam English	1901	Second Boer War	The Scottish Horse	Vlakfontein, South Africa
Ervine-Andrews, HaroldHarold Ervine-Andrews	1940	Second World War	East Lancashire Regiment	Dunkirk, France
Esmonde, EugeneEugene Esmonde	1942*	Second World War	825 Naval Air Squadron	Straits of Dover
Esmonde, ThomasThomas Esmonde	1855	Crimean War	18th Regiment of Foot	Sevastopol, Crimea
Farrell, JohnJohn Farrell	1854	Crimean War	17th Lancers	Balaklava, Crimea
Fegen, EdwardEdward Fegen	1940	Second World War	HMS Jervis Bay	Atlantic Ocean
FitzClarence, CharlesCharles FitzClarence	1899	Second Boer War	Royal Fusiliers	Mafeking, South Africa
Fitzgerald, RichardRichard Fitzgerald	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	Bengal Horse Artillery	Bulandshahr, India
Fitzgibbon, AndrewAndrew Fitzgibbon	1860	Second Opium War	67th Regiment of Foot	Taku Forts, China
Fitzpatrick, FrancisFrancis Fitzpatrick	1879	Basuto War	94th Regiment of Foot	Sekukuni's Town, South Africa
Flinn, ThomasThomas Flinn	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	64th Regiment of Foot	Cawnpore, India
Forrest, GeorgeGeorge Forrest	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	Bengal Veteran Establishment	Delhi, India
Fowler, EdmundEdmund Fowler	1879	Anglo-Zulu War	Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)	Zlobane Mountain, South Africa
Gardiner, GeorgeGeorge Gardiner	1855	Crimean War	57th Regiment of Foot	Sebastopol, Crimea
Garland, DonaldDonald Garland	1940*	Second World War	No. 12 Squadron RAF	Albert Canal, Belgium
Garvin, StephenStephen Garvin	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	60th Rifles	Delhi, India
Gill, PeterPeter Gill	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	Loodiana Regiment	Benares, India
Gore-Browne, HenryHenry Gore-Browne	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	32nd Regiment of Foot	Lucknow, India
Gough, CharlesCharles Gough	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	5th Bengal European Light Cavalry	Lucknow, India
Gough, HughHugh Gough	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	1st Bengal European Light Cavalry	Lucknow, India
Gough, JohnJohn Gough	1903	Somaliland Campaign	Rifle Brigade	Daratoleh, Somaliland
Grady, ThomasThomas Grady	1854	Crimean War	4th Regiment of Foot	Sevastopol, Crimea
Graham, PatrickPatrick Graham	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	90th Regiment of Foot	Lucknow, India
Grant, PeterPeter Grant	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	93rd Regiment of Foot	Lucknow, India
Green, PatrickPatrick Green	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	75th Regiment of Foot	Delhi, India
Griffiths, WilliamWilliam Griffiths	1867	Andaman Islands Expedition	24th Regiment of Foot	Little Andaman, India	[4]
Hackett, ThomasThomas Hackett	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	23rd Regiment of Foot	Lucknow, India
Hall, FrederickFrederick Hall	1915*	First World War	8th (Winnipeg Rifles) Battalion	Ypres, Belgium
Hamilton, WalterWalter Hamilton	1879	Second Afghan War	Staff Corps and Corps of Guides	Futtehabad, Afghanistan
Hanna, RobertRobert Hanna	1917	First World War	29th Battalion, CEF	Lens, France
Harrison, JohnJohn Harrison	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	Naval Brigade	Lucknow, India
Hart, ReginaldReginald Hart	1879	Second Afghan War	Royal Engineers	Bazar Valley, Afghanistan
Hartigan, HenryHenry Hartigan	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	9th Queen's Royal Lancers	Delhi, India
Harvey, FrederickFrederick Harvey	1917	First World War	Lord Strathcona's Horse	Guyencourt, France
Hawthorne, RobertRobert Hawthorne	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	52nd Regiment of Foot	Delhi, India
Hill, SamuelSamuel Hill	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	90th Regiment	Lucknow, India
Holland, JohnJohn Holland	1916	First World War	Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment	Guillemont, France
Hughes, ThomasThomas Hughes	1916	First World War	Connaught Rangers	Guillemont, France
Irwin, CharlesCharles Irwin	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	53rd Regiment of Foot	Lucknow, India
Jackman, JamesJames Jackman	1941*	Second World War	Royal Northumberland Fusiliers	Tobruk, Libya
Jennings, EdwardEdward Jennings	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	Bengal Artillery	Lucknow, India
Johnston, RobertRobert Johnston	1899	Second Boer War	Imperial Light Horse (Natal)	Elandslaagte, South Africa
Jones, HenryHenry Jones	1855	Crimean War	7th Regiment	Sebastopol, Crimea
Kavanagh, ThomasThomas Kavanagh	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	Bengal Civil Service	Lucknow, India
Keatinge, RichardRichard Keatinge	1858	Indian Rebellion of 1857	Bombay Artillery	Chundairee, India
Kelliher, RichardRichard Kelliher	1943	Second World War	Australian Imperial Force	New Guinea, Pacific
Kelly, HenryHenry Kelly	1916	First World War	Duke of Wellington's Regiment	Le Sars, France	[5]
Kenealy, WilliamWilliam Kenealy	1915	First World War	Lancashire Fusiliers	Gallipoli, Turkey
Kenny, JamesJames Kenny	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	53rd Regiment of Foot	Lucknow, India
Kenny, WilliamWilliam Kenny	1914	First World War	Gordon Highlanders	Ypres, Belgium
Kenny, WilliamWilliam Kenny	1920*	Waziristan Campaign	39th Garhwal Rifles	Kot Kai, India
Lambert, GeorgeGeorge Lambert	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	84th Regiment of Foot	Oonao, India
Lane, ThomasThomas Lane	1860	Second Opium War	67th Regiment of Foot	Taku Forts, China
Laughnan, ThomasThomas Laughnan	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	Bengal Artillery	Lucknow, India
Lawrence, SamuelSamuel Lawrence	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	32nd Regiment of Foot	Lucknow, India
Leach, EdwardEdward Leach	1879	Second Afghan War	Royal Engineers	Maidanah, Afghanistan
Leet, WilliamWilliam Leet	1879	Anglo-Zulu War	13th Regiment of Foot	Inhlobana, South Africa
Lendrim, WilliamWilliam Lendrim	1855	Crimean War	Royal Engineers	Sevastopol, Crimea
Lloyd, OwenOwen Lloyd	1893	Kachin Expedition	Army Medical Service	Fort Sima, Burma
Lord, DavidDavid Lord	1944*	Second World War	No. 271 Squadron RAF	Battle of Arnhem, Netherlands
Lucas, CharlesCharles Lucas	1854	Crimean War	HMS Hecla	Åland Islands, Finland	[6]
Lucas, JohnJohn Lucas	1861	First Taranaki War	40th Regiment of Foot	New Zealand
Lyons, JohnJohn Lyons	1855	Crimean War	19th Regiment of Foot	Sevastopol, Crimea
Lyster, HarryHarry Lyster	1858	Indian Rebellion of 1857	72nd Bengal Native Infantry	Calpee, India
Madden, AmbroseAmbrose Madden	1854	Crimean War	41st Regiment	Little Inkerman, Crimea
Magennis, JamesJames Magennis	1945	Second World War	HMS XE3	Johore Straits, Singapore	[7]
Magner, MichaelMichael Magner	1868	Abyssinian Expedition	33rd Regiment of Foot	Magdala, Abyssinia
Mahoney, PatrickPatrick Mahoney	1857*	Indian Rebellion of 1857	102nd Madras Fusiliers	Mungulwar, India
Manley, WilliamWilliam Manley	1864	New Zealand Land Wars	Royal Artillery	Tauranga, New Zealand
Mannock, EdwardEdward Mannock	1918*	First World War	No. 74 Squadron RAF	Western Front
Masterson, JamesJames Masterson	1900	Second Boer War	Devonshire Regiment	Ladysmith, South Africa
Maude, FrederickFrederick Maude	1855	Crimean War	3rd Regiment of Foot	Sevastopol, Crimea
McCorrie, CharlesCharles McCorrie	1855	Crimean War	57th Regiment of Foot	Sevastopol, Crimea
McFadzean, WilliamWilliam McFadzean	1916*	First World War	Royal Ulster Rifles	Thiepval Wood, France
McGovern, JohnJohn McGovern	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	101st Regiment of Foot	Delhi, India
McGuire, JamesJames McGuire	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	101st Regiment of Foot	Delhi, India
McHale, PatrickPatrick McHale	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	5th Regiment of Foot	Lucknow, India
McManus, PeterPeter McManus	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	5th Regiment of Foot	Lucknow, India
McQuirt, BernardBernard McQuirt	1858	Indian Rebellion of 1857	95th Regiment of Foot	Rowa, India
McWheeney, WilliamWilliam McWheeney	1854	Crimean War	44th Regiment of Foot	Sevastopol, Crimea
Moffat, MartinMartin Moffat	1918	First World War	Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment	Ledeghem, Belgium
Moore, ArthurArthur Moore	1857	Anglo-Persian War	3rd Bombay Light Cavalry	Khushab, Persia
Moore, HansHans Moore	1877	Cape Frontier Wars	88th Regiment	Komgha, South Africa
Morrow, RobertRobert Morrow	1915*	First World War	Royal Irish Fusiliers	Messines, Belgium
Moyney, JohnJohn Moyney	1917	First World War	Irish Guards	Broembeek, Belgium
Moynihan, AndrewAndrew Moynihan	1855	Crimean War	90th Regiment of Foot	Redan, Crimea
Mullane, PatrickPatrick Mullane	1880	Second Afghan War	Royal Horse Artillery	Maiwand, Afghanistan	[8]
Murphy, MichaelMichael Murphy	1858	Indian Rebellion of 1857	17th Lancers	Azumgurh, India	[9]
Murphy, ThomasThomas Murphy	1867	Andaman Islands Expedition	24th Regiment of Foot	Little Andaman, India	[4]
Murray, JamesJames Murray	1881	First Boer War	88th Regiment	Elandsfontein, South Africa
Murray, JohnJohn Murray	1864	New Zealand Land Wars	68th Regiment of Foot	Tauranga, New Zealand
Mylott, PatrickPatrick Mylott	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	84th Regiment of Foot	Lucknow, India
Nash, WilliamWilliam Nash	1858	Indian Rebellion of 1857	Rifle Brigade	Lucknow, India
Nelson, DavidDavid Nelson	1914	First World War	Royal Artillery	Néry, France
Nunney, ClaudeClaude Nunney	1918*	First World War	38th Battalion, CEF	Drocourt-Quéant Line, France
Nurse, GeorgeGeorge Nurse	1899	Second Boer War	Royal Field Artillery	Colenso, South Africa
O'Connor, LukeLuke O'Connor	1854	Crimean War	23rd Regiment of Foot	Alma, Crimea	[10]
O'Hea, TimothyTimothy O'Hea	1866	Fenian raids on Canada	Rifle Brigade	Danville, Quebec, Canada	[11]
O'Leary, MichaelMichael O'Leary	1915	First World War	Irish Guards	Cuinchy, France
Olpherts, WilliamWilliam Olpherts	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	Bengal Artillery	Lucknow, India
O'Meara, MartinMartin O'Meara	1916	First World War	1st Division (Australia)	Pozières, France
O'Rourke, MichaelMichael O'Rourke	1917	First World War	7th Battalion, CEF	Hill 70, France
O'Sullivan, GeraldGerald O'Sullivan	1915	First World War	Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers	Gallipoli, Turkey
O'Toole, EdmundEdmund O'Toole	1879	Anglo-Zulu War	Frontier Light Horse	Ulundi, South Africa
Owens, JamesJames Owens	1854	Crimean War	49th Regiment of Foot	Sevastopol, Crimea
Park, JohnJohn Park	1854	Crimean War	77th Regiment of Foot	Alma, Crimea
Pearson, JamesJames Pearson	1858	Indian Rebellion of 1857	86th Regiment of Foot	Jhansi, India
Probyn, DightonDighton Probyn	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	2nd Punjab Cavalry	Agra, India
Prosser, JosephJoseph Prosser	1855	Crimean War	1st Regiment of Foot	Sevastopol, Crimea
Purcell, JohnJohn Purcell	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	9th Queen's Royal Lancers	Delhi, India
Quigg, RobertRobert Quigg	1916	First World War	Royal Ulster Rifles	Hamel, France
Reed, HamiltonHamilton Reed	1899	Second Boer War	Royal Field Artillery	Colenso, South Africa
Reynolds, JamesJames Reynolds	1879	Anglo-Zulu War	Army Medical Service	Rorke's Drift, Natal, South Africa
Richardson, GeorgeGeorge Richardson	1859	Indian Rebellion of 1857	34th Regiment of Foot	Kewane Trans-Gogra, India
Ridgeway, RichardRichard Ridgeway	1879	Naga Hills Expedition	Bengal Staff Corps	Konoma, India
Roberts, FrederickFrederick Roberts	1899*	Second Boer War	King's Royal Rifle Corps	Colenso, South Africa
Robertson, ClementClement Robertson	1917*	First World War	Queen's Royal Regiment	Zonnebeke, Belgium
Roddy, PatrickPatrick Roddy	1858	Indian Rebellion of 1857	Bengal Army	Kuthirga, India
Rogers, RobertRobert Rogers	1860	Second Opium War	44th Regiment of Foot	Taku Forts, China
Roupell, GeorgeGeorge Roupell	1915	First World War	East Surrey Regiment	Hill 60, Belgium
Ryan, JohnJohn Ryan	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	102nd Madras Fusiliers	Lucknow, India
Ryan, JohnJohn Ryan	1863	New Zealand Land Wars	65th Regiment of Foot	Cameron Town, New Zealand
Ryan, MilesMiles Ryan	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	101st Regiment of Foot	Delhi, India
Scott, RobertRobert Scott	1900	Second Boer War	Manchester Regiment	Natal, South Africa	[12]
Sinnott, JohnJohn Sinnott	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	84th Regiment of Foot	Lucknow, India
Sleavon, MichaelMichael Sleavon	1858	Indian Rebellion of 1857	Royal Engineers	Jhansi, India
Smith, FrederickFrederick Smith	1864	New Zealand Land Wars	43rd Regiment of Foot	Tauranga, New Zealand
Smith, PhilipPhilip Smith	1855	Crimean War	17th Regiment of Foot	Sevastopol, Crimea
Somers, JamesJames Somers	1915	First World War	Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers	Gallipoli, Turkey
Stagpoole, DudleyDudley Stagpoole	1863	New Zealand Land Wars	57th Regiment of Foot	Poutoko, New Zealand
Sullivan, JohnJohn Sullivan	1855	Crimean War	Naval Brigade	Sevastopol, Crimea
Temple, WilliamWilliam Temple	1863	New Zealand Land Wars	Royal Artillery	Rangiriri, New Zealand
Travers, JamesJames Travers	1857	Indian Rebellion of 1857	2nd Bengal Native Infantry	Indore, India
Walker, MarkMark Walker	1854	Crimean War	30th Regiment of Foot	Inkerman, Crimea
Ward, JosephJoseph Ward	1858	Indian Rebellion of 1857	8th King's Royal Irish Hussars	Gwalior, India
White, GeorgeGeorge White	1879	Second Afghan War	92nd Regiment of Foot	Charasiah, Afghanistan
Wright, AlexanderAlexander Wright	1855	Crimean War	77th Regiment of Foot	Sevastopol, Crimea
Young, AlexanderAlexander Young	1901	Second Boer War	Cape Police	Ruiterskraal, South Africa

See also

• Irish in the British Armed Forces

References

Footnotes

1. Christopher McCreery (2015). The Canadian Honours System. Dundurn. p. 130. ISBN 978-1-4597-2417-4.
2. "VC background". British War Graves Memorial. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
3. Karsten, Peter (1983). "Irish Soldiers in the British Army, 1792-1922: Suborned or Subordinate". Journal of Social History 17 (1): 31–64. doi:10.1353/jsh/17.1.31.
4. 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. Five people were awarded Victoria Crosses when they manned a boat to rescue their comrades who had been sent to the Andaman Islands on an investigation. This rule was changed in 1881 to only allow acts "in the presence of the enemy"."VC background". British War Graves Memorial. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
5. Kelly is considered an Irish recipient as well as English, due to Irish parentage.
   "Manchester Military & Civilian Heroes (2)". Papillon Graphics' Virtual Encyclopaedia of Greater Manchester. 2007-12-07. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
6. The earliest action for which the VC was awarded (First Battle of Bomarsund, 21 June 1854).
7. The only native of Northern Ireland to receive the VC for action in the Second World War.
8. Mullane was born in India. He is considered an Irish recipient by parentage
   Doherty, Truesdale, 2000
9. Michael Murphy was one eight VC recipients whose award was forfeited. Although King George V in 1920 expressed the view that the VC should not be forfeited, the medals of Murphy and the other seven were not restored. List of Recipients of the Victoria Cross, The War Office (MS3), January 1953, note, page 7.
10. The earliest action for which the VC was awarded to a soldier (20 September 1854).
11. 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. Six in total were awarded for actions taken not in the face of the enemy. O'Hea single-handedly put out a fire in an ammunition railway car, for which he was awarded the VC. This rule was changed in 1881 to only allow acts "in the presence of the enemy"."VC background". British War Graves Memorial. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
12. Scott was born in Manchester, England. He is considered an Irish recipient by parentage.
    Doherty, Truesdale, 2000

Bibliography

• Ashcroft, Michael (2006). Victoria Cross Heroes. Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 0-7553-1632-0.
• Doherty, Richard; Truesdale, David (July 2000). Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross. Four Courts Pr Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85182-442-7.
• Harvey, David (2000). Monuments to Courage. Naval & Military Press Ltd. ISBN 1-84342-356-1.

Archives

• Victoria Cross Registers online index to Victoria Cross awards at the National Archives site
• A page where all warrants pertaining to the VC are listed
• Victoria Cross Research page
• Search UK National Inventory of War Memorial for memorials in the UK commemorating VC winners Select 'War' type of 'VC or GC Winners'