List of Second World War Victoria Cross recipients

Prime Minister Winston Churchill waves to crowds in London on Victory in Europe Day.

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. 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 up 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 so-called 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 onboard 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 were awarded posthumously.

Recipients

•       This along with a * indicates a posthumous award

Name	Unit	Date of action	Place of action
Aaron, ArthurArthur Aaron	No. 218 Squadron RAF	12 August 1943*	Turin, Italy^[A]
Allmand, MichaelMichael Allmand	6th Gurkha Rifles	11 June 1944 23 June 1944*	Pin Hmi Road Bridge, Burma
Anderson, CharlesCharles Anderson	2/19th Battalion, AIF	18–22 January 1942	Muar, Malaya
Anderson, EricEric Anderson	East Yorkshire Regiment	6 April 1943*	Battle of Wadi Akarit, Tunisia
Anderson, JohnJohn Anderson	Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's)	23 April 1943	Longstop Hill, Tunisia
Annand, RichardRichard Annand	Durham Light Infantry	15–16 May 1940	River Dyle, Belgium
Barton, CyrilCyril Barton	No. 578 Squadron RAF	30 March 1944*	Nuremberg, Germany^[A]
Baskeyfield, JohnJohn Baskeyfield	South Staffordshire Regiment	20 September 1944*	Arnhem, the Netherlands
Bates, SidneySidney Bates	Royal Norfolk Regiment	6 August 1944*^[C]	Sourdeval, France
Bazalgette, IanIan Bazalgette	No. 635 Squadron RAF	4 August 1944*	Trossy St. Maximin, France^[A]
Beattie, StephenStephen Beattie	HMS Campbeltown	27 March 1942	St Nazaire, France
Beeley, JohnJohn Beeley	King's Royal Rifle Corps	21 November 1941*	Sidi Rezegh, Libya
Bhagat, PremindraPremindra Bhagat	Corps of Indian Engineers	31 January 1941 to 1 February 1941	Gallabat, Abyssinia
Blaker, FrankFrank Blaker	9th Gurkha Rifles	9 July 1944*	Taunggyi, Burma
Brunt, JohnJohn Brunt	Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)	9 December 1944*	Faenza, Italy
Burton, RichardRichard Burton	Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment	8 October 1944	Monte Ceco, Italy
Cain, RobertRobert Cain	South Staffordshire Regiment	17–25 September 1944	Arnhem, the Netherlands
Cairns, GeorgeGeorge Cairns	South Staffordshire Regiment	13 March 1944*^[C]	Henu Block, Burma
Cameron, DonaldDonald Cameron	HMS X6	22 September 1943	Kåfjord, Norway
Campbell, JohnJohn Campbell	Royal Horse Artillery	21–23 November 1941	Sidi Rezegh, Libya
Campbell, KennethKenneth Campbell	No. 22 Squadron RAF	6 April 1941*	Brest, France^[A]
Campbell, LorneLorne Campbell	Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's)	6 April 1943	Wadi Akarit, Tunisia
Chapman, EdwardEdward Chapman	Monmouthshire Regiment	2 April 1945	Dortmund-Ems Canal, Germany
Charlton, EdwardEdward Charlton	Irish Guards	21 April 1945*	Wistedt, Germany
Cheshire, LeonardLeonard Cheshire	No. 35 Squadron RAF No. 76 Squadron RAF No. 617 Squadron RAF	June 1940–July 1944^[D]	Over Europe^[A]
Chowne, AlbertAlbert Chowne	2/2nd Battalion, AIF	25 March 1945*	Dagua, New Guinea
Cosens, AubreyAubrey Cosens	Queen's Own Rifles of Canada	25–26 February 1945*	Mooshof, Germany
Cruickshank, JohnJohn Cruickshank	No. 210 Squadron RAF	17–18 July 1944	Atlantic Ocean^[A]
Cumming, ArthurArthur Cumming	Frontier Force Regiment	3 January 1942	Kuantan, Malaya
Currie, DavidDavid Currie	South Alberta Regiment	18–20 August 1944	Battle of Falaise, France
Cutler, RodenRoden Cutler	Royal Australian Artillery	19 June 1941 to 6 July 1941	Merdjayoun-Damour, Lebanon
Derrick, TomTom Derrick	2/48th Battalion, AIF	24 November 1943	Sattelberg, New Guinea
Din, FazalFazal Din	10th Baluch Regiment	2 March 1945*	Meiktila, Burma
Donnini, DennisDennis Donnini	Royal Scots Fusiliers	18 January 1945*	Stein, (Selfkant) Germany
Durrant, ThomasThomas Durrant	Corps of Royal Engineers	27 March 1942*^[C]	St Nazaire, France
Eardley, GeorgeGeorge Eardley	King's Shropshire Light Infantry	16 October 1944	Overloon, the Netherlands
Edmondson, JohnJohn Edmondson	2/17th Battalion, AIF	13–14 April 1941*^[C]	Tobruk, Libya
Edwards, HughieHughie Edwards	No. 105 Squadron RAF	4 July 1941	Bremen, Germany^[A]
Elliott, KeithKeith Elliott	22nd Battalion, NZEF	15 July 1942	Ruweisat, Egypt
Ervine-Andrews, HaroldHarold Ervine-Andrews	East Lancashire Regiment	31 May 1940 to 1 June 1940	Dunkirk, France
Esmonde, EugeneEugene Esmonde	825 Naval Air Squadron	12 February 1942	Straits of Dover, England^[A]
Fegen, EdwardEdward Fegen	HMS Jervis Bay	5 November 1940*	Atlantic Ocean
Foote, HenryHenry Foote	7th Royal Tank Regiment	27 May 1942 to 15 June 1942	Libya
Foote, JohnJohn Foote	Royal Canadian Army Chaplain Corps	19 August 1942	Dieppe, France
Fraser, IanIan Fraser	HMS XE3	31 July 1945	Johore Straits, Singapore
French, JohnJohn French	2/9th Battalion, AIF	4 September 1942*	Milne Bay, New Guinea
Furness, ChristopherChristopher Furness	Welsh Guards	17–24 May 1940*	Arras, France
Gardner, PhilipPhilip Gardner	4th Royal Tank Regiment	23 November 1941	Tobruk, Libya
Garland, DonaldDonald Garland	No. 12 Squadron RAF	12 May 1940*	Albert Canal, Belgium^[A]
Ghadge, YeshwantYeshwant Ghadge	Maratha Light Infantry	10 July 1944*	Upper Tiber Valley, Italy
Ghale, GajeGaje Ghale	5th Gurkha Rifles	24 May 1943	Chin Hills, Burma
Gibson, GuyGuy Gibson	No. 617 Squadron RAF	16 May 1943^[E]	Möhne Dam, Germany^[A]
Gordon, JamesJames Gordon	2/31st Battalion, AIF	10 July 1941	Djezzine, Syria
Gould, ThomasThomas Gould	HMS Thrasher	16 February 1942	Crete, Mediterranean Sea
Gratwick, PercivalPercival Gratwick	2/48th Battalion, AIF	25–26 October 1942*	Miteiriya Ridge, Egypt
Gray, RobertRobert Gray	HMS Formidable	9 August 1945*	Honshū, Japan^[A]
Gray, ThomasThomas Gray	No. 12 Squadron RAF	12 May 1940*	Albert Canal, Belgium^[A]
Grayburn, JohnJohn Grayburn	Parachute Regiment	17–20 September 1944*	Arnhem, the Netherlands
Gristock, GeorgeGeorge Gristock	Royal Norfolk Regiment	21 May 1940*^[C]	River Escaut, Belgium
Gunn, GeorgeGeorge Gunn	3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery	21 November 1941*	Sidi Rezegh, Libya
Gurney, ArthurArthur Gurney	2/48th Battalion, AIF	22 July 1942*	El Alamein, Egypt
Gurung, BhanbhagtaBhanbhagta Gurung	2nd Gurkha Rifles	5 March 1945	Tamandu, Burma
Gurung, LachhimanLachhiman Gurung	8th Gurkha Rifles	12–13 May 1945	Taungdaw, Burma
Gurung, ThamanThaman Gurung	5th Gurkha Rifles	10 November 1944*	Monte San Bartolo, Italy
Hafiz, AbdulAbdul Hafiz	9th Jat Infantry	6 April 1944*	Imphal, India
Haidar, AliAli Haidar	13th Frontier Force Rifles	9 April 1945	Fusignano, Italy
Hannah, JohnJohn Hannah	No. 83 Squadron RAF	15 September 1940	Antwerp, Belgium^[A]
Harden, EricEric Harden	Royal Army Medical Corps	23 January 1945*	Brachterbeek, the Netherlands
Harman, JohnJohn Harman	Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment	8–9 April 1944*	Kohima, India
Harper, JohnJohn Harper	York and Lancaster Regiment	29 September 1944*	Antwerp, Belgium
Hinton, JackJack Hinton	2nd Division, NZEF	29 April 1941	Kalamai, Greece
Hoey, CharlesCharles Hoey	Lincolnshire Regiment	16 February 1944*	Ngakyedauk Pass, Burma
Hollis, StanleyStanley Hollis	Green Howards	6 June 1944	Normandy, France
Hornell, DavidDavid Hornell	No. 162 Squadron RCAF	24 June 1944*	Faroes, Atlantic Ocean^[A]
Horwood, AlecAlec Horwood	Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)	18–20 January 1944*	Kyauchaw, Burma
Hulme, CliveClive Hulme	2nd Division, NZEF	20–28 May 1941	Crete, Greece
Hunter, ThomasThomas Hunter	43 Commando	2 April 1945*	Lake Comacchio, Italy
Jackman, JamesJames Jackman	Royal Northumberland Fusiliers	25 November 1941*	Tobruk, Libya
Jackson, NormanNorman Jackson	No. 106 Squadron RAF	26 April 1944	Schweinfurt, Germany^[A]
Jadav, NamdeoNamdeo Jadav	Maratha Light Infantry	9 April 1945	Senio River, Italy
Jamieson, DavidDavid Jamieson	Royal Norfolk Regiment	7–8 August 1944	Grimbosq, France
Jefferson, FrancisFrancis Jefferson	Lancashire Fusiliers	16 May 1944	Monte Cassino, Italy
Judge, KaramjeetKaramjeet Judge	15th Punjab Regiment	18 March 1945*	Meiktila, Burma
Kelliher, RichardRichard Kelliher	2/25th Battalion, AIF	13 September 1943	New Guinea
Kenna, EdwardEdward Kenna	2/4th Battalion, AIF	15 May 1945	Wewak, New Guinea
Kenneally, JohnJohn Kenneally	Irish Guards	28 April 1943	Dj. Arada, Tunisia
Keyes, GeoffreyGeoffrey Keyes	No. 11 (Scottish) Commando	17–18 November 1941*	Beda Littoria, Libya
Kibby, WilliamWilliam Kibby	2/48th Battalion, AIF	23–31 October 1942*	El Alamein, Egypt
Kingsbury, BruceBruce Kingsbury	2/14th Battalion, AIF	29 August 1942	Isurava, New Guinea
Knowland, GeorgeGeorge Knowland	No. 1 Commando	31 January 1945*	Kangaw, Burma
Lama, GanjuGanju Lama	7th Gurkha Rifles	12 June 1944	Ningthoukhong, India
Lassen, AndersAnders Lassen	Special Air Service	8–9 April 1945*	Lake Comacchio, Italy
Le Patourel, HerbertHerbert Le Patourel	Hampshire Regiment	3 December 1942	Tebourba, Tunisia
Leakey, NigelNigel Leakey	King's African Rifles	19 May 1941*	Colito, Abyssinia
Learoyd, RoderickRoderick Learoyd	No. 49 Squadron RAF	12 August 1940	Dortmund-Ems Canal, Germany^[A]
Liddell, IanIan Liddell	Coldstream Guards	3 April 1945	Lingen, Germany
Linton, JohnJohn Linton	HMS Pandora HMS Turbulent	September 1939 to 23 March 1943*^[D]	Mediterranean Sea
Lord, DavidDavid Lord	No. 271 Squadron RAF	19 September 1944*	Arnhem, the Netherlands^[A]
Lyell, CharlesCharles Lyell	Scots Guards	22–27 April 1943*	Dj Bou Arada, Tunisia
Mackey, JohnJohn Mackey	2/3rd Pioneer Battalion, AIF	12 May 1945*	Tarakan Island, Borneo
Magennis, JamesJames Magennis	HMS XE3	31 July 1945	Johore Straits, Singapore
Mahony, JohnJohn Mahony	Westminster Regiment	24 May 1944	River Melfa, Italy
Malcolm, HughHugh Malcolm	No. 18 Squadron RAF	4 December 1942*	Chougui, Tunisia^[A]
Manser, LeslieLeslie Manser	No. 50 Squadron RAF	30 May 1942*	Cologne, Germany^[A]
Mantle, JackJack Mantle	HMS Foylebank	4 July 1940*	Portland, England
Merritt, CharlesCharles Merritt	South Saskatchewan Regiment	19 August 1942	Dieppe, France
Middleton, RonRon Middleton	No. 149 Squadron RAF	28 November 1942*	Turin, Italy^[A]
Miers, AnthonyAnthony Miers	HMS Torbay	4–5 March 1942	Corfu, Greece
Mitchell, GeorgeGeorge Mitchell	London Scottish	23–24 January 1944*	Damiano Ridge, Italy
Mynarski, AndrewAndrew Mynarski	No. 419 Squadron RCAF	12 June 1944*	Cambrai, France^[A]
Nettleton, JohnJohn Nettleton	No. 44 Squadron RAF	17 April 1942	Augsberg, Germany^[A]
Newman, AugustusAugustus Newman	Essex Regiment	28 March 1942	St Nazaire, France
Newton, WilliamWilliam Newton	No. 22 Squadron RAAF	16–18 March 1943*^[D]^[F]	New Guinea^[A]
Ngarimu, Moana-Nui-a-KiwaMoana-Nui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu	28th Māori Battalion, NZEF	26–27 March 1943*	Tebaga Gap, Tunisia
Nicholls, HarryHarry Nicholls	Grenadier Guards	21 May 1940	River Escaut, Belgium
Nicolson, EricEric Nicolson	No. 249 Squadron RAF	16 August 1940	Southampton, England^[A]
Norton, GerardGerard Norton	Kaffrarian Rifles	31 August 1944	Montegridolfo, Italy
Osborn, JohnJohn Osborn	Winnipeg Grenadiers	19 December 1941*	Mount Butler, Hong Kong
Palmer, RobertRobert Palmer	No. 109 Squadron RAF	23 December 1944*^[D]	Cologne, Germany^[A]
Partridge, FrankFrank Partridge	8th Battalion, AIF	24 July 1945	Bougainville, New Guinea
Peters, FrederickFrederick Peters	HMS Walney	8 November 1942	Oran, Algeria
Place, BasilBasil Place	HMS X7	22 September 1943	Kåfjord, Norway
Porteous, PatrickPatrick Porteous	Royal Regiment of Artillery	19 August 1942	Dieppe, France
Pun, TulTul Pun	6th Gurkha Rifles	23 June 1944	Mogaung, Burma
Queripel, LionelLionel Queripel	10th Parachute Battalion	19 September 1944*	Arnhem, the Netherlands
Rai, AgansingAgansing Rai	5th Gurkha Rifles	26 June 1944	Bishenpur, India
Ram, BhandariBhandari Ram	10th Baluch Regiment	22 November 1944	Arakan, Burma
Ram, ChheluChhelu Ram	6th Rajputana Rifles	19–20 April 1943*	Djebel Garci, Tunisia
Ram, KamalKamal Ram	8th Punjab Regiment	12 May 1944	River Gari, Italy
Ram, RichhpalRichhpal Ram	6th Rajputana Rifles	7–8 February 1941	Keren, Eritrea
Randle, JohnJohn Randle	Royal Norfolk Regiment	4–6 May 1944*	Kohima, India
Rattey, ReginaldReginald Rattey	25th Battalion, AIF	22 March 1945	Bougainville, Solomon Islands
Raymond, ClaudClaud Raymond	Corps of Royal Engineers	21 March 1945*^[C]	Talaku, Burma
Reid, WilliamWilliam Reid	No. 61 Squadron RAF	3 November 1943	Düsseldorf, Germany^[A]
Roberts, PeterPeter Roberts	HMS Thrasher	16 February 1942	Crete, Mediterranean Sea
Rogers, MauriceMaurice Rogers	Wiltshire Regiment	3 June 1944	Anzio, Italy
Roope, GerardGerard Roope	HMS Glowworm	8 April 1940	Norwegian Sea, off Trondheim
Ryder, RobertRobert Ryder	HMS Campbeltown	28 March 1942	St Nazaire, France
Sandys-Clarke, WillwardWillward Sandys-Clarke	Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)	23 April 1943*	Guiriat El Atach, Tunisia
Savage, WilliamWilliam Savage	HM Motor Gun Boat	28 March 1942*	St Nazaire, France
Scarf, ArthurArthur Scarf	No. 62 Squadron RAF	9 December 1941*	Singora, Malaya^[A]
Seagrim, DerekDerek Seagrim	Green Howards	20–21 March 1943	Mareth Line, Tunisia
Sephton, AlfredAlfred Sephton	HMS Coventry	18 May 1941*^[C]	Crete, Mediterranean Sea
Shah, SherSher Shah	16th Punjab Regiment	19–20 January 1945*	Kyeyebyin, Burma
Sherbrooke, RobertRobert Sherbrooke	HMS Onslow	31 December 1942	North Cape, Norway
Sidney, WilliamWilliam Sidney	Grenadier Guards	8–9 February 1944	Anzio, Italy
Singh, GianGian Singh	15th Punjab Regiment	2 March 1945	Myingyan, Burma
Singh, NandNand Singh	Sikh Regiment	11–12 March 1944	Maungdaw–Buthidaung Road, Burma
Singh, ParkashParkash Singh	8th Punjab Regiment	6 January 1943	Donbaik, Burma
Singh Chib, PrakashPrakash Singh Chib	13th Frontier Force Rifles	16–17 February 1945*	Kanlan Ywathit, Burma
Singh, RamRam Singh	1st Punjab Regiment	25 October 1944*	Tiddim, Burma
Singh, UmraoUmrao Singh	81st West African Division	15–16 December 1944	Kaladan Valley, Burma
Smith, ErnestErnest Smith	Seaforth Highlanders of Canada	21–22 October 1944	River Savio, Italy
Smythe, QuentinQuentin Smythe	Royal Natal Carabineers	5 June 1942	Alem Hamza, Egypt
Stannard, RichardRichard Stannard	HMT Arab	28 April 1940 to 2 May 1940	Namsos, Norway
Starcevich, LeslieLeslie Starcevich	2/43rd Battalion, AIF	28 June 1945	Beaufort, Borneo
Stokes, JamesJames Stokes	King's Shropshire Light Infantry	1 March 1945*	Kervenheim, Germany
Sukanaivalu, SefanaiaSefanaia Sukanaivalu	Fiji Infantry Regiment	23 June 1944*	Bougainville, Solomon Islands
Swales, EdwinEdwin Swales	No. 582 Squadron RAF	23 February 1945*	Pforzheim, Germany^[A]
Thapa, LalbahadurLalbahadur Thapa	2nd Gurkha Rifles	5–6 April 1943	Rass-es-Zouai, Tunisia
Thapa, NetrabahadurNetrabahadur Thapa	5th Gurkha Rifles	25–26 June 1944	Bishenpur, India
Thapa, SherSher Thapa	9th Gurkha Rifles	18–19 September 1944*	San Marino, Italy
Thompson, GeorgeGeorge Thompson	No. 9 Squadron RAF	1 January 1945*^[C]	Dortmund-Ems Canal, Germany^[A]
Tilston, FrederickFrederick Tilston	Essex Scottish Regiment	1 March 1945	Uedem, Germany
Topham, FrederickFrederick Topham	1st Canadian Parachute Battalion	24 March 1945	Rhine, Germany
Trent, LeonardLeonard Trent	No. 487 Squadron RNZAF	3 May 1943	Amsterdam, the Netherlands^[A]
Trigg, LloydLloyd Trigg	No. 200 Squadron RAF	11 August 1943*	Atlantic Ocean^[A]
Triquet, PaulPaul Triquet	Royal 22^e Régiment	14 December 1943	Casa Berardi, Italy
Turner, HansonHanson Turner	West Yorkshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Own)	6–7 June 1944*	Ningthoukhong, India
Turner, VictorVictor Turner	Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own)	27 October 1942	El Alamein, Egypt
Upham, CharlesCharles Upham	2nd Division, NZEF	22–30 May 1941 14–15 July 1942^[B]	Crete, Greece El Ruweisat Ridge, Egypt
Wakeford, RichardRichard Wakeford	Hampshire Regiment	13 May 1944	Cassino, Italy
Wakenshaw, AdamAdam Wakenshaw	Durham Light Infantry	27 June 1942*	Mersa Matruh, Egypt
Wanklyn, MalcolmMalcolm Wanklyn	HMS Upholder	24 May 1941	Sicily, Mediterranean Sea
Warburton-Lee, BernardBernard Warburton-Lee	HMS Hardy	10 April 1940*	Ofotfjord, Norway
Ward, JamesJames Ward	No. 75 Squadron RAF	7 July 1941	Munster, Germany^[A]
Watkins, TaskerTasker Watkins	Welch Regiment	16 August 1944	Barfour, France
Weston, BasilBasil Weston	Green Howards	3 March 1945*	Meiktila, Burma
Wilkinson, ThomasThomas Wilkinson	HMS Li Wo	14 February 1942*	Java Sea, Malaya
Wilson, EricEric Wilson	East Surrey Regiment	11–15 August 1940	Observation Hill, Somaliland
Wright, PeterPeter Wright	Coldstream Guards	25 September 1943	Salerno, Italy

Notes

• A ^ Victoria Cross was awarded for actions during air combat.
• B ^ This was a Bar to the Victoria Cross
• C ^ Recipient died of their wounds
• D ^ Recipient awarded the Victoria Cross for an extended period of sustained courage and outstanding leadership, rather than a single act of valour.
• E ^ 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 ^ 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.

References

General

• Arthur, Max (2005). Symbol of Courage; Men behind the Medal. Pan Books. ISBN 978-0-330-49133-4.
• Ashcroft, Michael (2006). Victoria Cross Heroes. Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 0-7553-1632-0.
• Crook, M. J. (1975). The Evolution of the Victoria Cross. Midas Books. ISBN 0-85936-041-5.
• "Victoria Cross Registers". The National Archives. Retrieved 11 April 2008.

Specific

1. Ashcroft, Michael; preface; XI–XIII
2. The Gazette publishing the original Royal Warrant
   The London Gazette: no. 21846. pp. 410–411. 5 February 1856. Retrieved 18 July 2009.
3. Ashcroft, Michael; pp. 7–10
4. Ashcroft, Michael; Preface to Victoria Cross Heroes
5. Ashcroft, Michael; p. 255
6. Arthur, Max; pp. 419–422
7. Arthur, Max; pp. 497–501
8. Aschcroft, Michael; pp. 255–256
9. Ashcroft, Michael; p. 259
10. Arthur, Max; p. 38