Name | Nationality | Date of action | Conflict | Unit | Place of action | Notes |
Hutcheson, BellendenBellenden Hutcheson | American | 1918 | First World War | 75th Bn Canadian Expeditionary Force | Drocourt-Quéant Support Line, France | [4] |
Metcalf, WilliamWilliam Metcalf | American | 1918 | First World War | Canadian Expeditionary Force | Arras, France | [4] |
Mullin, GeorgeGeorge Mullin | American | 1917 | First World War | Canadian Expeditionary Force | Passchendaele, Belgium | [4] |
Seeley, WilliamWilliam Seeley | American | 1864 | Bombardment of Shimonoseki | HMS Euryalus | Shimonoseki, Japan | |
Zengel, RaphaelRaphael Zengel | American | 1918 | First World War | Canadian Expeditionary Force | Warvillers, France | [5] |
AAA |
AustraliaList of 91 Australian recipients |
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Carton de Wiart, AdrianAdrian Carton de Wiart | Belgian | 1916 | First World War | BB0044th Dragoon Guards | La Boiselle, France | |
Hodge, SamuelSamuel Hodge | British Virgin Islander | 1866 | Gambia Campaign | BB0044th West India Regiment | Tubabecelong, Gambia | |
AAB |
CanadaList of 96 Canadian recipients |
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Bruce, WilliamWilliam Bruce | Channel Islander | 1914 | First World War | BB05959th Scinde Rifles | Givenchy, France | |
Halliday, LewisLewis Halliday | Channel Islander | 1900 | Boxer Rising | Royal Marine Light Infantry | Peking, China | |
Home, DuncanDuncan Home | Channel Islander | 1857 | Indian Mutiny | Bengal Sappers and Miners | Delhi, India | |
Ingouville, GeorgeGeorge Ingouville | Channel Islander | 1855 | Crimean War | HMS Arrogant | Vyborg, Russia | |
Le Patourel, HerbertHerbert Le Patourel | Channel Islander | 1942 | Second World War | Hampshire Regiment | Tebourba, Tunisia | |
Le Quesne, FerdinandFerdinand Le Quesne | Channel Islander | 1889 | British rule in Burma | Royal Army Medical Corps | Voklaak, Burma | |
McCrea, JohnJohn McCrea | Channel Islander | 1881 | Basuto Gun War | BB0011st Cape Mounted Yeomanry | Tweefontein, South Africa | |
McReady-Diarmid, AllastairAllastair McReady-Diarmid | Channel Islander | 1917 | First World War | Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) | Moeuvres, France | |
Nurse, GeorgeGeorge Nurse | Channel Islander | 1899 | Second Boer War | Royal Field Artillery | Colenso, South Africa | |
Sartorious, EustonEuston Sartorious | Channel Islander | 1859 | Second Afghan War | BB05959th Regiment of Foot | Shahjui, Afghanistan | |
Sartorious, ReginaldReginald Sartorious | Channel Islander | 1874 | First Ashanti Expedition | BB0066th Bengal Cavalry | Obugu, Ashanti | |
Dinesen, ThomasThomas Dinesen | Danish | 1918 | First World War | BB04242nd Bn CEF Canadian Expeditionary Force | Parvillers, France | |
Hansen, PercyPercy Hansen | Danish | 1915 | First World War | BB0066th Lincolnshire Regiment | Gallipoli, Turkey | |
Lassen, AndersAnders Lassen | Danish | 1945* | Second World War | Special Boat Service | Comacchio, Italy | |
AAC |
EnglandList of 600+ English recipients (may be incomplete) |
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Sukanaivalu, SefanaiaSefanaia Sukanaivalu | Fijian | 1944* | Second World War | Fiji Infantry Regiment | Mawaraka, Bougainville Island | |
Wooden, CharlesCharles Wooden | German | 1854 | Crimean War | BB01717th Lancers | Balaklava, Crimea | |
Beharry, JohnsonJohnson Beharry | Grenadian | 2004 | Iraq War | Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment | Amarah, Iraq | |
Johnstone, WilliamWilliam Johnstone | Hanoverian | 1854 | Crimean War | HMS Arrogant, RN | Åland Islands, Finland | [6] |
Bhagat, PremindraPremindra Bhagat | British Indian | 1941 | Second World War | Corps of Indian Engineers | Gallabat, Abyssinia | |
Ghadge, YeshwantYeshwant Ghadge | British Indian | 1944* | Second World War | Maratha Light Infantry | Upper Tiber Valley, Italy | |
Hafiz, AbdulAbdul Hafiz | British Indian | 1944* | Second World War | BB0099th Jat Regiment | Imphal, India | |
Jadav, NamdeoNamdeo Jadav | British Indian | 1945 | Second World War | BB0055th Maratha Light Infantry | Senio River, Italy | |
Judge, KaramjeetKaramjeet Judge | British Indian | 1945* | Second World War | BB4154/15th Punjab Regiment | Meiktila, Burma | |
Lala | British Indian | 1916 | First World War | BB04141st Dogras | El Orah, Mesopotamia | |
Negi, DarwanDarwan Negi | British Indian | 1914 | First World War | BB03939th Garhwal Rifles | Festubert, France | |
Negi, Gabar SinghGabar Singh Negi | British Indian | 1915* | First World War | BB03939th Garhwal Rifles | Neuve Chapelle, France | |
Ram, BhandariBhandari Ram | British Indian | 1944 | Second World War | BB010Garhwal Rifles | Arakan State, Burma | |
Ram, ChheluChhelu Ram | British Indian | 1943* | Second World War | BB0066th Rajputana Rifles | Djebel Garci, Tunisia | |
Ram, KamalKamal Ram | British Indian | 1944 | Second World War | BB0088th Punjab Regiment | River Gari, Italy | |
Ram, RichhpalRichhpal Ram | British Indian | 1941* | Second World War | BB0066th Rajputana Rifles | Keren, Eritrea | |
Singh, BadluBadlu Singh | British Indian | 1918* | First World War | BB01414th Murray's Jat Lancers | River Jordan, Palestine | |
Singh, ChattaChatta Singh | British Indian | 1916 | First World War | BB009Garhwal Rifles | Battle of the Wadi, Mesopotamia | |
Singh, GianGian Singh | British Indian | 1945 | Second World War | BB01515th Punjab Regiment | Myingyan, Burma | |
Singh, GobindGobind Singh | British Indian | 1917 | First World War | BB028Garhwal Rifles | Pezières, France | [7] |
Singh, IsharIshar Singh | British Indian | 1921 | Waziristan Campaign | BB02828th Punjab Regiment | Haidari Kach, India | |
Singh, NandNand Singh | British Indian | 1944 | Second World War | BB1111/11th Garhwal Rifles | Maungdaw–Buthidaung Road, Burma | |
Singh, ParkashParkash Singh | British Indian | 1943 | Second World War | BB0088th Punjab Regiment | Donbaik, Burma | |
Singh, PrakashPrakash Singh | British Indian | 1945* | Second World War | BB01313th Frontier Force Rifles | Kanlan Ywathit, Burma | |
Singh, RamRam Singh | British Indian | 1944* | Second World War | BB001Garhwal Rifles | Kennedy Peak, Burma | |
Dast, MirMir Dast | British Indian | 1915 | First World War | BB05555th Coke's Rifles | Wieltje, Belgium | |
Din, FazalFazal Din | British Indian | 1945 | Second World War | BB01010th Baluch Regiment | Meiktila, Burma | |
Haidar, AliAli Haidar | British Indian | 1945 | Second World War | BB01313th Frontier Force Rifles | Fusignano, Italy | |
Khan, KhudadadKhudadad Khan | British Indian | 1914 | First World War | BB129129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis | Hollebeke, Belgium | |
Khan, ShahamadShahamad Khan | British Indian | 1916 | First World War | BB08989th Punjab Regiment | Beit Ayeesa, Mesopotamia | |
Shah, SherSher Shah | British Indian | 1945* | Second World War | BB01616th Punjab Regiment | Kyeyebyin, Burma | |
Singh, UmraoUmrao Singh | British Indian | 1944 | Second World War | Royal Indian Artillery | Kaladan Valley, Burma | |
AAD |
IrelandList of 195 Irish recipients |
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Gordon, WilliamWilliam Gordon | Jamaican | 1892 | Second Gambian Campaign | West India Regiment | Toniataba, Gambia | |
Leakey, NigelNigel Leakey |
Kenyan |
1941* |
Second World War |
BB012King's African Rifles |
Colito, Abyssinia |
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Cain, Robert HenryRobert Henry Cain | Manx | 1944 | Second World War | BB0022nd Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment | Arnhem, Netherlands | [8] |
Ghale, GajeGaje Ghale | Nepalese | 1943 | Second World War | BB0055th Royal Gurkha Rifles | Chin Hills, Burma | |
Gurung, BhanbhagtaBhanbhagta Gurung | Nepalese | 1945 | Second World War | BB0022nd Gurkha Rifles | Tamandu, Burma | |
Gurung, LachhimanLachhiman Gurung | Nepalese | 1945 | Second World War | BB0088th Gurkha Rifles | Taungdaw, Burma | |
Gurung, ThamanThaman Gurung | Nepalese | 1944* | Second World War | BB0055th Royal Gurkha Rifles | Monte San Bartolo, Italy | |
Lama, GanjuGanju Lama | Nepalese | 1944 | Second World War | BB0077th Gurkha Rifles | Ningthoukhong, Burma | |
Limbu, RambahadurRambahadur Limbu | Nepalese | 1965 | Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation | BB01010th Gurkha Rifles | Sarawak, Borneo | |
Pun, TulbahadurTulbahadur Pun | Nepalese | 1944 | Second World War | BB0066th Gurkha Rifles | Mogaung, Burma | |
Rai, AgansingAgansing Rai | Nepalese | 1944 | Second World War | BB0055th Royal Gurkha Rifles | Bishenpur, Burma | |
Rana, KaranbahadurKaranbahadur Rana | Nepalese | 1918 | First World War | BB0033rd Gurkha Rifles | El Kefr, Egypt | |
Thapa, KulbirKulbir Thapa | Nepalese | 1915 | First World War | BB0033rd Gurkha Rifles | Fauquissart, France | |
Thapa, NetrabahadurNetrabahadur Thapa | Nepalese | 1944* | Second World War | BB0055th Royal Gurkha Rifles | Bishenpur, Burma | |
Thapa, SherSher Thapa | Nepalese | 1944* | Second World War | BB0099th Gurkha Rifles | San Marino, Italy | |
Andrew, LeslieLeslie Andrew | New Zealander | 1917 | First World War | Wellington Infantry Regiment | La Basse Ville, Belgium | |
Bassett, CyrilCyril Bassett | New Zealander | 1915 | First World War | New Zealand Divisional Signal Company | Gallipoli, Turkey | |
Brown, DonaldDonald Brown | New Zealander | 1916 | First World War | Otago Infantry Regiment | High Wood, France | [9] |
Crichton, JamesJames Crichton | New Zealander | 1918 | First World War | BB500Auckland Infantry Regiment | Crèvecœur, France | |
D'arcy, CecilCecil D'arcy | New Zealander | 1879 | Anglo-Zulu War | Frontier Light Horse | Ulundi, South Africa | |
Elliott, KeithKeith Elliott | New Zealander | 1942 | Second World War | BB02222nd, 2nd New Zealand Division | Ruweisat, Egypt | |
Forsyth, SamuelSamuel Forsyth | New Zealander | 1918* | First World War | Royal New Zealand Engineers | Grévillers, France | |
Freyberg, BernardBernard Freyberg | New Zealander | 1916 | First World War | BB06363rd (Royal Naval) Division | Beaucourt sur Ancre, France | |
Frickleton, SamuelSamuel Frickleton | New Zealander | 1917 | First World War | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | Messines, Belgium | |
Grant, JohnJohn Grant | New Zealander | 1918 | First World War | Wellington Infantry Regiment | Bancourt, France | |
Hardham, WilliamWilliam Hardham | New Zealander | 1901 | Second Boer War | BB0044th New Zealand Contingent | Naauwpoort, South Africa | |
Heaphy, CharlesCharles Heaphy | New Zealander | 1864 | New Zealand Wars | BB501Auckland Militia | Mangapiko River, New Zealand | |
Hinton, JohnJohn Hinton | New Zealander | 1941 | Second World War | BB02020th, 2nd New Zealand Division | Kalamai, Greece | |
Hulme, CliveClive Hulme | New Zealander | 1941 | Second World War | BB02323rd, 2nd New Zealand Division | Crete, Greece | |
Judson, ReginaldReginald Judson | New Zealander | 1918 | First World War | BB500Auckland Infantry Regiment | Bapaume, France | |
Laurent, HarryHarry Laurent | New Zealander | 1918 | First World War | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | Gouzeaucourt Wood, France | |
Ngarimu, Moana-Nui-a-KiwaMoana-Nui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu | New Zealander | 1943* | Second World War | BB02828th, 2nd New Zealand Division | Tebaga Gap, Tunisia | |
Nicholas, HenryHenry Nicholas | New Zealander | 1917 | First World War | Canterbury Infantry Regiment | Polderhoek, Belgium | |
Sanders, WilliamWilliam Sanders | New Zealander | 1917* | First World War | HMS Prize (HMS Prize) | Atlantic | |
Shout, AlfredAlfred Shout | New Zealander | 1915* | First World War | First Australian Imperial Force | Gallipoli | |
Travis, RichardRichard Travis | New Zealander | 1918* | First World War | Otago Infantry Regiment | Rossignol Wood, France | |
Trent, LeonardLeonard Trent | New Zealander | 1943 | Second World War | No. 487 Squadron RNZAF | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
Apiata, WillieWillie Apiata | New Zealander | 2004 | Afghanistan War | New Zealand Special Air Service | Afghanistan, Afghanistan | |
Trigg, LloydLloyd Trigg | New Zealander | 1943* | Second World War | No. 200 Squadron RAF | Atlantic | |
Upham, CharlesCharles Upham | New Zealander | 1941 1942 | Second World War | BB02020th, 2nd New Zealand Division | Crete, Greece, (1941), Ruweisat Ridge, Egypt (1942) | [10] |
Ward, JamesJames Ward | New Zealander | 1941* | Second World War | No. 75 Squadron RNZAF | Munster, Germany | |
Croak, JohnJohn Croak | Newfoundlander | 1918* | First World War | BB01313th Battalion, CEF | Amiens, France | [11] |
Ricketts, ThomasThomas Ricketts | Newfoundlander | 1918 | First World War | Royal Newfoundland Regiment | Ledeghem, Belgium | [11] |
Baxter, FrankFrank Baxter | Rhodesian | 1896* | Matabeleland Rebellion | Bulawayo Field Force | Umguza, Rhodesia | |
Booth, FrederickFrederick Booth | Rhodesian | 1917 | First World War | British South Africa Police | Johannesburg, German East Africa | [12] |
Henderson, HerbertHerbert Henderson | Rhodesian | 1897 | Matabeleland Rebellion | Bulawayo Field Force | Bulawayo, Rhodesia | |
AAE |
ScotlandList of 164 Scottish recipients |
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Albrecht, HermanHerman Albrecht | South African | 1900* | Second Boer War | Imperial Light Horse | Ladysmith, South Africa | |
Beauchamp-Proctor, AndrewAndrew Beauchamp-Proctor | South African | 1918 | First World War | No. 84 Squadron RFC | Western Front, France | |
Clements, JohnJohn Clements | South African | 1901 | Second Boer War | Rimington's Guides | Strijdenburg, South Africa | |
Crowe, JosephJoseph Crowe | South African | 1857 | Indian Mutiny | BB07878th Regiment of Foot | Boursekee Chowkee, India | |
D'arcy, CecilCecil D'arcy | South African | 1879 | Zulu War | Frontier Light Horse | Ulundi, South Africa | |
Faulds, WilliamWilliam Faulds | South African | 1916 | First World War | BB0011st South African Infantry | Delville Wood, France | |
Gristock, GeorgeGeorge Gristock | South African | 1940* | Second World War | Royal Norfolk Regiment | Tournai, Belgium | |
Hartley, EdmundEdmund Hartley | South African | 1879 | Zulu War | Cape Mounted Riflemen | Morosi's Mountain, South Africa | |
Hayward, ReginaldReginald Hayward | South African | 1918 | First World War | Wiltshire Regiment | Fremicourt, France | |
Hewitt, WilliamWilliam Hewitt | South African | 1917 | First World War | BB0022nd South African Light Infantry | Ypres, Belgium | |
Martineau, HoraceHorace Martineau | South African | 1899 | Second Boer War | Protectorate Regiment | Mafeking, South Africa | |
McCrea, JohnJohn McCrea | South African | 1881 | First Boer War | BB0011st Cape Mounted Yeomanry | Tweefontein, South Africa | |
Mullins, CharlesCharles Mullins | South African | 1899 | Second Boer War | Imperial Light Horse | Elandslaagte, South Africa | |
Nesbitt, RandolphRandolph Nesbitt | South African | 1896 | Mashona Rebellion | Mashonaland Mounted Police | Salisbury, Rhodesia | |
Nettleton, JohnJohn Nettleton | South African | 1942 | Second World War | No. 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron RAF | Augsburg, Germany | |
Norton, GerardGerard Norton | South African | 1944 | Second World War | Kaffrarian Rifles | Monte Gidolfo, Italy | |
Reid, OswaldOswald Reid | South African | 1917 | First World War | King's (Liverpool) Regiment | Dialah River, Mesopotamia | |
Robertson, ClementClement Robertson | South African | 1917 | First World War | Queen's Royal Regiment | Zonnebeke, Belgium | |
Sherwood-Kelly, JohnJohn Sherwood-Kelly | South African | 1917 | First World War | Norfolk Regiment | Marcoing, France | [13] |
Smythe, QuentinQuentin Smythe | South African | 1942 | Second World War | Natal Carbineers | Alem Hamza, Egypt | |
Swales, EdwinEdwin Swales | South African | 1945 | Second World War | South African Air Force | Pforzheim, Germany | |
Horsfall, BasilBasil Horsfall | Sri Lankan (Ceylonese) | 1918* | First World War | East Lancashire Regiment | Ablainzevelle, France | |
Brown, PeterPeter Brown | Swedish | 1879 | Basuto Gun War | Mounted Riflemen | Morosi's Mountain, South Africa | |
Schiess, ChristianChristian Schiess | Swiss | 1879 | Anglo-Zulu War | Natal Native Contingent | Rorke's Drift, South Africa | |
Konowal, FilipFilip Konowal | Ukrainian | 1917 | First World War | BB04747th (British Columbia) | Lens, France | [4] |
AAE |
ScotlandList of 58 uncertain nationality recipients |
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Barter, FrederickFrederick Barter | Welsh | 1915 | First World War | Royal Welch Fusiliers | Festubert, France | |
Beattie, StephenStephen Beattie | Welsh | 1942 | Second World War | HMS Campbeltown | Saint-Nazaire, France | |
Bye, RobertRobert Bye | Welsh | 1917 | First World War | Welsh Guards | Yser Canal, Belgium | |
Chapman, EdwardEdward Chapman | Welsh | 1945 | Second World War | Monmouthshire Regiment | Dortmund-Ems Canal, Germany | |
Davies, JamesJames Davies | Welsh | 1917* | First World War | Royal Welch Fusiliers | Polygon Wood, Belgium | |
Evans, LewisLewis Evans | Welsh | 1917 | First World War | Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) | Zonnebeke, Belgium | |
Fox-Russell, JohnJohn Fox-Russell | Welsh | 1917* | First World War | Royal Army Medical Corps | Tel-el-Khuweilfeh, Palestine | |
Fuller, WilliamWilliam Fuller | Welsh | 1914 | First World War | Welch Regiment | Chivy-sur-Aisne, France | |
Jones, RobertRobert Jones | Welsh | 1879 | Zulu War | BB02424th Regiment of Foot | Rorke's Drift, South Africa | |
Lewis, HubertHubert Lewis | Welsh | 1916 | First World War | Welch Regiment | Macukovo, Greece | |
Linton, JohnJohn Linton | Welsh | 1943* | Second World War | HMS Turbulent | At sea | |
Monaghan, ThomasThomas Monaghan | Welsh | 1858 | Indian Mutiny | BB0022nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) | Jamo, India | |
Rees, IvorIvor Rees | Welsh | 1917 | First World War | South Wales Borderers | Pilkem, Belgium | |
Rees, LionelLionel Rees | Welsh | 1916 | First World War | Royal Flying Corps | Double Crassieurs, France | |
Rowlands, HughHugh Rowlands | Welsh | 1854 | Crimean War | BB04141st (Welsh) Regiment of Foot | Battle of Inkerman, Crimea | |
Shields, RobertRobert Shields | Welsh | 1855 | Crimean War | BB02323rd Regiment | Sebastopol, Crimea | |
Thomas, JacobJacob Thomas | Welsh | 1857 | Indian Mutiny | Bengal Artillery | Lucknow, India | |
Wain, RichardRichard Wain | Welsh | 1917* | First World War | BB499"A" Battalion, Tank Corps | Cambrai/Marcoing, France | |
Warburton-Lee, BernardBernard Warburton-Lee | Welsh | 1940* | Second World War | British 2nd Destroyer Flotilla | Narvik, Norway | [14] |
Waring, WilliamWilliam Waring | Welsh | 1918* | First World War | Royal Welch Fusiliers | Ronssoy, France | |
Watkins, TaskerTasker Watkins | Welsh | 1944 | Second World War | Welch Regiment | Barfour, France | |
Weale, HenryHenry Weale | Welsh | 1918 | First World War | Royal Welch Fusiliers | Bazentin-le-Grand, France | |
Williams, JackJack Williams | Welsh | 1918 | First World War | South Wales Borderers | Villers Outreaux, France | |
Williams, JohnJohn Williams | Welsh | 1879 | Zulu War | BB02424th Regiment of Foot | Rorke's Drift, South Africa | |
Williams, WilliamWilliam Williams | Welsh | 1917 | First World War | HMS Pargust (HMS Pargust) | Atlantic, near France | [15] |