THE VICTORIA CROSS
BRITAIN'S HIGHEST AWARD FOR GALLANTRY


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Living holders of the Victoria Cross
Burial location of Victoria Cross holders - by name
Burial location of Victoria Cross holders - UK & Ireland (Select 'Counties' column left)
Burial location of Victoria Cross holders - Belgium
Burial location of Victoria Cross holders - France
Burial location of Victoria Cross holders - World-Wide
Location of Victoria Crosses - by recipient's name
Location of Victoria Crosses held by Regimental Museums (UK),
- plus, the full Victoria Cross compliment of each regiment
Location of Victoria Crosses held by miscellaneous organisations (UK)
Location of Victoria Crosses held World-Wide (except UK)
A rolling 'News' service on the Victoria Cross
( last updated: 24 December 2003 )
A regular update on the sale and auction of VC medal groups
( last updated: 12 December 2003 )
List - of the participants at the first investiture of the Victoria Cross - Hyde Park, 26th June 1857
List - VC recipients who attended the Afternoon Garden Party given by King George V at Buckingham Palace, on 26th June 1920
List - 'VC Guard' at the Interment of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey - 11th November 1920
List - of VC recipients who attended the reunion dinner held in The Royal Gallery, House of Lords on 9th November 1929
List - of VC holders who attended the end of World War II Victory Day Celebration Reception at the Dorchester, London, on 8th June 1946
List - of VC holders who attended the Centenary Review of the Victoria Cross, Hyde Park, on 26th June 1956
List - of Victoria Crosses loaned to the VC Centenary Exhibition held in Marlborough House, 15th June - 7th July 1956
List - of VC holders who attended the Afternoon Garden Party given by HM Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, on 17th July 1962
List - of VC & GC holders who attended the dedication of the VC & GC Memorial in Westminster Abbey on 14th May 2003
The history of the Victoria Cross
A glossary of decorations and awards
Captain Henry Singleton Pennell VC, The Derbyshire Regiment, born in Dawlish, Devon
Colonel Sir Arthur Hammond VC, KCB, DSO, Corps of Guides, Indian Army, born in Dawlish, Devon
Links to other Victoria Cross related websites


Included in this website on the Victoria Cross you will find an index of individual VC holder's names and a list (by County & Country) of the location of graves of VC holders in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the rest of the world. Also displayed in this website is the location of all VCs when held by public bodies, world-wide. Accompanying this is a webpage announcing details of recent sales of Victoria Crosses.

Following up the above specialisation is a 'News' webpage announcing recent events, ceremonies, auctions and upcoming VC projects. As an added bonus there is displayed, lists of Victoria Cross attendees at various important gatherings of VC recipients, such as the 1929 VC Reunion Dinner hosted by Edward, Prince of Wales.

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Iain Stewart - 24 December 2003