Victoria Cross: Difference between revisions
m Internal and External Link |
Detail added |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
The '''Victoria Cross''' is the highest award for bravery. Queen Victoria introduced the award on the 29th January 1856, the decoration is inscribed "For Valor". | The '''Victoria Cross''' is the highest award for bravery. Queen Victoria introduced the award on the 29th January 1856, the decoration is inscribed "For Valor". | ||
“Officers and men of the [[Indian Army]], up until independence in 1947, won 164 Victoria Crosses. Native troops became eligible for the award under a royal warrant dated 21st October 1911. Prior to this, many acts of bravery by ''native'' troops which would have warranted the Victoria Cross were rewarded with the Indian Order of Merit.” <ref> John Welch, ''The Victoria Cross'' (Indiaman Magazine, Issue 39) </ref> | |||
Holders of the award are listed in [[The National Archives]], and citations are announced in the ''London Gazette''. | Holders of the award are listed in [[The National Archives]], and citations are announced in the ''London Gazette''. | ||
The youngest recipient was Arthur Fitzgibbon of the Indian Medical establishment . He was 15 years and 3 months at the time of his award in 1861. For further details see [[Apothecaries]] | The youngest recipient was Arthur Fitzgibbon of the Indian Medical establishment . He was 15 years and 3 months at the time of his award in 1861. For further details see [[Apothecaries]] | ||
The oldest recipient was [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Raynor William Raynor] of the Bengal Veteran Establishment - who was awarded the medal for gallantry during the [[Indian Mutiny]] of 1857. He was 61 years old. | |||
== Records == | == Records == | ||
| Line 14: | Line 18: | ||
==FIBIS resources== | ==FIBIS resources== | ||
*[http://www.search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=680&s_id=15 Victoria Crosses awarded during the Indian Mutiny] | *[http://www.search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=680&s_id=15 Victoria Crosses awarded during the Indian Mutiny] | ||
==References== | |||
<references/> | |||
== External links== | == External links== | ||
Revision as of 16:06, 12 May 2010
The Victoria Cross is the highest award for bravery. Queen Victoria introduced the award on the 29th January 1856, the decoration is inscribed "For Valor".
“Officers and men of the Indian Army, up until independence in 1947, won 164 Victoria Crosses. Native troops became eligible for the award under a royal warrant dated 21st October 1911. Prior to this, many acts of bravery by native troops which would have warranted the Victoria Cross were rewarded with the Indian Order of Merit.” [1]
Holders of the award are listed in The National Archives, and citations are announced in the London Gazette.
The youngest recipient was Arthur Fitzgibbon of the Indian Medical establishment . He was 15 years and 3 months at the time of his award in 1861. For further details see Apothecaries
The oldest recipient was William Raynor of the Bengal Veteran Establishment - who was awarded the medal for gallantry during the Indian Mutiny of 1857. He was 61 years old.
Records
The following are held in the National Archives:
- Victoria Cross Register, Volume 1, 20 February 1856 - 6 August 1864 (WO 98/3)
- Victoria Cross Register, Volume 2, 16 August 1864 - 31 January 1900 (WO 98/4)
- Victoria Cross Register, Volume 3, 2 February 1900 - 1 September 1944 (WO 98/8)
FIBIS resources
References
- ↑ John Welch, The Victoria Cross (Indiaman Magazine, Issue 39)
External links
- The Victoria Cross Registers at The National Archives
- Victoria Cross entries London Gazette (search results)
- Iain Stewart’s The Victoria Cross has the following pages in relation to India: