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Committee on Co-ordination etc. of Warrants Relating to the V. C. (1918) ref1
findings of ref1
members of ref1, ref2
Committee on Honours, Decorations and Medals in Time of War ref1, ref2
Commonwealth ref1, ref2, ref3
military forces of ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Congreve, Captain Walter Norris ref1
recommended for VC ref1
Conservative Party (Tories/Tory Party) ref1
members of ref1, ref2, ref3
Conspicuous Gallantry Cross (CGC) ref1, ref2
awarding to women ref1
eligibility standards of ref1
establishment of (1993) ref1
posthumous awarding of ref1
Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (CGM) ref1
establishment of (1854) ref1
Coppard, George ref1
Cornwell, Alice ref1, ref2
Cornwell, John (‘Jack’) Travers
awarded VC ref1, ref2, ref3
Courtney, William ref1
Crerar, General Harry
Commander of 1st Canadian Army ref1
Crimean War (1853–6) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12
Battle of Alma (1854) ref1, ref2
Battle of Balaclava (1854) ref1, ref2
Battle of Inkermann (1854) ref1, ref2
belligerents of ref1, ref2, ref3
casualties of ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Siege of Sevastopol (1854–5) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
VCs awarded for actions during ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9
Critchley, Alexander ref1
Croix de Guerre
perceived cheapening of ref1, ref2
women awarded ref1
Crook, Michael ref1
Croucher, Lieutenant-Corporal Matthew
awarded GC (2008) ref1
Cruickshank, John
awarded VC (1944) ref1
Cunningham Admiral Sir Andrew
Commander-in-Chief of Mediterranean Fleet ref1
Curtis, Henry ref1
Daily Sketch ref1
Dallas, George Frederick ref1
Dalton, Hugh
Secretary at War ref1
Dare, Acting Major Norman Fielden ref1
Daubeney, Lieutenant Colonel
self-nomination for VC ref1
Davies, Lieutenant General Sir Francis ref1
Military Secretary at War Office ref1
De-la-Noy, Michael
Honours System, The ref1
Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) ref1
Vietcong ref1
Dempsey, Private Dennis
claim placed for VC ref1
Derrick, Sergeant Thomas ref1
awarded DCM ref1
Desanges, Louis
Victoria Cross Gallery ref1
Dicey, A. V. ref1
Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8
establishment of (1854) ref1
posthumous awarding of ref1
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) ref1, ref2
awarded to women ref1
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) ref1, ref2, ref3
women awarded ref1
Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) ref1
Distinguished Service Order (DSO) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11
ban on posthumous awarding of ref1
eligibility standards for ref1
Distinguished Warfare Medal
establishment of (2013) ref1
Divane, Private J. ref1
East India Company
Bengal Establishment ref1
personnel of ref1, ref2
soldiers of ref1, ref2
Eden, Anthony ref1, ref2
Edward, Prince (Duke of Kent)
death of ref1
family of ref1
Edward VII, King ref1
family of ref1
ruling on posthumous awarding of VC (1907) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Egypt ref1
Cairo ref1
Elizabeth II, Queen ref1
Elliott, Lieutenant W. G. R. ref1
Elliston, Captain George Sampson ref1
Elton, Lieutenant Colonel F. C.
awarded VC (1855) ref1
Engels, Friedrich ref1
Eton College ref1
Everett, Admiral Sir Allen Frederic ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Naval Secretary ref1
Examiner ref1
Falklands Islands
Darwin Settlement ref1
Goose Green ref1
Goose Settlement ref1
Mount Longdon ref1
Falklands War (1982)
casualties of ref1
MCs awarded for actions during ref1, ref2
VCs awarded for actions during ref1
Fieldhouse, Admiral John
Commander of Falklands Task Force ref1
First Anglo-Afghan War (1839–42) ref1
First World War (1914–18) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16
Battle of Arras (1917) ref1
Battle of Jutland (1916) ref1
Battle of the Somme (1916) ref1, ref2, ref3
belligerents of ref1, ref2, ref3
casualties of ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Croix de Guerre awarded for actions during ref1
Gallipoli Campaign (1915–16) ref1, ref2, ref3
Iron Crosses awarded for actions during ref1
MCs awarded for actions during ref1
MMs awarded for actions during ref1
Médailles Militaires awarded for actions during ref1
participation of women in ref1
Treaty of Versailles (1919) ref1
VCs awarded for actions during ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9
Western Front ref1, ref2
Zeebrugge Raid (1918) ref1, ref2, ref3
Fitz-Gibbon, Spencer ref1
Foot, M. R. D. ref1
Foote, Reverend John Weir awarded VC ref1
Ford Motor Company ref1
France ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11
Marseilles ref1
Occupied (1940–4) ref1, ref2
Paris ref1
Saint-Jorioz ref1
Tomb of the Unknown Warrior ref1
Fraser, George Macdonald
Flashman in the Great Game (1975) ref1
Fraser, Sir William ref1, ref2
Frederick, Prince (Duke of York and Albany)
appointed as Commander-in-Chief of Army (1795) ref1
French, General Sir John ref1
French, Sir John ref1
Fry, Willy ref1
Gammage, Prof Bill ref1
Gardner, Captain Allen ref1
Garnett, Flight Sergeant Jack
awarded DFC ref1
Geddes, John ref1
Geneva Conventions ref1
George, Prince (Duke of Cambridge) ref1
George Cross (GC) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9
common view of ref1
eligibility standards of ref1
establishment of (1940) ref1, ref2, ref3
posthumous ref1, ref2, ref3
George III, King
appointment of Prince Frederick as Commander-in-Chief of Army (1795) ref1
George IV, King ref1, ref2
George Medal (GM) ref1
awarded to women ref1
establishment of (1940) ref1
George V, King ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8
George VI, King ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
establishment of GC and GM (1940) ref1, ref2
Germany ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Bavaria
Augsburg ref1
Düsseldorf ref1
Hamburg ref1
Hochwald Forest ref1
Schweinfurt ref1
Gibson, Wing Commander Guy awarded VC ref1
Glasgow Herald ref1
Godfrey, John
family of ref1
Goodman, Flight Lieutenant Michelle
awarded DFC (2008) ref1
Gorst, Sir John Eldon ref1
Gough, Lord Henry ref1
Gould, Petty Officer Tommy ref1
awarded VC ref1
Graham, Colonel ref1, ref2
Grant, Lieutenant Charles ref1
Graphic, The ref1
Greece
Crete ref1, ref2
Grey, Sir George
Governor General of New Zealand ref1
Griffiths, Private W. ref1
Grimwood, Ethel ref1, ref2, ref3
debates regarding issuing of VC to ref1, ref2
family of ref1
Grimwood, Frank St Clair ref1
family of ref1
Grimshaw, Sergeant John
raised to VC ref1
Gubbins, Brigadier Colin ref1
Head of SOE ref1
Gunn, Herbert ref1
Gurung, Lachhiman
awarded VC ref1
Guy, Lieutenant General Sir Roland ref1
Hagel, Chuck
US Defense Secretary ref1
Haig, Field Marshal Sir Douglas ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
view of ‘civilized war’ ref1
Haldane, Captain James ref1
Hall, Virginia
awarded DSC ref1
service in SOE F Section ref1
Hambly, Leading Seaman Cyril
posthumous awarding of Albert Medal ref1
Hamilton, Captain Gavin John ref1
awarded MC ref1
Hamilton, General Sir Ian ref1, ref2, ref3
Harding, Israel
gazetted VC (1882) ref1
Hardinge, Henry ref1, ref2, ref3
Commander-in-Chief of Army ref1
Harris, Elizabeth Desborough
family of ref1
Harris, Lieutenant Colonel Webber Desborough
family of ref1
Harris, Sir Arthur ‘Bomber’
RAF Marshal ref1
Commander-in-Chief of RAF Bomber Command ref1
Hartley, Edmund Barron
sale of VC awarded to ref1
Hastings, Macdonald
family of ref1
Men of Glory (1959) ref1
Hastings, Sir Max
family of ref1
Havelock, Brigadier General Henry
death of ref1
family of ref1
Havelock, Lieutenant Henry ref1
Marsham
family of ref1
Hayward, J. B. ref1
Heaphy, Charles ref1
recommendation for VC ref1
Henty-Creer, Lieutenant Henty ref1
Hero of the Soviet Union ref1, ref2
Hitch, F. ref1
Hitler, Adolf
‘Commando Order’ (1942) ref1
Hollingsworth, Sergeant Jon
posthumous awarding of CGC ref1
Holmes, Sir John ref1
Horsford, General Sir Alfred
Military Secretary ref1
Illingsworth, Private Stephen ref1, ref2
posthumous awarding of DCM ref1
Illustrated London News ref1
Imperial War Museum ref1
Lord Ashcroft Gallery ref1
India ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Agra ref1
Allahabad ref1
Amritsar ref1
British Raj (1858–1947) ref1
Calcutta ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Delhi ref1, ref2, ref3
Delhi Durbar (1877) ref1
government of ref1
Indian Mutiny (1857–8) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10
Sarah Sands incident ref1, ref2
VCs awarded for actions during ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Kandahar ref1, ref2
Lucknow ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Manipur ref1, ref2
Imphal ref1
Simla ref1
Indian Naval Brigade ref1
Iran
Tehran ref1
Iraq
Baghdad ref1
Basra ref1, ref2
Mosul ref1
Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003–11) ref1, ref2, ref3
Bronze Stars awarded for actions during ref1
CGCs awarded for actions during ref1
Silver Stars awarded for actions during ref1
VCs awarded for actions during ref1
Iron Cross ref1
perceived cheapening of ref1, ref2
Italy ref1
Jackson, Flight Sergeant Norman ref1
gazetting of VC (1945) ref1
sale of VC awarded to ref1
Japan
Imperial (1868–1947) ref1
Kempei Tai ref1
Jepson, Selwyn ref1, ref2
Jones, Lieutenant Colonel Herbert ref1
death of ref1
posthumous awarding of VC ref1, ref2
Kabul Field Force ref1
Kavanagh, Thomas Henry ref1, ref2
Assistant Commissioner in Oudh ref1, ref2
How I Won the Victoria Cross (1860) ref1
Keane, Lieutenant Colonel Bob
Keane ref1
Keane, Private John ref1
Keeble, Major Chris ref1
Keegan, Sir John ref1, ref2
Kenneally, John
awarded VC (1943) ref1
desertion ref1
Khan, Noor Inayat
posthumous awarding of GC (1949) ref1
Kipling, Rudyard ref1, ref2, ref3,
Kitchener, Sir Horatio Herbert ref1, ref2
death of ref1
role in development of MC ref1
Secretary of State for War ref1
view of VCs ref1
Knight Grand Cross ref1
Korean War (1950–3) ref1
VCs awarded for actions during ref1
Kosovo War (1998–9)
NATO bombing of Yugoslavia (Operation Allied Force) (1999) ref1
Labour Party
members of ref1
Laos ref1
Laurie, Lieutenant-General John Wimburn ref1
Lawrence, Sir John ref1
Lawson, Jack
Secretary of State for War ref1
Le Matin ref1
Légion d’Honneur ref1
Leopold I of Belgium, King ref1
Liberal Party
members of ref1, ref2
Libya
Tripoli ref1
Limbu, Rambadahadur
awarded VC ref1
Lindsay, Sir Martin ref1
military career of ref1
Little Andaman Island incident (1867)
VCs awarded for actions during ref1
Liverpool Mercury ref1
Lloyd George, David
administration of ref1
Lloyd’s Weekly Newspaper ref1
London Gazette ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16, ref17, ref18
Long, Colonel Chris ref1
Lucas, Charles ref1
Lugard, Sir Edward ref1
Lyndhurst, Lord (John Copley) ref1
MacArthur, General Douglas ref1
Mackenzie, Lieutenant Hugh ref1
Magennis, Leading Seaman James
price history of VC awarded to ref1
Mahdist War (1881–99) ref1, ref2, ref3
Battle of Omdurman (1898) ref1, ref2
casualties of ref1
Major, John
reform of honours system (1993) ref1
Malaya ref1
Mangles, Ross Lowis ref1
Assistant Magistrate at Patna ref1
Mansfield, Sir William
Commander-in-Chief of British Military in India ref1
Mans
on, Reverend J. ref1
Marx, Karl ref1
Mary, Queen ref1
Mauritius
Port Louis ref1
McCandlish, Major General John
Director of Personnel Administration at War Office ref1
McCarthy, Corporal James
death of (1918) ref1
McDonald, Christopher ref1
eligibility for VC ref1
McDonnell, William Fraser ref1
McDowell, George Patrick
posthumous awarding of Albert Medal ref1
McFadzean, Billy ref1
posthumous awarding of VC to ref1
McKay, Sergeant Ian
death of ref1
posthumous awarding of VC ref1
McNaughton, Lieutenant General Andrew
GOC of First Canadian Army ref1
McNeill, Sir John ref1
McWheeny, Sergeant William
awarded VC ref1
Medal of Honor ref1, ref2, ref3
establishment of (1862) ref1
Médailles Militaires ref1
establishment of (1852) ref1
Melvill, Lieutenant Teignmouth ref1
posthumous awarding of VC ref1
Mentioned in Dispatches (MiD) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
Michel, Colonel ref1
Military Covenant
concept of ref1
Military Cross (MC) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10
awarded to women ref1, ref2
citations for ref1, ref2
establishment of (1916) ref1, ref2
development of ref1
extension to all ranks (1993) ref1
Military General Service Medal (MGSM) ref1
Military Medal (MM) ref1, ref2
abolition of (1993) ref1
establishment of (1916) ref1, ref2
issuing to women ref1
Miller, William I. ref1, ref2, ref3
Moncel, Brigadier R. E. ref1
Montgomery, General Bernard ref1, ref2
de Montmorency, Captain Raymond
awarded VC (1898) ref1
More, Colonel ref1
Morris-Jones, Henry ref1
Morning Post ref1
Napier, Lord ref1
Viceroy of India ref1
Napoleon III
establishment of Médailles Militaires (1852) ref1
Napoleonic Wars (1803–15) ref1
Battle of Waterloo (1815) ref1, ref2, ref3
National Archive ref1, ref2
National Film Board of Canada
Kid Who Couldn’t Miss, The ref1
National Service Act (1941) ref1
Nesbitt, Kate ref1
awarded MC (2009) ref1
Netherlands ref1
Nettleton, John ref1
awarded VC ref1
New Guinea
Sattelberg ref1
New York Post ref1
New York Times ref1
New Zealand ref1, ref2
General Assembly ref1
indigenous population of ref1
River, Mangapiko ref1
New Zealand Company (NZC)
establishment of (1837) ref1
New Zealand Wars (1845–72) ref1
Newcastle, Duke of (Henry Pelham-Clinton)
role in development of VC ref1
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies ref1, ref2, ref3