List of Royal Engineers recipients of the Victoria Cross

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A medal in the shape of a cross hanging from a crimson red ribbon.
The Victoria Cross

This is a list of Royal Engineers recipients of the Victoria Cross.The

British honours system and those of many Commonwealth nations it is the highest award a soldier can receive for actions in combat. It was established in 1856 and since then has been awarded 1,356 times, including three service personnel who were awarded the VC twice.[1]

The VC was introduced on 29 January 1856 by

London Gazette regarding soldiers who would have been awarded the VC had they survived. In a partial reversal of policy in 1902, six of the soldiers mentioned were granted the VC, but not "officially" awarded the medal. In 1907, the posthumous policy was completely reversed and medals were sent to the next of kin of the six officers and men.[3] The Victoria Cross warrant was not officially amended to explicitly allow posthumous awards until 1920 but one quarter of all awards for the First World War were posthumous.[4][5]

Due to its rarity, the VC is highly prized and the medal has fetched over

Lord Ashcroft, amassed since 1986, contains over one-tenth of all VCs awarded. Following a 2008 donation to the Imperial War Museum, the Ashcroft collection went on public display alongside the museum's Victoria and George Cross collection in November 2010.[7] Since 1990, three Commonwealth countries that retain the Queen as head of state have instituted their own versions of the VC. As a result, the original Victoria Cross is sometimes referred to as the "Commonwealth Victoria Cross" or the "Imperial Victoria Cross", to distinguish it from the newer awards.[8][9]

The

Second World War. In total, thirty-six Royal Engineers have been awarded the Victoria Cross, across ten different conflicts or campaigns.[10]

Royal Engineer recipients

Name Date Conflict Location
Adam Archibald 4 November 1918
First World War
 Sambre–Oise Canal[11]
Fenton Aylmer 2 December 1891
Hunza-Nagar Campaign
 Nilt[12]
Mark Sever Bell 4 February 1874 Third Anglo-Ashanti War Ordashu[13]
John Chard 22–23 January 1879 Anglo-Zulu War Rorke's Drift[14]
Brett Cloutman 6 November 1918
First World War
 Pont-sur-Sambre[15]
Clifford Coffin 31 July 1917
First World War
 Westhoek[16]
James Morris Colquhoun Colvin 16–17 September 1897
First Mohmand Campaign
Mohmand Valley[17]
James Lennox Dawson 13 October 1915
First World War
Hohenzollern Redoubt[18]
Robert James Thomas Digby-Jones
 6 January 1900 Second Boer War Ladysmith[19]
Thomas Frank Durrant 28 March 1942
Second World War
 St Nazaire[20][nb 1]
Howard Craufurd Elphinstone 18 June 1855 Crimean War Sevastopol[21]
George de Cardonnel Elmsall Findlay
 4 November 1918
First World War
 Sambre–Oise Canal[22]
Gerald Graham 18 June 1855 Crimean War Sevastopol[23]
William Hackett 22–23 June 1916
First World War
 Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée[24]
Reginald Clare Hart
 31 January 1879 Second Anglo-Afghan War
Bazar Valley[25]
Lanoe Hawker 25 July 1915
First World War
 Passendale[26][nb 2]
Charles Jarvis 23 August 1914
First World War
 Jemappes[27]
Frederick Henry Johnson 25 September 1915
First World War
 Hill 70[28]
William Henry Johnston 14 September 1914
First World War
 Missy-sur-Aisne[29]
Frank Howard Kirby 2 June 1900 Second Boer War
Delagoa Bay[30]
Cecil Leonard Knox 22 March 1918
First World War
 Tugny[31]
Edward Pemberton Leach 17 March 1879 Second Anglo-Afghan War Maidanah[32]
Peter Leitch
 18 June 1855 Crimean War Sevastopol[21]
William James Lendrim
 14 February 1855 Crimean War Sevastopol[23]
Wilbraham Lennox 20 November 1854 Crimean War Sevastopol[23]
Henry MacDonald 19 April 1855 Crimean War Sevastopol[21]
Edward Mannock 17 June 1918
7 July 1918
14 July 1918
19 July 1918
20 July 1918
22 July 1918
First World War
Western Front[33][nb 3]
Cyril Gordon Martin 12 March 1915
First World War
 Spanbroek Molen[34]
James McPhie 14 October 1918
First World War
 Sensée Canal[35]
Philip Neame 19 December 1914
First World War
 Neuve-Chapelle[36]
John Perie 18 June 1855 Crimean War Sevastopol[23]
Claud Raymond 21 March 1945
Second World War
 Talaku[37]
John Ross 21 July 1855 Crimean War Sevastopol[23]
Michael Sleavon 3 April 1858
Indian Mutiny
 Jhansi[38]
Thomas Colclough Watson 16 September 1897
First Mohmand Campaign
Mohmand Valley[17]
Arnold Horace Santo Waters
 4 November 1918
First World War
 Sambre–Oise Canal[39]
Theodore Wright 23 August 1914
First World War
 Jemappes[40]

References

Footnotes
  1. ^ Attached to No. 2 Commando.
  2. ^ Attached to the Royal Flying Corps.
  3. ^ Attached to the Royal Flying Corps.
Citations
  1. ^ "Victoria Cross: The Premier Award for Gallantry". Ministry of Defence (UK). Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  2. ^ Davies, Catronia (28 December 2005). "Author explodes myth of the gunmetal VC". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  3. ^ "No. 27986". The London Gazette. 15 January 1907. p. 325.
  4. ^ Crook, MJ, Chapter 8 pp.68–90
  5. ^ "No. 31946". The London Gazette. 18 June 1920. p. 6702.
  6. ^ "The Victoria Cross ... awarded to Captain Alfred Shout have been sold at auction". Iain Stewart, Victoria Cross.org. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  7. ^ "Press Release: The Lord Ashcroft Gallery, Extraordinary Heroes". Imperial War Museum. 9 November 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  8. ^ "Pro Valore: Canada's Victoria Cross" (PDF). National Defence; Government of Canada. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  9. ^ "Victoria Cross for Australia" (PDF). Australian Government. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  10. ^ a b "History of the Royal Engineers". Ministry of Defence (UK). Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  11. ^ "No. 31108". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 January 1919. p. 308.
  12. ^ "No. 29423". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1916. p. 80.
  13. ^ "No. 27958". The London Gazette. 16 October 1896. p. 6975.
  14. ^ "No. 24717". The London Gazette. 2 May 1879. p. 3177.
  15. ^ "No. 31155". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 January 1919. p. 1503.
  16. ^ "No. 30284". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 September 1917. p. 9531.
  17. ^ a b "No. 26968". The London Gazette. 20 May 1898. p. 3165.
  18. ^ "No. 29394". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 December 1915. p. 12281.
  19. ^ "No. 27462". The London Gazette. 8 August 1902. p. 5085.
  20. ^ "No. 37134". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 1945. p. 3171.
  21. ^ a b c "No. 22149". The London Gazette. 4 June 1858. p. 2757.
  22. ^ "No. 31872". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 April 1920. p. 4668.
  23. ^ a b c d e "No. 21971". The London Gazette. 24 February 1857. p. 656.
  24. ^ "No. 29695". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 August 1916. p. 7744.
  25. ^ "No. 24732". The London Gazette. 10 June 1879. p. 3830.
  26. ^ "No. 29157". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 May 1915. p. 4507.
  27. ^ "People of Angus". Angus Government. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  28. ^ "No. 29371". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 November 1915. p. 11448.
  29. ^ "No. 29371". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 November 1915. p. 11448.
  30. ^ "No. 27235". The London Gazette. 5 October 1900. p. 6126.
  31. ^ "Grave Locations for Holders of the Victoria Cross Leicestershire". Victoria Cross. Archived from the original on 25 December 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  32. ^ "No. 24790". The London Gazette. 9 December 1879. p. 7265.
  33. ^ "No. 31463". The London Gazette. 18 July 1919. p. 9136.
  34. ^ "Grave Locations for the Holders of the Victoria Cross South East London". Victoria Cross. Archived from the original on 5 August 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  35. ^ "No. 31155". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 January 1919. p. 1504.
  36. ^ "No. 29074". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 February 1916. p. 1700.
  37. ^ "No. 37151". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 June 1945. p. 3365.
  38. ^ "No. 22324". The London Gazette. 19 June 1860. p. 4032.
  39. ^ "No. 41503". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 September 1958. p. 5822.
  40. ^ "Theodore Wright". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
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