List of Second World War Victoria Cross recipients

Prime Minister Winston Churchill waves to crowds in London on Victory in Europe Day.

The Victoria Cross (VC) is a military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of armed forces of some Commonwealth countries and previous British Empire territories. It takes precedence over all other Orders, decorations and medals; it may be awarded to a person of any rank in any service and to civilians under military command. The award was officially constituted when Queen Victoria issued a warrant under the Royal sign-manual on 29 January 1856 that was gazetted on 5 February 1856. The order was backdated to 1854 to recognise acts of valour during the Crimean War. The first awards ceremony was held on 26 June 1857, where Queen Victoria invested 62 of the 111 Crimean recipients in a ceremony in Hyde Park.

The Victoria Cross was awarded 182 times to 181 recipients for action in the Second World War. The war, also known as World War II (WWII), was a global military conflict that involved a majority of the world's nations, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. The war involved the mobilisation of more than 100 million military personnel, making it the most widespread war in history. In a state of "total war", the major participants placed their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities at the service of the war effort, erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources. Throughout the six-year duration of the war, weapons and technology improved rapidly, including the use of jet aircraft, radar and nuclear weapons. More than 70 million people, the majority of whom were civilians, were killed, making it the deadliest conflict in human history.

The start of the war is generally held to be 1 September 1939, with the German invasion of Poland and subsequent declarations of war on Germany by most of the Crown Colonies of the British Empire and Commonwealth, and by France. The first Victoria Cross of the war was awarded to Gerard Roope for action whilst in command of HMS Glowworm (although not gazetted until 1945). The war at sea began immediately after war was declared with the Battle of the Atlantic, in which German U-boats attempted to disrupt and destroy allied convoys. Throughout the war the Royal Navy was tasked with guarding vital shipping lanes and enabling amphibious operations across the globe; the St Nazaire Raid saw five Victoria Crosses awarded. The Battle of the Mediterranean was fought throughout the war and included the Battle of Taranto and Battle of Matapan, as well as protecting convoys including the Malta convoys. In total, 23 servicemen from the Royal Navy were awarded the Victoria Cross including one Royal Marine. Aerial warfare came into its own in World War II with several distinct roles emerging. The role of fighter planes developed during the Battle of Britain, where the Royal Air Force fought for air superiority against the Luftwaffe. The Battle of Britain was the first major campaign to be fought entirely by air forces. It was the largest and most sustained bombing campaign until that date. Initially, RAF airfields were attacked, however as the battle progressed, operations were extended to the strategic level with The Blitz. Britain also conducted controversial strategic bombing campaigns in Europe and Asia; they involved hundreds of aircraft dropping tens of thousands of tons of munitions over a single city. Tactical strikes were also carried out by the RAF including Operation Chastise, where No. 617 Squadron RAF attacked German dams in the Ruhr valley using "bouncing bombs"; Guy Gibson was awarded the Victoria Cross for this action.

The war on the land did not begin until May 1940, as Britain and France were involved in a Phoney War between Germany and the Franco-British alliance. The phoney war ended with the Battle of France where Germany invaded Benelux and subsequently France, which forced British troops to escape from Dunkirk. In 1941, war spread to the Middle East and North Africa as well as the East African Campaign. The United States officially joined the war in December 1941 after the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor. In 1942, British forces under Lieutenant General Bernard Montgomery defeated the Axis forces of General Erwin Rommel in the Second Battle of El Alamein, which marked a major turning point in the Western Desert campaign and the North African campaign. It ended Axis hopes of occupying Egypt, taking control of the Suez Canal, and gaining access to the Middle Eastern oil fields. Nine VCs were awarded for action in the Western Desert Campaign. By 1943, the war was being fought in several theatres, including the Pacific, North Africa and Southeast Asia. The Burma campaign of the Pacific War took place from 1942 to 1945, and saw 29 Victoria Crosses awarded. By 1944 and the Allied invasion of Normandy, the Allies were making ground in several theatres including advances in the Burma campaign. In Europe, the unsuccessful raid on Arnhem saw five soldiers awarded the Victoria Cross, four posthumously. In May 1945, the Allies accepted the unconditional surrender of German forces, celebrated with VE Day. Actions after VE Day until the war in the Pacific was ended with the surrender of Japan on board USS Missouri on 2 September 1945. saw seven Commonwealth servicemen awarded the VC.

Charles Upham received the Victoria Cross and Bar; two awards for two acts. Upham was only the third recipient of the Victoria Cross and Bar, and the first for combatant actions; the previous two recipients were medical officers of the Royal Army Medical Corps.

Of the 181 recipients 85 (46.96%) were awarded posthumously.

Recipients

•   This along with a * indicates a posthumous award

Name	Unit	Date of action	Place of action
Arthur Aaron	No. 218No. 218 Squadron RAF	1943-08-1212 August 1943*	Turin, Italy
Michael Allmand	0066th Gurkha Rifles	1944-06-1111 June 1944 23 June 1944*	Pin Hmi Road Bridge, Burma
Charles Anderson	002.192/19th Battalion, AIF	1942-01-1818–22 January 1942	Muar, Malaya
Eric Anderson	East Yorkshire Regiment	1943-04-066 April 1943*	Battle of Wadi Akarit, Tunisia
John Anderson	Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's)	1943-04-2323 April 1943	Longstop Hill, Tunisia
Richard Annand	Durham Light Infantry	1940-05-1515–16 May 1940	River Dyle, Belgium
Cyril Barton	No. 578No. 578 Squadron RAF	1944-03-3030 March 1944*	Nuremberg, Germany
John Baskeyfield	South Staffordshire Regiment	1944-09-2020 September 1944*	Arnhem, the Netherlands
Sidney Bates	Royal Norfolk Regiment	1944-08-066 August 1944*	Sourdeval, France
Ian Bazalgette	No. 635No. 635 Squadron RAF	1944-08-044 August 1944*	Trossy St. Maximin, France
Stephen Beattie	HMS Campbeltown	1942-03-2727 March 1942	St Nazaire, France
John Beeley	King's Royal Rifle Corps	1941-11-2121 November 1941*	Sidi Rezegh, Libya
Premindra Bhagat	Corps of Indian Engineers	1941-01-3131 January 1941 to 1 February 1941	Gallabat, Abyssinia
Frank Blaker	0099th Gurkha Rifles	1944-07-099 July 1944*	Taunggyi, Burma
John Brunt	Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)	1944-12-099 December 1944*	Faenza, Italy
Richard Burton	Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment	1944-10-088 October 1944	Monte Ceco, Italy
Robert Cain	South Staffordshire Regiment	1944-09-1717–25 September 1944	Arnhem, the Netherlands
George Cairns	South Staffordshire Regiment	1944-03-1313 March 1944*	Henu Block, Burma
Donald Cameron	HMS X6	1943-09-2222 September 1943	Kåfjord, Norway
John Campbell	Royal Horse Artillery	1941-11-2121–23 November 1941	Sidi Rezegh, Libya
Kenneth Campbell	No. 022No. 22 Squadron RAF	1941-04-066 April 1941*	Brest, France
Lorne Campbell	Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's)	1943-04-066 April 1943	Wadi Akarit, Tunisia
Edward Chapman	Monmouthshire Regiment	1945-04-022 April 1945	Dortmund-Ems Canal, Germany
Edward Charlton	Irish Guards	1945-04-2121 April 1945*	Wistedt, Germany
Leonard Cheshire	No. 035No. 35 Squadron RAF No. 76 Squadron RAF No. 617 Squadron RAF	1940-00-00June 1940–July 1944	Over Europe
Albert Chowne	002.022/2nd Battalion, AIF	1945-03-2525 March 1945*	Dagua, New Guinea
Aubrey Cosens	Queen's Own Rifles of Canada	1945-02-2625–26 February 1945*	Mooshof, Germany
John Cruickshank	No. 210No. 210 Squadron RAF	1944-07-1717–18 July 1944	Atlantic Ocean
Arthur Cumming	Frontier Force Regiment	1942-01-033 January 1942	Kuantan, Malaya
David Currie	South Alberta Regiment	1944-08-1818–20 August 1944	Battle of Falaise, France
Roden Cutler	Royal Australian Artillery	1941-06-1919 June 1941 to 6 July 1941	Merdjayoun-Damour, Lebanon
Tom Derrick	002.482/48th Battalion, AIF	1943-11-2424 November 1943	Sattelberg, New Guinea
Fazal Din	01010th Baluch Regiment	1945-03-022 March 1945*	Meiktila, Burma
Dennis Donnini	Royal Scots Fusiliers	1945-01-1818 January 1945*	Stein, (Selfkant) Germany
Thomas Durrant	Corps of Royal Engineers	1942-03-2727 March 1942*	St Nazaire, France
George Eardley	King's Shropshire Light Infantry	1944-10-1616 October 1944	Overloon, the Netherlands
John Edmondson	002.172/17th Battalion, AIF	1941-04-1313–14 April 1941*	Tobruk, Libya
Hughie Edwards	No. 105No. 105 Squadron RAF	1941-07-044 July 1941	Bremen, Germany
Keith Elliott	02222nd Battalion, NZEF	1942-07-1515 July 1942	Ruweisat, Egypt
Harold Ervine-Andrews	East Lancashire Regiment	1940-05-3131 May 1940 to 1 June 1940	Dunkirk, France
Eugene Esmonde	825825 Naval Air Squadron	1942-02-1212 February 1942*	Straits of Dover, England
Edward Fegen	HMS Jervis Bay	1940-11-055 November 1940*	Atlantic Ocean
Henry Foote	0077th Royal Tank Regiment	1942-05-2727 May 1942 to 15 June 1942	Libya
John Foote	Royal Canadian Army Chaplain Corps	1942-08-1919 August 1942	Dieppe, France
Ian Fraser	HMS XE3	1945-07-3131 July 1945	Johore Straits, Singapore
John French	002.092/9th Battalion, AIF	1942-09-044 September 1942*	Milne Bay, New Guinea
Christopher Furness	Welsh Guards	1940-05-1717–24 May 1940*	Arras, France
Philip Gardner	0044th Royal Tank Regiment	1941-11-2323 November 1941	Tobruk, Libya
Donald Garland	No. 012No. 12 Squadron RAF	1940-05-1212 May 1940*	Albert Canal, Belgium
Yeshwant Ghadge	Maratha Light Infantry	1944-07-1010 July 1944*	Upper Tiber Valley, Italy
Gaje Ghale	0055th Gurkha Rifles	1943-05-2424 May 1943	Chin Hills, Burma
Guy Gibson	No. 617No. 617 Squadron RAF	1943-05-1616 May 1943	Möhne Dam, Germany
James Gordon	002.312/31st Battalion, AIF	1941-07-1010 July 1941	Djezzine, Syria
Thomas Gould	HMS Thrasher	1942-02-1616 February 1942	Crete, Mediterranean Sea
Percival Gratwick	002.482/48th Battalion, AIF	1942-10-2525–26 October 1942*	Miteiriya Ridge, Egypt
Robert Gray (RCNVR)	HMS Formidable	1945-08-099 August 1945*	Honshū, Japan
Thomas Gray	No. 012No. 12 Squadron RAF	1940-05-1212 May 1940*	Albert Canal, Belgium
John Grayburn	Parachute Regiment	1944-09-1717–20 September 1944*	Arnhem, the Netherlands
George Gristock	Royal Norfolk Regiment	1940-05-2121 May 1940*	River Escaut, Belgium
George Gunn	0033rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery	1941-11-2121 November 1941*	Sidi Rezegh, Libya
Arthur Gurney	002.482/48th Battalion, AIF	1942-07-2222 July 1942*	El Alamein, Egypt
Bhanbhagta Gurung	0022nd Gurkha Rifles	1945-03-055 March 1945	Tamandu, Burma
Lachhiman Gurung	0088th Gurkha Rifles	1945-05-1212–13 May 1945	Taungdaw, Burma
Thaman Gurung	0085th Gurkha Rifles	1944-11-1010 November 1944*	Monte San Bartolo, Italy
Abdul Hafiz	0099th Jat Infantry	1944-04-066 April 1944*	Imphal, India
Ali Haidar	01313th Frontier Force Rifles	1945-04-099 April 1945	Fusignano, Italy
John Hannah	No. 083No. 83 Squadron RAF	1940-09-1515 September 1940	Antwerp, Belgium
Eric Harden	Royal Army Medical Corps	1945-01-2323 January 1945*	Brachterbeek, the Netherlands
John Harman	Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment	1944-04-088–9 April 1944*	Kohima, India
John Harper	York and Lancaster Regiment	1944-09-2929 September 1944*	Antwerp, Belgium
Jack Hinton	0022nd Division, NZEF	1941-04-2929 April 1941	Kalamai, Greece
Charles Hoey	Lincolnshire Regiment	1944-02-1616 February 1944*	Ngakyedauk Pass, Burma
Stanley Hollis	Green Howards	1944-06-066 June 1944	Normandy, France
David Hornell	No. 162No. 162 Squadron RCAF	1944-06-2424 June 1944*	Faroes, Atlantic Ocean
Alec Horwood	Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)	1944-01-1818–20 January 1944*	Kyauchaw, Burma
Clive Hulme	0022nd Division, NZEF	1941-05-2020–28 May 1941	Crete, Greece
Thomas Hunter	04343 Commando	1945-04-022 April 1945*	Lake Comacchio, Italy
James Jackman	Royal Northumberland Fusiliers	1941-11-2525 November 1941*	Tobruk, Libya
Norman Jackson	No. 106No. 106 Squadron RAF	1944-04-2626 April 1944	Schweinfurt, Germany
Namdeo Jadav	Maratha Light Infantry	1945-04-099 April 1945	Senio River, Italy
David Jamieson	Royal Norfolk Regiment	1944-08-077–8 August 1944	Grimbosq, France
Francis Jefferson	Lancashire Fusiliers	1944-05-1616 May 1944	Monte Cassino, Italy
Karamjeet Judge	01515th Punjab Regiment	1945-03-1818 March 1945*	Meiktila, Burma
Richard Kelliher	002.252/25th Battalion, AIF	1943-09-1313 September 1943	New Guinea
Edward Kenna	002.042/4th Battalion, AIF	1945-05-1515 May 1945	Wewak, New Guinea
John Kenneally	Irish Guards	1943-04-2828 April 1943	Dj. Arada, Tunisia
Geoffrey Keyes	No. 011No. 11 (Scottish) Commando	1941-11-1717–18 November 1941*	Beda Littoria, Libya
William Kibby	002.482/48th Battalion, AIF	1942-10-2323–31 October 1942*	El Alamein, Egypt
Bruce Kingsbury	002.142/14th Battalion, AIF	1942-08-2929 August 1942	Isurava, New Guinea
George Knowland	No. 001No. 1 Commando	1945-01-3131 January 1945*	Kangaw, Burma
Ganju Lama	0077th Gurkha Rifles	1944-06-1212 June 1944	Ningthoukhong, India
Anders Lassen	Special Air Service	1945-04-088–9 April 1945*	Lake Comacchio, Italy
Herbert Le Patourel	Hampshire Regiment	1942-12-033 December 1942	Tebourba, Tunisia
Nigel Leakey	King's African Rifles	1941-05-1919 May 1941*	Colito, Abyssinia
Roderick Learoyd	No. 049No. 49 Squadron RAF	1940-08-1212 August 1940	Dortmund-Ems Canal, Germany
Ian Liddell	Coldstream Guards	1945-04-033 April 1945	Lingen, Germany
John Linton	HMS Pandora HMS Turbulent	1939-00-00September 1939 to 23 March 1943*	Mediterranean Sea
David Lord	No. 271 Squadron RAF	1944-09-1919 September 1944*	Arnhem, the Netherlands
Charles Lyell	Scots Guards	1943-04-2222–27 April 1943*	Dj Bou Arada, Tunisia
John Mackey	002.032/3rd Pioneer Battalion, AIF	1945-05-1212 May 1945*	Tarakan Island, Borneo
James Magennis	HMS XE3	1945-07-3131 July 1945	Johore Straits, Singapore
John Mahony	Westminster Regiment	1944-05-2424 May 1944	River Melfa, Italy
Hugh Malcolm	No. 018No. 18 Squadron RAF	1942-12-044 December 1942*	Chougui, Tunisia
Leslie Manser	No. 050No. 50 Squadron RAF	1942-05-3030 May 1942*	Cologne, Germany
Jack Mantle	HMS Foylebank	1940-07-044 July 1940*	Portland, England
Charles Merritt	South Saskatchewan Regiment	1942-08-1919 August 1942	Dieppe, France
Ron Middleton (RAAF)	No. 149No. 149 Squadron RAF	1942-11-2828 November 1942*	Turin, Italy
Anthony Miers	HMS Torbay	1942-03-044–5 March 1942	Corfu, Greece
George Mitchell	London Scottish	1944-01-2323–24 January 1944*	Damiano Ridge, Italy
Andrew Mynarski	No. 419No. 419 Squadron RCAF	1944-06-1212 June 1944*	Cambrai, France
John Nettleton	No. 044No. 44 Squadron RAF	1942-04-1717 April 1942	Augsberg, Germany
Augustus Newman	Essex Regiment	1942-03-2828 March 1942	St Nazaire, France
William Newton	No. 022No. 22 Squadron RAAF	1943-03-1616–18 March 1943*	New Guinea
Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu	02828th Māori Battalion, NZEF	1943-03-2626–27 March 1943*	Tebaga Gap, Tunisia
Harry Nicholls	Grenadier Guards	1940-05-2121 May 1940	River Escaut, Belgium
Eric Nicolson	No. 249No. 249 Squadron RAF	1940-08-1616 August 1940	Southampton, England
Gerard Norton	Kaffrarian Rifles, South African Army	1944-08-3131 August 1944	Montegridolfo, Italy
John Osborn	Winnipeg Grenadiers	1941-12-1919 December 1941*	Mount Butler, Hong Kong
Robert Palmer	No. 109No. 109 Squadron RAF	1944-12-2323 December 1944*	Cologne, Germany
Frank Partridge	0088th Battalion, Militia (Australia)	1945-07-2424 July 1945	Bougainville, New Guinea
Frederick Peters	HMS Walney	1942-11-088 November 1942	Oran, Algeria
Basil Place	HMS X7	1943-09-2222 September 1943	Kåfjord, Norway
Patrick Porteous	Royal Regiment of Artillery	1942-08-1919 August 1942	Dieppe, France
Tul Pun	0066th Gurkha Rifles	1944-06-2323 June 1944	Mogaung, Burma
Lionel Queripel	01010th Parachute Battalion	1944-09-1919 September 1944*	Arnhem, the Netherlands
Agansing Rai	0055th Gurkha Rifles	1944-06-2626 June 1944	Bishenpur, India
Bhandari Ram	01010th Baluch Regiment	1944-11-2222 November 1944	Arakan, Burma
Chhelu Ram	0066th Rajputana Rifles	1943-04-1919–20 April 1943*	Djebel Garci, Tunisia
Kamal Ram	0088th Punjab Regiment	1944-05-1212 May 1944	River Gari, Italy
Richhpal Ram	0066th Rajputana Rifles	1941-02-077–8 February 1941	Keren, Eritrea
John Randle	Royal Norfolk Regiment	1944-05-044–6 May 1944*	Kohima, India
Reginald Rattey	002.2525th Battalion, Militia (Australia)	1945-03-2222 March 1945	Bougainville, Solomon Islands
Claud Raymond	Corps of Royal Engineers	1945-03-2121 March 1945*	Talaku, Burma
William Reid	No. 061No. 61 Squadron RAF	1943-11-033 November 1943	Düsseldorf, Germany
Peter Roberts	HMS Thrasher	1942-02-1616 February 1942	Crete, Mediterranean Sea
Maurice Rogers	Wiltshire Regiment	1944-06-033 June 1944	Anzio, Italy
Gerard Roope	HMS Glowworm	1940-04-088 April 1940	Norwegian Sea, off Trondheim
Robert Ryder	HMS Campbeltown	1942-03-2828 March 1942	St Nazaire, France
Willward Sandys-Clarke	Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)	1943-04-2323 April 1943*	Guiriat El Atach, Tunisia
William Savage	HM Motor Gun BoatHM Motor Gun Boat	1942-03-2828 March 1942*	St Nazaire, France
Arthur Scarf	No. 062No. 62 Squadron RAF	1941-12-099 December 1941*	Singora, Malaya
Derek Seagrim	Green Howards	1943-03-2020–21 March 1943	Mareth Line, Tunisia
Alfred Sephton	HMS Coventry	1941-05-1818 May 1941*	Crete, Mediterranean Sea
Sher Shah	01616th Punjab Regiment	1945-01-1919–20 January 1945*	Kyeyebyin, Burma
Robert Sherbrooke	HMS Onslow	1942-12-3131 December 1942	North Cape, Norway
William Sidney	Grenadier Guards	1944-02-088–9 February 1944	Anzio, Italy
Gian Singh	01515th Punjab Regiment	1945-03-022 March 1945	Myingyan, Burma
Nand Singh	Sikh Regiment	1944-03-1111–12 March 1944	Maungdaw–Buthidaung Road, Burma
Parkash Singh	0088th Punjab Regiment	1943-01-066 January 1943	Donbaik, Burma
Prakash Singh Chib	01313th Frontier Force Rifles	1945-02-1616–17 February 1945*	Kanlan Ywathit, Burma
Ram Singh	0011st Punjab Regiment	1944-10-2525 October 1944*	Tiddim, Burma
Umrao Singh	Royal Indian Artillery	1944-12-1515–16 December 1944	Kaladan Valley, Burma
Ernest Smith	Seaforth Highlanders of Canada	1944-10-2121–22 October 1944	River Savio, Italy
Quentin Smythe	Royal Natal Carabineers, South African Army	1942-06-055 June 1942	Alem Hamza, Egypt
Richard Stannard	HMT Arab	1940-04-2828 April 1940 to 2 May 1940	Namsos, Norway
Leslie Starcevich	002.432/43rd Battalion, AIF	1945-06-2828 June 1945	Beaufort, Borneo
James Stokes	King's Shropshire Light Infantry	1945-03-011 March 1945*	Kervenheim, Germany
Sefanaia Sukanaivalu	Fiji Infantry Regiment	1944-06-2323 June 1944*	Bougainville, Solomon Islands
Edwin Swales (SAAF)	No. 582No. 582 Squadron RAF	1945-02-2323 February 1945*	Pforzheim, Germany
Lalbahadur Thapa	0022nd Gurkha Rifles	1943-04-055–6 April 1943	Rass-es-Zouai, Tunisia
Netrabahadur Thapa	0055th Gurkha Rifles	1944-06-2525–26 June 1944	Bishenpur, India
Sher Thapa	0099th Gurkha Rifles	1944-09-1818–19 September 1944*	San Marino, Italy
George Thompson	No. 009No. 9 Squadron RAF	1945-01-011 January 1945*	Dortmund-Ems Canal, Germany
Frederick Tilston	Essex Scottish Regiment	1945-03-011 March 1945	Uedem, Germany
Frederick Topham	0011st Canadian Parachute Battalion	1945-03-2424 March 1945	Rhine, Germany
Leonard Trent	No. 487No. 487 Squadron RNZAF	1943-05-033 May 1943	Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Lloyd Trigg (RNZAF)	No. 200No. 200 Squadron RAF	1943-08-1111 August 1943*	Atlantic Ocean
Paul Triquet	Royal 22e Régiment	1943-12-1414 December 1943	Casa Berardi, Italy
Hanson Turner	West Yorkshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Own)	1944-06-066–7 June 1944*	Ningthoukhong, India
Victor Turner	Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own)	1942-10-2727 October 1942	El Alamein, Egypt
Charles Upham	0022nd Division, NZEF	1941-05-2222–30 May 1941 14–15 July 1942	Crete, Greece El Ruweisat Ridge, Egypt
Richard Wakeford	Hampshire Regiment	1944-05-1313 May 1944	Cassino, Italy
Adam Wakenshaw	Durham Light Infantry	1942-06-2727 June 1942*	Mersa Matruh, Egypt
Malcolm Wanklyn	HMS Upholder	1941-05-2424 May 1941	Sicily, Mediterranean Sea
Bernard Warburton-Lee	HMS Hardy	1940-04-1010 April 1940*	Ofotfjord, Norway
James Ward RNZAF	No. 075No. 75 Squadron RAF	1941-07-077 July 1941	Munster, Germany
Tasker Watkins	Welch Regiment	1944-08-1616 August 1944	Barfour, France
Basil Weston	Green Howards	1945-03-033 March 1945*	Meiktila, Burma
Thomas Wilkinson	HMS Li Wo	1942-02-1414 February 1942*	Java Sea, Malaya
Eric Wilson	East Surrey Regiment	1940-08-1111–15 August 1940	Observation Hill, Somaliland
Peter Wright	Coldstream Guards	1943-09-2525 September 1943	Salerno, Italy

Notes

• A ^ Victoria Cross was awarded for actions during air combat.
• B ^ This was a Bar to the Victoria Cross
• C ^ Recipient died of their wounds
• D ^ Recipient awarded the Victoria Cross for an extended period of sustained courage and outstanding leadership, rather than a single act of valour.
• E ^ Gibson was awarded the Victoria Cross primarily for the raid, but also for leadership and valour demonstrated as master bomber on many previous sorties.
• F ^ Newton was captured by Japanese Forces and beheaded 11 days later.
• G  Sergeant H.V. Turner, Subedar Netrabahadur Thapa, Naik Agansing Rai and Rifleman Ganju Lama won their VCs in combat in the state of Manipur in India but the citations wrongly referred to the locations as being in Burma. These errors have been rectified in the list above.

References

General

• Arthur, Max (2005). Symbol of Courage; Men behind the Medal. Pan Books. ISBN 978-0-330-49133-4.
• Ashcroft, Michael (2006). Victoria Cross Heroes. Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 0-7553-1632-0.
• Crook, M. J. (1975). The Evolution of the Victoria Cross. Midas Books. ISBN 0-85936-041-5.
• "Victoria Cross Registers". The National Archives. Retrieved 11 April 2008.

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