VICTORIA CROSS - REMAINING LIVING RECIPIENTS

BRITISH VC HOLDERS

COMMONWEALTH VC HOLDERS

GURKHA & INDIAN VC HOLDERS

LIVING BRITISH VC HOLDERS

Name Richard, Wallace,
ANNAND John Alexander,
CRUICKSHANK Ian Edward,
FRASER William,
SPEAKMAN

Rank Captain Flight Lieutenant Lieutenant-Commander Sergeant

Force 2nd Bn, Durham Light Infantry 210 Sqdn, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Royal Naval Reserve The Black Watch
att'd 1st Bn, King's Own Scottish Borderers

VC won River Dyle, Belgium,
15 - 16 May 1940 Arctic Circle,
17 - 18 July 1944 * Jahore Strait, Singapore,
31 July 1945 'United' Hilltop, Korea,
4 November 1951

London Gaz 23 August 1940 1 September 1944 13 November 1945 28 December 1951

Born South Shields, Co Durham,
5 November 1914 Aberdeen,
20 May 1920 Ealing, West London,
18 December 1920 Altrincham, Cheshire,
21 September 1927

Residing England Scotland England South Africa

Location
of VC Not publicly held Not publicly held Not publicly held National War Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh Castle

Remarks None * Sinking of U-347 DSC
HM Midget submarine XE.3 Known as 'Big Bill'

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LIVING BRITISH VC HOLDERS

Name The Rt. Hon Sir Tasker,
WATKINS Eric Charles Twelves,
WILSON ,
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Rank Major Lieutenant Colonel . .

Force 5th Bn, The Welch Regiment
East Surrey Regiment
att'd Somaliland Camel Corps .
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VC won Normandy, France,
16 August 1944 Tug Argan Gap, Somiland,
11 - 15 August 1940 .
.

London Gaz 2 November 1944 14 October 1940 . .

Born Nelson, Glamorgan
18 November 1918 Sandown, Isle of Wight,
2 October 1912 .
.

Residing England England . .

Location
of VC Not publicly held Not publicly held . .

Remarks GBE None . .

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LIVING COMMONWEALTH VC HOLDERS

Name Edward,
KENNA Gerard Ross,
NORTON Keith,
PAYNE Ernest Alvia, 'Smokey'
SMITH

Rank Private Captain Warrant Office Class II Sergeant

Force 4th Infantry Bn, (New South Wales) AMF Kaffrarian Rifles, South African Forces
att'd 4th Bn, Hampshire Regiment Australian Army Training Team, Vietnam Seaforth Highlanders of Canada

VC won Wewak, New Guinea,
15 May 1945 Monte Gridolfo, Italy,
31 August 1944 Hen Het, Vietnam,
24 May 1969 Savio River, Italy,
21 - 22 November 1944

London Gaz 6 September 1945 26 October 1944 19 September 1969 20 December 1944

Born Hamilton, Victoria,
6 July 1919 Herschel, Cape Province,
7 September 1915 Ingham, Queensland,
30 August 1933 New Westminster, British Columbia,
3 May 1914

Residing Australia South Africa Australia British Columbia, Canada

Location
of VC Not publicly held Not publicly held Not publicly held Not publicly held

Remarks None MM None None

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LIVING GURKHA & INDIAN VC HOLDERS

Name BHANBHAGTA GURUNG LACHHIMAN GURUNG RAMBAHADUR LIMBU TULBAHADUR PUN

Rank Lance Naik Havildar Captain Warrant Officer Class I

Force 3rd Bn, 2nd Gurkha Rifles, Indian Army 8th Gurkha Rifles, Indian Army 10th Gurkha Rifles, Indian Army 3rd Bn, 6th Gurkha Rifles, Indian Army

VC won Tamandu, Burma,
5 March 1945 Taungdaw, Burma,
12 - 13 may 1945 Gunong Tepol, Indonesia,
21 November 1965 Mogaung, Burma,
23 June 1944

London Gaz 5 June 1945 27 July 1945 21 April 1966 9 November 1944

Born Phalbu Village, Nepal,
September 1921 Dawakhani, Nepal,
30 December 1916 Chyangthapu Village, Nepal,
July 1939 Banduk Village, Nepal,
23 March 1923

Residing Assumed Nepal or India Assumed Nepal or India Assumed Nepal or India Assumed Nepal or India

Location
of VC 1 / The Royal Gurkha Rifles, Brunei 8th Goorkha Rifles, Indian Army Not publicly held 1 / The Royal Gurkha Rifles, Brunei

Remarks None None MVO None

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LIVING GURKHA & INDIAN VC HOLDERS

Name UMROA SINGH

Rank Subadar Major

Force Royal Indian Artillery

VC won Kaladan Valley, Burma,
15 - 16 December 1944

London Gaz 31 May 1945

Born Palru Village, Punjab, India,
21 November 1920

Residing India

Location
of VC Not publicly held

Remarks None

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