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The Victoria Cross. The Victoria Cross (VC) was awarded to 153 members of the British Indian Army and civilians under its command, from 1857 until independence in 1947. The Victoria Cross 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.
An order issued on 11 July 2019 by the Indian Army's "Ceremonial and Welfare Adjutant General's Branch" made it permissible for the close relatives of the deceased military personnel to wear their medals on the right side of chest while attending homage ceremonies at war memorials, cemeteries and funerals. These gallantry or service awards of ...
Map showing the Indian Princely states during the rebellion of 1857 The Victoria Cross (VC) was introduced in Great Britain on 29 January 1856 by Queen Victoria to reward acts of valour during the Crimean War. For the Indian Mutiny (also known as India's First War of Independence, Revolt of 1857, or the Sepoy Mutiny) the VC was awarded to 182 members of the British Armed Forces, the Honourable ...
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. [7] [8] Three people have been awarded the VC and Bar, which is a medal for two actions; Noel Chavasse, Arthur Martin-Leake and Charles Upham. [9]
This list of military decorations is an index to articles about notable military decorations. It is organized by country in alphabetical order and in order of precedence. Note that there are many pages which overlap the domain of this page, including military awards and decorations and campaign medal, and pages mentioned within category:Military awards and decorations, category:Battle honours ...
These awards seek to recognize work of any distinction, and is given for distinguished and exceptional achievements/service in all fields of activities/disciplines, such as art, literature and education, sports, medicine, social work, science and engineering, public affairs, civil service, trade and industry, etc.
List of award recipients, showing the year Year Rank Recipient Branch Action Refs. 2021 Assistant Sub-Inspector: Babu Ram * Jammu and Kashmir Police: Kashmir insurgency [10] 2019 Lance Naik: Nazir Ahmad Wani * Territorial Army (Indian Army) [11] 2018 Corporal: Jyoti Prakash Nirala * Indian Air Force [3] 2017 Havildar: Hangpan Dada * Indian Army ...
The Indian Mutiny Medal was a campaign medal approved in August 1858, [1] for officers and men of British and Indian units who served in operations in suppression of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Medal with edge inscription, awarded to Corporal D Alderton, 5th (Northumberland) Fusiliers. The medal was initially sanctioned for award to troops ...