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The Australian War Memorial, which currently holds 66 VCs. The Victoria Cross (VC) is a military decoration awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" [1] to members of the Australia Armed Forces. It may be awarded to a person of any rank in any service, and to civilians under military command.
The last award of the reign of King George VI and all awards of the reign of by the late Queen with the exception of the two posthumous awards to the Australian Army during the Vietnam War have been presented by Queen Elizabeth II. The VC has been awarded on 1358 occasions to 1355 individual recipients.
The Australian honours and awards system consists of the following: [4] Honours An honour is an appointment to an order of chivalry, and the Order of Australia is the only chivalric order currently able to be awarded in the Australian honours and awards system. Awards An award is a decoration or medal awarded to a person or organisation ...
The Victoria Cross for Australia is the highest award in the Australian honours system, superseding the British Victoria Cross for issue to Australians. The Victoria Cross for Australia is the "decoration for according recognition to persons who in the presence of the enemy, perform acts of the most conspicuous gallantry, or daring or pre-eminent acts of valour or self-sacrifice or display ...
The Special Honours Lists for Australia are announced by the Sovereign and Governor-General at any time.. Some honours are awarded by other countries where King Charles III is the Head of State, Australians receiving those honours are listed here with the relevant reference.
Australian World War II recipients of the Victoria Cross (21 P) Pages in category "Australian recipients of the Victoria Cross" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
Lists of recipients of Australian awards, who may or may not be Australian people. Pages in category "Lists of Australian award winners" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
The recipients are recognised with the award of the Group Bravery Citation for their actions during a hostage siege at a cafe in Sydney, New South Wales on 15–16 December 2014. [ 29 ] One member added, to total 29 members of the Tactical Operations Unit, Negotiation Unit, Rescue and Bomb Disposal, Dog Unit and Highway Patrol, New South Wales ...