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The Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is a military decoration that may be bestowed upon members of the British or Commonwealth armed forces for acts of valour or gallantry performed in the face of the enemy. Within 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 ...
Saving the guns at Colenso, by Sidney Paget, depicts the event that resulted in the 2nd Division earning four Victoria Cross medals. 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.
The Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest award of the United Kingdom honours system. It is awarded for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" to members of the British armed forces. It may be awarded posthumously. It was previously awarded to Commonwealth countries, most of which have established their own honours systems and no longer recommend British honours. It may be ...
Royal Field Artillery: 15 December 1899: Battle of Colenso, South Africa Charles Parker: Royal Horse Artillery: 31 March 1900: Korn Spruit, South Africa Francis Parsons: Essex Regiment: 18 February 1900* Battle of Paardeberg, South Africa Edmund Phipps-Hornby: Royal Horse Artillery: 31 March 1900: Korn Spruit, South Africa
Irish member of the Royal Field Artillery (1904) The Royal Field Artillery (RFA) of the British Army provided close artillery support for the infantry. [1] It was created as a distinct arm of the Royal Regiment of Artillery on 1 July 1899, serving alongside the other two arms of the regiment, the Royal Horse Artillery (RHA) and the Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA).
Royal Observer Corps Medal — 1950: 1941–1995: Civil Defence Long Service Medal — Ambulance Service (Emergency Duties) Long Service and Good Conduct Medal — Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service Medal — Voluntary Service Medals Women's Royal Voluntary Service Medal — 1961: 1961 – present: South African Medal for War Services — 1945: 1939 ...
At the beginning of the First World War in August 1914 he joined the Honourable Artillery Company, and, after graduating from the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, was commissioned into the Royal Field Artillery in July 1915. [1] Serving in France, he was wounded twice and ended the war as a captain, having earned the Military Cross (MC). [2]
Print/export Download as PDF ... List of Royal Artillery Divisions 1882–1902; F. ... List of heavy regiments (field) of the Royal Artillery 1938–47; I.