Awards & Winners

1858 Victoria Cross

Check winners and nominations of 1858 Victoria Cross. Check awards winners of 1858 Victoria Cross. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

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William George Hawtry Bankes

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 19th March, 1858 as Cornet of the 7th Queen's Own Hussars during the Indian Mutiny. Posthumously awarded.)
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Thomas Adair Butler

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 9th March, 1858 as Lieutenant in the 1st European Bengal Fusiliers during the Indian Mutiny.)
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Frederick Robertson Aikman

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 1st March, 1858 as Lieutenant of the 4th Bengal Native Infantry during the Indian Mutiny.)
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Hugh Cochrane

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 1 April, 1858 as Lieutenant of the 86th Regiment of Foot during the Indian Mutiny.)
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Aylmer Cameron

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 30th March, 1858 as Lieutenant of the 72nd Regiment of Foot during the Indian Mutiny.)
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Joseph Charles Brennan

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 3rd April, 1858 as Bombardier in the Royal Regiment of Artillery, British Army during the Indian Mutiny.)
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Francis Farquharson

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 9th March 1858 as Lieutenant of the 42nd Regiment of Foot during Indian Mutiny.)
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Valentine Bambrick

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 6 May 1858 as Private of the 60th Rifles during the Indian Mutiny. VC forfeited.)
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James Champion

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 8th September, 1858 as Troop Sergeant-Major in the 8th Hussars (The King's Royal Irish), British Army during the Indian Mutiny.)
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Sam Browne

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 31st August, 1858 as Captain of the 46th Bengal Native Infantry during the Indian Mutiny.)
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William Martin Cafe

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 15th April 1858 as Captain of the 56th Bengal Native Infantry during Indian Mutiny.)
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Charles George Baker

(In recognition of conspicuous bravery that took place on the 27 September 1858 as a lieutenant in the Bengal Police Battalion, Bengal Army during the Indian Mutiny.)
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James Davis

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 15th April, 1858 as Private of the 42nd Regiment of Foot during the Indian Mutiny.)
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James Byrne

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 3 April 1858 as Private of the 86th Regiment of Foot (later the Royal Irish Rifles), British Army during the Indian Mutiny.)
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William Goate

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 6th March, 1858 as Lance Corporal of the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers during the Indian Mutiny.)
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George Bell Chicken

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 27th September 1858 as a civilian volunteer in the Indian Naval Brigade during the Indian Mutiny.)
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David Hawkes

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 11th March, 1858 as Private of the Rifle Brigade during the Indian Mutiny.)
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Charles Craufurd Fraser

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 31st December 1858 as Major of the 7th Queen's Own Hussars during Indian Mutiny.)
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James John McLeod Innes

(In recognition of conspicuous bravery that took place on 23rd February, 1858 as Lieutenant from the Bengal Engineers unit during the Indian Mutiny.)
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Charles Anderson

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 8 October, 1858 as Private of the 2nd Dragoon Guards during the Indian Mutiny.)
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William Gardner

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 5th May, 1858 as Colour Sergeant of the 42nd Regiment of Foot during the Indian Mutiny.)
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Clement Walker Heneage

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 17 June 1858 as Captain of the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars during the Indian Mutiny.)
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Patrick Carlin

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 6th April, 1858 as a private of the 13th Regiment during the Indian Mutiny.)
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Richard Harte Keatinge

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 17th March, 1858 as Major of the Bombay Artillery during the Indian Mutiny.)
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Hanson Jarrett

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 14th October, 1858 as Lieutenant of the 26th Bengal Native Infantry during the Indian Mutiny.)
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George Hollis

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 17th June 1858 as Farrier of the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars during Indian Mutiny.)
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James Leith

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 1 April, 1858 as Lieutenant of the 14th Light Dragoons during the Indian Mutiny.)
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Henry Edward Jerome

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 3rd April, 1858 as Captain of the 86th Regiment of Foot during the Indian Mutiny.)
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Michael Murphy

(In recognition of conspicuous bravery that took place on 15th April, 1858 as a private in the 2nd Battalion, Military Train, from the British Army during the Indian Mutiny. His medal was later forfeited as a result of theft.)
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Thomas Monaghan

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 8th October, 1858 as Trumpeter of the 2nd Dragoon Guards during the Indian Mutiny.)
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William Nash

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 11th March, 1858 as Corporal of the Rifle Brigade during the Indian Mutiny.)
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Samuel Morley

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 15 April, 1858 as Private of the Military Train during the Indian Mutiny.)
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Bernard McQuirt

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 6th January 1858 as Private of the 95th Regiment of Foot during Indian Mutiny.)
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Robert Newell

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 19 March 1858 as Private of the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers during the Indian Mutiny.)
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William McBean

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 11 March 1858 as Lieutenant of the 93rd Regiment of Foot during the Indian Mutiny.)
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John Pearson

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 17th June, 1858 as Private in the 8th Hussars (The King's Royal Irish), British Army during the Indian Mutiny.)
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George Rodgers

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 16 June 1858 as Private of the 71st Regiment of Foot during the Indian Mutiny.)
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Edward Robinson

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 13th March, 1858 as Able Seaman of the Naval Brigade from HMS Shannon during the Indian Mutiny.)
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Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 2nd January, 1858 as Lieutenant of the Bengal Horse Artillery during the Indian Mutiny.)
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David Rushe

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 19 March, 1858 as Troop Sergeant Major of the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers during the Indian Mutiny.)
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Same Shaw

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 13th June, 1858 as Private in the 3rd Battalion, The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own), British Army during the Indian Mutiny.)
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Patrick Roddy

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 27th September 1858 as Ensign of the Bengal Army during Indian Mutiny.)
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Edward Spence

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 15 April, 1858 as Private of the 42nd Regiment of Foot during the Indian Mutiny.)
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David Spence

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 17th January, 1858 as Troop Sergeant Major in the 9th Lancers (The Queen's Royal), British Army during the Indian Mutiny.)
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William Napier

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 27 March 1858 as 13th Regiment of Foot during the Indian Mutiny.)
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Michael Sleavon

(For determined bravery at the attack of the Fort of Jhansi, on the 3rd of April, 1858, in maintaining his position at the head of a sap, and continuing the work under a heavy fire, with a cool and steady determination worthy of the highest praise)
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John Simpson

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 15 April 1858 as Quartermaster Sergeant of the 42nd Regiment of Foot during the Indian Mutiny.)
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Alexander Thompson

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 15th April, 1858 as Lance Corporal of the 42nd Regiment of Foot during the Indian Mutiny.)
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Joseph Ward

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 17th June, 1858 as Sergeant of the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars during the Indian Mutiny.)
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Sir Henry Wilmot, 5th Baronet

(In recognition of conspicuous bravery that took place on the 11th March, 1858 as a captain in the 2nd Battalion, The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) during the Indian Mutiny.)
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Frederick Whirlpool

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 3 April and 2 May 1858 as Private of the 1st Punjab Cavalry during the Indian Mutiny.)
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John Tytler

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 10th February 1858 as Lieutenant of the 66th Bengal Native Infantry during Indian Mutiny.)
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William Francis Frederick Waller

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 20 June 1858 as Lieutenant of the 25th Bombay Light Infantry during the Indian Mutiny.)
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Evelyn Wood

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 19th October, 1858 as Lieutenant of the 17th Lancers during the Indian Mutiny.)
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James Pearson

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 3rd April, 1858 as private of the 86th Regiment of Foot during the Indian Mutiny.)