Awards & Winners

1916 Victoria Cross

Check winners and nominations of 1916 Victoria Cross. Check awards winners of 1916 Victoria Cross. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

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Arthur Blackburn

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 23rd July, 1916 as Second Lieutenant of the 10th Battalion, AIF during the First World War.)
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Claud Castleton

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 28\u201329 July 1916 as a Sergeant of the 5th Machine Gun Corps during the First World War. Posthumously Awarded.)
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Thomas Cooke

(\u201CIn recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on July 24, 1916 as Private of the 8th Battalion, AIF during the First World War. Posthumously awarded.\u201D)
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William Jackson

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on June 25, 1916 as Private of the 17th Battalion, AIF during the First World War.)
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John Leak

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 23rd July, 1916 as Private of the 9th Battalion, AIF during the First World War.)
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John Vaughan Campbell

(\u201CIn recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on September 15, 1916 as Temp. Lieutenant Colonel of the Coldstream Guards during the First World War.)
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Adrian Carton de Wiart

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 2nd July, 1916 as Lieutenant Colonel of the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards during the First World War.)
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William Barnsley Allen

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 3 September 1916 as a Captain of the Royal Army Medical Corps during the First World War.)
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Chatta Singh

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 13th January, 1916 as Sepoy of the 9th Bhopal Infantry during the First World War.)
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Angus Buchanan

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 5th April, 1916 as Temp. Captain of the South Wales Borderers during the First World War.)
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William Addison

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 9 April 1916 as a Chaplain of the Royal Army Chaplains' Department during the First World War)
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James Fynn

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 9th April, 1916 as Private of the South Wales Borderers during the First World War.)
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Edward Felix Baxter

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 18th April, 1916 as Second Lieutenant of the King's (Liverpool Regiment) during the First World War. Posthumously awarded.)
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Charles Cowley

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 24\u201325 April 1916 as a Lieutenant Commander of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during the First World War. Posthumously Awarded.)
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Humphrey Osbaldston Brooke Firman

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 24-25th April, 1916 as Lieutenant of the SS Julnar during the First World War. Posthumously awarded.)
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Edward Bingham

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 31st May, 1916 as Commander of the HMS Nestor during the First World War.)
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Arthur Batten-Pooll

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 25th June, 1916 as Lieutenant of the Royal Munster Fusiliers during the First World War.)
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Nelson Victor Carter

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 30th June, 1916 as Company Sergeant Major of the Royal Sussex Regiment during the First World War. Posthumously awarded.)
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Jack Cornwell

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 31 May 1916 as a First Class Boy of the HMS Chester during the First World War. Posthumously Awarded.)
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John MacLaren Erskine

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 22nd June, 1916 as Sergeant of the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) during the First World War.)
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Eric Norman Frankland Bell

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 1st July, 1916 as Temp. Captain of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers during the First World War. Posthumously awarded.)
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William Richard Cotter

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 6 March 1916 as Acting Corporal in the 6th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), British Army during the First World War. Posthumously awarded.)
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Geoffrey Cather

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 1st July, 1916 as Lieutenant of the Royal Irish Fusiliers during the First World War. Posthumously awarded.)
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George William Chafer

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 3-4 June 1916 as Private of the East Yorkshire Regiment, British Army during the First World War.)
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Donald Simpson Bell

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on July 05, 1916 as Temp. Second Lieutenant of the Green Howards during the First World War. Posthumously awarded.)
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William Ewart Boulter

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 14th July 1916 as Sergeant of the Northamptonshire Regiment during the First World War.)
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Billy Congreve

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 6\u201320 July 1916 as a Major of the Prince Consort's Own (Rifle Brigade) during the First World War. Posthumously Awarded.)
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Joseph John Davies

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 20 July 1916 as Corporal of the Royal Welch Fusiliers, British Army during the First World War.)
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William Faulds

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 18 July 1916 as Private of the 1st Battalion (Cape) of the South African Infantry Brigade during the First World War.)
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George Evans

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 30th July, 1916 as Company Sergeant Major of the Manchester Regiment during the First World War.)
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Gabriel Coury

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 8th August, 1916 as Second Lieutenant of the Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) during the First World War.)
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William Bloomfield

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 24th August, 1916 as Captain of the 2nd South African Mounted Brigade during the First World War.)
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Leo Clarke

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 9th September, 1916 as Acting Corporal of the 2nd Battalion, CEF during the First World War. Posthumously awarded.)
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Donald Forrester Brown

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 15 September 1916 as a Sergeant of the Otago Infantry Regiment during the First World War.)
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Frederick Jeremiah Edwards

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 26th September, 1916 as Private of the The Middlesex Regiment during the First World War.)
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Noel Godfrey Chavasse

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 9 August 1916 as Captain of the Royal Army Medical Corps, British Army during the First World War.)
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Tom Adlam

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 27th\u201328th September, 1916 as Temp. Second Lieutenant of the Bedfordshire Regiment during the First World War.)
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Roland Boys Bradford

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 1st October, 1916 as Lieutenant Colonel of the Durham Light Infantry during the First World War.)
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Eugene Paul Bennett

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 5th November, 1916 as Lieutenant of the Worcestershire Regiment during the First World War.)
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Robert Downie

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 23 October 1916 as Sergeant of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, British Army during the First World War.)
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John Cunningham

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 13 November 1916 as Private of the East Yorkshire Regiment, British Army during the First World War.)
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John Leslie Green

(\u201CIn recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on July 1, 1916 as Captain of the Sherwood Foresters during the First World War. Posthumously awarded.\u201D)
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Albert Gill

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 27th July, 1916 as Sergeant of the King's Royal Rifle Corps during the First World War. Posthumously awarded.)
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Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 13th November, 1916 as Temp. Lieutenant Colonel of the Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment during the First World War.)
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Albert Hill

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on July 20, 1916 as Private of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers during the First World War.)
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Francis Harvey

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 31 May 1916 as Major of the Royal Marine Light Infantry, British Army during the First World War. Posthumously awarded.)
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John Vincent Holland

(\u201CIn recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on September 03, 1916 as Lieutenant of the Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment during the First World War.)
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Thomas Hughes

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 3rd September, 1916 as Private of the Connaught Rangers Regiment during the First World War.)
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James Hutchinson

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 28 June 1916 as Private in the 2/5th Battalion, The Lancashire Fusiliers, British Army during the First World War.)
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Loftus William Jones

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on May 31, 1916 as Commander of the HMS Shark during the First World War. Posthumously awarded.)
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Richard Basil Brandram Jones

(\u201CIn recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on May 21, 1916 as Lieutenant of the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment during the First World War. Posthumously awarded.\u201D)
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Thomas Alfred Jones

(\u201CIn recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on September 25, 1916 as Private of the Cheshire Regiment during the First World War.)
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Henry Kelly

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 4 October 1916 as Temp. Second Lieutenant of the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment), British Army during the First World War.)
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Lala

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 21st January, 1916 as Lance Naik of the 41st Dogras during the First World War.)
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John Chipman Kerr

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on September 16, 1916 as Private of the 4th Battalion, CEF during the First World War.)
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Stewart Walter Loudoun-Shand

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 1st July, 1916 as Temporary Major of the Green Howards during the First World War. Posthumously awarded.)
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William McFadzean

(\u201CIn recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on July 1, 1916 as Private of the Royal Irish Rifles during the First World War. Posthumously awarded.\u201D)
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Eric Archibald McNair

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 14th February, 1916 as Temporary Lieutenant of the Royal Sussex Regiment during the First World War.)
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Frederick McNess

(\u201CIn recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on September 15, 1916 as Lance-Sergeant of the Scots Guards during the First World War.)
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Edward Mellish

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 27-29th March, 1916 as Chaplain of the Royal Army Chaplains' Department during the First World War.)
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James Miller

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 30-31st July, 1916 as Private of the King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) during the First World War. Posthumously awarded.)
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Martin O'Meara

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 9\u201312th August, 1916 as Private of the 16th Battalion, AIF during the First World War.)
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Edgar Kinghorn Myles

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on April 09, 1916 as Lieutenant of the Welsh Regiment during the First World War.)
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Robert Quigg

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 1st July, 1916 as Private of the Royal Irish Rifles during the First World War.)
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Lionel Rees

(\u201CIn recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on July 01, 1916 as Major of the No. 32 Squadron RFC during the First World War.)
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James Cleland Richardson

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 8th October, 1916 as Piper of the 16th Battalion, CEF during the First World War. Posthumously awarded.)
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Walter Potter Ritchie

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 1st July, 1916 as Drummer of the Seaforth Highlanders during the First World War.)
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Hubert William Lewis

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 22-23 October 1916 as Private of the Welsh Regiment, British Army during the First World War.)
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Leefe Robinson

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 2\u20133rd September, 1916 as Lieutenant of the No. 39 Squadron RFC during the First World War.)
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Robert Edward Ryder

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 26th September, 1916 as Private of the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) during the First World War.)
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George Sanders

(\u201CIn recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on July 01, 1916 as Corporal of the Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) during the First World War.)
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Shahamad Khan

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 12-13th April, 1916 as Naik of the 89th Punjab Regiment during the First World War.)
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William Henry Short

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 6th August, 1916 as Private of the Green Howards during the First World War. Posthumously awarded.)
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Arthur Herbert Procter

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 4 June 1916 as Private of the King's (Liverpool) Regiment, British Army during the First World War.)
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John Alexander Sinton

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on January 21, 1916 as Captain of the Indian Medical Service during the First World War.)
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George Stringer

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on March 08, 1916 as Private of the Manchester Regiment during the First World War.)
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James Youll Turnbull

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on July 1, 1916 as Sergeant of the Highland Light Infantry during the First World War. Posthumously awarded.)
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Thomas Turrall

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on July 03, 1916 as Private of the Worcestershire Regiment during the First World War.)
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Theodore Veale

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 20 July 1916, as a private in the 8th Battalion, The Devonshire Regiment, British Army during the first world war.)
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Sidney William Ware

(In recognition of conspicuous bravery that took place on 6 April 1916 as Corporal of the 19th Indian Brigade, 7th (Meerut) Division, Seaforth Highlanders, during the first world war. Awarded posthumously.)
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Thomas Orde Lawder Wilkinson

(In recognition of conspicuous bravery that took place on 5 July 1916 as a temporary Lieutenant to the 7th Battalion of the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment as Gunnery Officer during the first world war. Awarded posthumously.)
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Archie Cecil Thomas White

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 21 September to 1 October, 1916 as Temporary Captain of the Green Howards during the First World War.)
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David Jones

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 3rd September, 1916 as Sergeant of the King's (Liverpool Regiment) during the First World War.)
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William Hackett

(In recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on 22 June, 1916 as Private (Sapper) of the 254th Tunnelling Company, Corps of Royal Engineers during the First World War. Posthumously awarded.)