List of Irish Victoria Cross recipients

Army recruiting poster, 1915, featuring Michael O'Leary

List of Irish Victoria Cross recipients lists all recipients of the Victoria Cross (post-nominal letters "VC") born on the island of Ireland, together with the date and place of their VC action. The Victoria Cross is the highest war honour of the British Empire and the Commonwealth of Nations. The whole island of Ireland was part of the United Kingdom until 1922 when it was partitioned into Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State. In 1948 the Irish Free State became the Republic of Ireland and left the Commonwealth in 1949. Despite this, citizens of the Republic still enlist in the British Army and thus are eligible for the Victoria Cross.

Background

Established in 1856, the Victoria Cross has been awarded to service personnel for extraordinary valour and devotion to duty while facing a hostile force. Between 1858 and 1881 the Victoria Cross could also be awarded for actions taken "under circumstances of extreme danger" not in the face of the enemy.[1] Six people (four Irish, one English and one Canadian) were awarded Victoria Crosses under this clause (one in 1866 during the Fenian raids, five for a single incident in 1867 during the Andaman Islands Expedition), until it was amended in 1881 to only allow acts "in the presence of the enemy".[1][2] It was awarded to members of the British Armed Forces which included Irish service personnel until 1922. It is currently available to personnel of any rank in any service, and to allies serving under or with British Forces. It is the highest honour in the Commonwealth honours system, placed before all other orders, decorations and medals.

Both Catholic and Protestant officers and servicemen born in Ireland served alongside each other in the British Military.[3] During the previous two centuries they had a common military background, and irrespective of class or creed many were decorated with the British highest award for valour. 30 Irish VCs were awarded in the Crimean War, 59 Irish VCs in the Indian Mutiny, 46 Irish VCs in numerous other British Empire campaigns between 1857 and 1914, 37 Irish VCs in World War I, and eight Irish VCs in World War II.

Recipients

  This along with the * indicates that the Victoria Cross was awarded posthumously

NameDate of actionConflictUnitPlace of actionNotes
Adams, JamesJames Adams1879Second Afghan WarBritish Indian ArmyKilla Kazi, Afghanistan
Agar, AugustusAugustus Agar1919Baltic Campaign 1918HM Coastal Motor Boat 4Kronstadt, Russia
Alexander, JohnJohn Alexander1855Crimean War90th Regiment of FootSevastopol, Crimea
Anderson, CharlesCharles Anderson1858Indian Rebellion of 18572nd Queen's Dragoon GuardsSandila, India
Barry, JohnJohn Barry1901*Second Boer WarRoyal Irish RegimentMonument Hill, South Africa
Bell, DavidDavid Bell1867Andaman Islands Expedition24th Regiment of FootLittle Andaman, India[4]
Bell, EdwardEdward Bell1854Crimean War23rd Regiment of FootAlma, Crimea
Bell, EricEric Bell1916*First World WarRoyal Inniskilling FusiliersThiepval, France
Beresford, WilliamWilliam Beresford1879Anglo-Zulu War9th Queen's Royal Lancers Ulundi, South Africa
Bergin, JamesJames Bergin1868Abyssinian Expedition33rd Regiment of FootMagdala, Abyssinia
Bingham, EdwardEdward Bingham1916First World WarHMS NestorJutland, Denmark
Boulger, AbrahamAbraham Boulger1857Indian Rebellion of 185784th Regiment of FootLucknow, India
Boyd-Rochfort, GeorgeGeorge Boyd-Rochfort1915First World WarScots GuardsCambrin, France
Joseph Bradshaw1855Crimean WarRifle BrigadeWoronzoff Road, Crimea
Bradshaw, WilliamWilliam Bradshaw1857Indian Rebellion of 185790th Regiment of FootLucknow, India
Brown, EdwardEdward Brown1900Second Boer War14th King's HussarsGeluk, South Africa
Brown, FrancisFrancis Brown1857Indian Rebellion of 18571st European Bengal FusiliersNarnaul, India
Budd, BryanBryan Budd2006*War in AfghanistanParachute RegimentSangin, Afghanistan
Burgoyne, HughHugh Burgoyne1855Crimean WarHMS SwallowSea of Azov, Crimea
Burslem, NathanielNathaniel Burslem1860Second Opium War67th Regiment of FootTaku Forts, China
Byrne, JamesJames Byrne1858Indian Rebellion of 185786th RegimentJhansi, India
Byrne, JohnJohn Byrne1854Crimean War68th Regiment of FootInkerman, Crimea
Byrne, ThomasThomas Byrne1898Mahdist War21st LancersOmdurman, Sudan
Caffrey, JohnJohn Caffrey1915First World War2nd York and Lancaster RegimentLa Brique, France
Cambridge, DanielDaniel Cambridge1855Crimean WarRoyal ArtillerySevastopol, Crimea
Carlin, PatrickPatrick Carlin1858Indian Rebellion of 185713th Regiment of FootAzumgurh, India
Cather, GeoffreyGeoffrey Cather1916*First World WarRoyal Irish FusiliersHamel, France
Cobbe, AlexanderAlexander Cobbe1902Somaliland CampaignKing's African RiflesErego, Somaliland
Coffey, WilliamWilliam Coffey1855Crimean War34th Regiment of FootSevastopol, Crimea
Coghill, NevillNevill Coghill1879*Anglo-Zulu War24th Regiment of FootIsandhlwanaSouth Africa
Colvin, HughHugh Colvin1917First World WarCheshire RegimentYpres, Belgium
Connors, JohnJohn Connors1855Crimean War3rd Regiment of FootSevastopol, Crimea
Conolly, JohnJohn Conolly1854Crimean War49th Regiment of FootSevastopol, Crimea
Cosgrove, WilliamWilliam Cosgrove1915First World WarRoyal Munster FusiliersGallipoli, Turkey
Costello, EdmundEdmund Costello1897Siege of Malakand22nd Punjab InfantryMalakand, India
Coughlan, CorneliusCornelius Coughlan1857Indian Rebellion of 1857Gordon HighlandersDelhi, India
Creagh, GarrettGarrett Creagh1879Second Afghan WarBombay Staff CorpsKam Dakka, Afghanistan
Crean, ThomasThomas Crean1901Second Boer WarImperial Light HorseTygerkloof Spruit, South Africa
Crichton, JamesJames Crichton1918First World WarNew Zealand Expeditionary ForceCrèvecœur, France
Crimmin, JohnJohn Crimmin1889Karenni ExpeditionBombay Medical ServiceLwekaw, Burma
Cunningham, JohnJohn Cunningham1917*First World WarPrince of Wales's Leinster RegimentBois-en-Hache, France
Danaher, JohnJohn Danaher1881First Boer WarNourse's Horse (Transvaal)Elandsfontein, South Africa
Dease, MauriceMaurice Dease1914*First World WarRoyal FusiliersMons, Belgium
Dempsey, DenisDenis Dempsey1857Indian Rebellion of 185710th Regiment of FootLucknow, India
Diamond, BernardBernard Diamond1857Indian Rebellion of 1857Bengal Horse ArtilleryBulandshahr, India
De Wind, EdmundEdmund De Wind1918*First World WarRoyal Ulster RiflesGroagie, France
Divane, JohnJohn Divane1857Indian Rebellion of 185760th RiflesDelhi, India
Donohoe, PatrickPatrick Donohoe1857Indian Rebellion of 18579th Queen's Royal LancersBulandshahr, India
Doogan, JohnJohn Doogan1881First Boer War1st King's Dragoon GuardsLaing's Nek, South Africa
Dowling, WilliamWilliam Dowling1857Indian Rebellion of 185732nd Regiment of FootLucknow, India
Doyle, MartinMartin Doyle1918First World WarRoyal Munster FusiliersReincourt, France
Duffy, JamesJames Duffy1917First World WarRoyal Inniskilling FusiliersKereina Peak, Palestine
Duffy, ThomasThomas Duffy1857Indian Rebellion of 1857102nd Madras FusiliersLucknow, India
Dunlay, JohnJohn Dunlay1857Indian Rebellion of 185793rd Regiment of FootLucknow, India
Dynon, DenisDenis Dynon1857Indian Rebellion of 185753rd Regiment of FootChota Behar, India
Edwards, FrederickFrederick Edwards1916First World WarMiddlesex RegimentThiepval, France
Emerson, JamesJames Emerson1917*First World WarRoyal Inniskilling FusiliersLa Vacquerie, France
English, WilliamWilliam English1901Second Boer WarThe Scottish HorseVlakfontein, South Africa
Ervine-Andrews, HaroldHarold Ervine-Andrews1940Second World WarEast Lancashire RegimentDunkirk, France
Esmonde, EugeneEugene Esmonde1942*Second World War825 Naval Air SquadronStraits of Dover
Esmonde, ThomasThomas Esmonde1855Crimean War18th Regiment of FootSevastopol, Crimea
Farrell, JohnJohn Farrell1854Crimean War17th LancersBalaklava, Crimea
Fegen, EdwardEdward Fegen1940Second World WarHMS Jervis BayAtlantic Ocean
FitzClarence, CharlesCharles FitzClarence1899Second Boer WarRoyal FusiliersMafeking, South Africa
Fitzgerald, RichardRichard Fitzgerald1857Indian Rebellion of 1857Bengal Horse ArtilleryBulandshahr, India
Fitzgibbon, AndrewAndrew Fitzgibbon1860Second Opium War67th Regiment of FootTaku Forts, China
Fitzpatrick, FrancisFrancis Fitzpatrick1879Basuto War94th Regiment of FootSekukuni's Town, South Africa
Flinn, ThomasThomas Flinn1857Indian Rebellion of 185764th Regiment of FootCawnpore, India
Forrest, GeorgeGeorge Forrest1857Indian Rebellion of 1857Bengal Veteran EstablishmentDelhi, India
Fowler, EdmundEdmund Fowler1879Anglo-Zulu WarCameronians (Scottish Rifles)Zlobane Mountain, South Africa
Gardiner, GeorgeGeorge Gardiner1855Crimean War57th Regiment of FootSebastopol, Crimea
Garland, DonaldDonald Garland1940*Second World WarNo. 12 Squadron RAFAlbert Canal, Belgium
Garvin, StephenStephen Garvin1857Indian Rebellion of 185760th RiflesDelhi, India
Gill, PeterPeter Gill1857Indian Rebellion of 1857Loodiana RegimentBenares, India
Gore-Browne, HenryHenry Gore-Browne1857Indian Rebellion of 185732nd Regiment of FootLucknow, India
Gough, CharlesCharles Gough1857Indian Rebellion of 18575th Bengal European Light CavalryLucknow, India
Gough, HughHugh Gough1857Indian Rebellion of 18571st Bengal European Light CavalryLucknow, India
Gough, JohnJohn Gough1903Somaliland CampaignRifle BrigadeDaratoleh, Somaliland
Grady, ThomasThomas Grady1854Crimean War4th Regiment of FootSevastopol, Crimea
Graham, PatrickPatrick Graham1857Indian Rebellion of 185790th Regiment of FootLucknow, India
Grant, PeterPeter Grant1857Indian Rebellion of 185793rd Regiment of FootLucknow, India
Green, PatrickPatrick Green1857Indian Rebellion of 185775th Regiment of FootDelhi, India
Griffiths, WilliamWilliam Griffiths1867Andaman Islands Expedition24th Regiment of FootLittle Andaman, India[4]
Hackett, ThomasThomas Hackett1857Indian Rebellion of 185723rd Regiment of FootLucknow, India
Hall, FrederickFrederick Hall1915*First World War8th (Winnipeg Rifles) BattalionYpres, Belgium
Hamilton, WalterWalter Hamilton1879Second Afghan WarStaff Corps and Corps of GuidesFuttehabad, Afghanistan
Hanna, RobertRobert Hanna1917First World War29th Battalion, CEFLens, France
Harrison, JohnJohn Harrison1857Indian Rebellion of 1857Naval BrigadeLucknow, India
Hart, ReginaldReginald Hart1879Second Afghan WarRoyal EngineersBazar Valley, Afghanistan
Hartigan, HenryHenry Hartigan1857Indian Rebellion of 18579th Queen's Royal LancersDelhi, India
Harvey, FrederickFrederick Harvey1917First World WarLord Strathcona's HorseGuyencourt, France
Hawthorne, RobertRobert Hawthorne1857Indian Rebellion of 185752nd Regiment of FootDelhi, India
Hill, SamuelSamuel Hill1857Indian Rebellion of 185790th RegimentLucknow, India
Holland, JohnJohn Holland1916First World WarPrince of Wales's Leinster RegimentGuillemont, France
Hughes, ThomasThomas Hughes1916First World WarConnaught RangersGuillemont, France
Irwin, CharlesCharles Irwin1857Indian Rebellion of 185753rd Regiment of FootLucknow, India
Jackman, JamesJames Jackman1941*Second World WarRoyal Northumberland FusiliersTobruk, Libya
Jennings, EdwardEdward Jennings1857Indian Rebellion of 1857Bengal ArtilleryLucknow, India
Johnston, RobertRobert Johnston1899Second Boer WarImperial Light Horse (Natal)Elandslaagte, South Africa
Jones, HenryHenry Jones1855Crimean War7th RegimentSebastopol, Crimea
Kavanagh, ThomasThomas Kavanagh1857Indian Rebellion of 1857Bengal Civil ServiceLucknow, India
Keatinge, RichardRichard Keatinge1858Indian Rebellion of 1857Bombay ArtilleryChundairee, India
Kelliher, RichardRichard Kelliher1943Second World WarAustralian Imperial ForceNew Guinea, Pacific
Kelly, HenryHenry Kelly1916First World WarDuke of Wellington's RegimentLe Sars, France[5]
Kenealy, WilliamWilliam Kenealy1915First World WarLancashire FusiliersGallipoli, Turkey
Kenny, JamesJames Kenny1857Indian Rebellion of 185753rd Regiment of FootLucknow, India
Kenny, WilliamWilliam Kenny1914First World WarGordon HighlandersYpres, Belgium
Kenny, WilliamWilliam Kenny1920*Waziristan Campaign39th Garhwal RiflesKot Kai, India
Lambert, GeorgeGeorge Lambert1857Indian Rebellion of 185784th Regiment of FootOonao, India
Lane, ThomasThomas Lane1860Second Opium War67th Regiment of FootTaku Forts, China
Laughnan, ThomasThomas Laughnan1857Indian Rebellion of 1857Bengal ArtilleryLucknow, India
Lawrence, SamuelSamuel Lawrence1857Indian Rebellion of 185732nd Regiment of FootLucknow, India
Leach, EdwardEdward Leach1879Second Afghan WarRoyal EngineersMaidanah, Afghanistan
Leet, WilliamWilliam Leet1879Anglo-Zulu War13th Regiment of FootInhlobana, South Africa
Lendrim, WilliamWilliam Lendrim1855Crimean WarRoyal EngineersSevastopol, Crimea
Lloyd, OwenOwen Lloyd1893Kachin ExpeditionArmy Medical ServiceFort Sima, Burma
Lord, DavidDavid Lord1944*Second World WarNo. 271 Squadron RAFBattle of Arnhem, Netherlands
Lucas, CharlesCharles Lucas1854Crimean WarHMS HeclaÅland Islands, Finland[6]
Lucas, JohnJohn Lucas1861First Taranaki War40th Regiment of Foot New Zealand
Lyons, JohnJohn Lyons1855Crimean War19th Regiment of FootSevastopol, Crimea
Lyster, HarryHarry Lyster1858Indian Rebellion of 185772nd Bengal Native InfantryCalpee, India
Madden, AmbroseAmbrose Madden1854Crimean War41st RegimentLittle Inkerman, Crimea
Magennis, JamesJames Magennis1945Second World WarHMS XE3Johore Straits, Singapore[7]
Magner, MichaelMichael Magner1868Abyssinian Expedition33rd Regiment of FootMagdala, Abyssinia
Mahoney, PatrickPatrick Mahoney1857*Indian Rebellion of 1857102nd Madras Fusiliers Mungulwar, India
Manley, WilliamWilliam Manley1864New Zealand Land WarsRoyal ArtilleryTauranga, New Zealand
Mannock, EdwardEdward Mannock1918*First World WarNo. 74 Squadron RAFWestern Front
Masterson, JamesJames Masterson1900Second Boer WarDevonshire RegimentLadysmith, South Africa
Maude, FrederickFrederick Maude1855Crimean War3rd Regiment of FootSevastopol, Crimea
McCorrie, CharlesCharles McCorrie1855Crimean War57th Regiment of FootSevastopol, Crimea
McFadzean, WilliamWilliam McFadzean1916*First World WarRoyal Ulster RiflesThiepval Wood, France
McGovern, JohnJohn McGovern1857Indian Rebellion of 1857101st Regiment of FootDelhi, India
McGuire, JamesJames McGuire1857Indian Rebellion of 1857101st Regiment of FootDelhi, India
McHale, PatrickPatrick McHale1857Indian Rebellion of 18575th Regiment of FootLucknow, India
McManus, PeterPeter McManus1857Indian Rebellion of 18575th Regiment of FootLucknow, India
McQuirt, BernardBernard McQuirt1858Indian Rebellion of 185795th Regiment of FootRowa, India
McWheeney, WilliamWilliam McWheeney1854Crimean War44th Regiment of FootSevastopol, Crimea
Moffat, MartinMartin Moffat1918First World WarPrince of Wales's Leinster RegimentLedeghem, Belgium
Moore, ArthurArthur Moore1857Anglo-Persian War3rd Bombay Light CavalryKhushab, Persia
Moore, HansHans Moore1877Cape Frontier Wars88th RegimentKomgha, South Africa
Morrow, RobertRobert Morrow1915*First World WarRoyal Irish FusiliersMessines, Belgium
Moyney, JohnJohn Moyney1917First World WarIrish GuardsBroembeek, Belgium
Moynihan, AndrewAndrew Moynihan1855Crimean War90th Regiment of FootRedan, Crimea
Mullane, PatrickPatrick Mullane1880Second Afghan WarRoyal Horse ArtilleryMaiwand, Afghanistan[8]
Murphy, MichaelMichael Murphy1858Indian Rebellion of 185717th LancersAzumgurh, India[9]
Murphy, ThomasThomas Murphy1867Andaman Islands Expedition24th Regiment of FootLittle Andaman, India[4]
Murray, JamesJames Murray1881First Boer War88th Regiment Elandsfontein, South Africa
Murray, JohnJohn Murray1864New Zealand Land Wars68th Regiment of FootTauranga, New Zealand
Mylott, PatrickPatrick Mylott1857Indian Rebellion of 185784th Regiment of FootLucknow, India
Nash, WilliamWilliam Nash1858Indian Rebellion of 1857Rifle BrigadeLucknow, India
Nelson, DavidDavid Nelson1914First World WarRoyal ArtilleryNéry, France
Nunney, ClaudeClaude Nunney1918*First World War38th Battalion, CEFDrocourt-Quéant Line, France
Nurse, GeorgeGeorge Nurse1899Second Boer WarRoyal Field ArtilleryColenso, South Africa
O'Connor, LukeLuke O'Connor1854Crimean War23rd Regiment of FootAlma, Crimea[10]
O'Hea, TimothyTimothy O'Hea1866Fenian raids on CanadaRifle BrigadeDanville, Quebec, Canada[11]
O'Leary, MichaelMichael O'Leary1915First World WarIrish GuardsCuinchy, France
Olpherts, WilliamWilliam Olpherts1857Indian Rebellion of 1857Bengal ArtilleryLucknow, India
O'Meara, MartinMartin O'Meara1916First World War1st Division (Australia)Pozières, France
O'Rourke, MichaelMichael O'Rourke1917First World War7th Battalion, CEFHill 70, France
O'Sullivan, GeraldGerald O'Sullivan1915First World WarRoyal Inniskilling FusiliersGallipoli, Turkey
O'Toole, EdmundEdmund O'Toole1879Anglo-Zulu WarFrontier Light HorseUlundi, South Africa
Owens, JamesJames Owens1854Crimean War49th Regiment of FootSevastopol, Crimea
Park, JohnJohn Park1854Crimean War77th Regiment of FootAlma, Crimea
Pearson, JamesJames Pearson1858Indian Rebellion of 185786th Regiment of FootJhansi, India
Probyn, DightonDighton Probyn1857Indian Rebellion of 18572nd Punjab CavalryAgra, India
Prosser, JosephJoseph Prosser1855Crimean War1st Regiment of FootSevastopol, Crimea
Purcell, JohnJohn Purcell1857Indian Rebellion of 18579th Queen's Royal LancersDelhi, India
Quigg, RobertRobert Quigg1916First World WarRoyal Ulster RiflesHamel, France
Reed, HamiltonHamilton Reed1899Second Boer WarRoyal Field ArtilleryColenso, South Africa
Reynolds, JamesJames Reynolds1879Anglo-Zulu WarArmy Medical ServiceRorke's Drift, Natal, South Africa
Richardson, GeorgeGeorge Richardson1859Indian Rebellion of 185734th Regiment of FootKewane Trans-Gogra, India
Ridgeway, RichardRichard Ridgeway1879Naga Hills ExpeditionBengal Staff CorpsKonoma, India
Roberts, FrederickFrederick Roberts1899*Second Boer WarKing's Royal Rifle CorpsColenso, South Africa
Robertson, ClementClement Robertson1917*First World WarQueen's Royal RegimentZonnebeke, Belgium
Roddy, PatrickPatrick Roddy1858Indian Rebellion of 1857Bengal ArmyKuthirga, India
Rogers, RobertRobert Rogers1860Second Opium War44th Regiment of FootTaku Forts, China
Roupell, GeorgeGeorge Roupell1915First World WarEast Surrey RegimentHill 60, Belgium
Ryan, JohnJohn Ryan1857Indian Rebellion of 1857102nd Madras FusiliersLucknow, India
Ryan, JohnJohn Ryan1863New Zealand Land Wars65th Regiment of FootCameron Town, New Zealand
Ryan, MilesMiles Ryan1857Indian Rebellion of 1857101st Regiment of FootDelhi, India
Scott, RobertRobert Scott1900Second Boer WarManchester RegimentNatal, South Africa[12]
Sinnott, JohnJohn Sinnott1857Indian Rebellion of 185784th Regiment of FootLucknow, India
Sleavon, MichaelMichael Sleavon1858Indian Rebellion of 1857Royal EngineersJhansi, India
Smith, FrederickFrederick Smith1864New Zealand Land Wars43rd Regiment of FootTauranga, New Zealand
Smith, PhilipPhilip Smith1855Crimean War17th Regiment of FootSevastopol, Crimea
Somers, JamesJames Somers1915First World WarRoyal Inniskilling FusiliersGallipoli, Turkey
Stagpoole, DudleyDudley Stagpoole1863New Zealand Land Wars57th Regiment of FootPoutoko, New Zealand
Sullivan, JohnJohn Sullivan1855Crimean WarNaval BrigadeSevastopol, Crimea
Temple, WilliamWilliam Temple1863New Zealand Land WarsRoyal ArtilleryRangiriri, New Zealand
Travers, JamesJames Travers1857Indian Rebellion of 18572nd Bengal Native InfantryIndore, India
Walker, MarkMark Walker1854Crimean War30th Regiment of FootInkerman, Crimea
Ward, JosephJoseph Ward1858Indian Rebellion of 18578th King's Royal Irish HussarsGwalior, India
White, GeorgeGeorge White1879Second Afghan War92nd Regiment of FootCharasiah, Afghanistan
Wright, AlexanderAlexander Wright1855Crimean War77th Regiment of FootSevastopol, Crimea
Young, AlexanderAlexander Young1901Second Boer WarCape PoliceRuiterskraal, South Africa

See also

References

Footnotes
  1. 1 2 Christopher McCreery (2015). The Canadian Honours System. Dundurn. p. 130. ISBN 978-1-4597-2417-4.
  2. "VC background". British War Graves Memorial. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
  3. Karsten, Peter (1983). "Irish Soldiers in the British Army, 1792-1922: Suborned or Subordinate". Journal of Social History. 17 (1): 3164. doi:10.1353/jsh/17.1.31.
  4. 1 2 3 Between 1858 and 1881 the Victoria Cross could be awarded for actions taken "under circumstances of extreme danger" not in the face of the enemy. Five people were awarded Victoria Crosses when they manned a boat to rescue their comrades who had been sent to the Andaman Islands on an investigation. This rule was changed in 1881 to only allow acts "in the presence of the enemy"."VC background". British War Graves Memorial. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
  5. Kelly is considered an Irish recipient as well as English, due to Irish parentage.
    "Manchester Military & Civilian Heroes (2)". Papillon Graphics' Virtual Encyclopaedia of Greater Manchester. 2007-12-07. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
  6. The earliest action for which the VC was awarded (First Battle of Bomarsund, 21 June 1854).
  7. The only native of Northern Ireland to receive the VC for action in the Second World War.
  8. Mullane was born in India. He is considered an Irish recipient by parentage
    Doherty, Truesdale, 2000
  9. Michael Murphy was one eight VC recipients whose award was forfeited. Although King George V in 1920 expressed the view that the VC should not be forfeited, the medals of Murphy and the other seven were not restored. List of Recipients of the Victoria Cross, The War Office (MS3), January 1953, note, page 7.
  10. The earliest action for which the VC was awarded to a soldier (20 September 1854).
  11. Between 1858 and 1881 the Victoria Cross could be awarded for actions taken "under circumstances of extreme danger" not in the face of the enemy. Six in total were awarded for actions taken not in the face of the enemy. O'Hea single-handedly put out a fire in an ammunition railway car, for which he was awarded the VC. This rule was changed in 1881 to only allow acts "in the presence of the enemy"."VC background". British War Graves Memorial. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
  12. Scott was born in Manchester, England. He is considered an Irish recipient by parentage.
    Doherty, Truesdale, 2000
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