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TO THE VICTORIA & GEORGE CROSS
COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE
LOCATIONS OF THE MEDALS
IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
LONDON
NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM
LONDON
NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM
LONDON
ENGLAND
ROYAL NAVAL MUSEUM PORTSMOUTH
ROYAL NAVY SUBMARINE MUSEUM GOSPORT
ROYAL MARINES MUSEUM SOUTHSEA
FLEET AIR ARM MUSEUM, YEOVILTON
ROYAL AIR FORCE MUSEUM, HENDON, LONDON
13TH/18TH ROYAL HUSSARS MUSEUM, BARNSLEY
9TH/12TH LANCERS MUSEUM, DERBY
QUEEN'S ROYAL HUSSARS MUSEUM, EASTBOURNE
HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY MUSEUM, LONDON
15TH/19TH HUSSARS MUSEUM, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
14TH/20TH KING'S HUSSARS MUSEUM, PRESTON
QUEEN'S ROYAL LANCERS MUSEUM, THORESBY
QUEEN'S OWN HUSSARS MUSEUM, WARWICK
10TH/11TH ROYAL HUSSARS MUSEUM, WINCHESTER
ROYAL TANK REGIMENT MUSEUM, BOVINGTON
ROYAL ARTILLERY MUSEUM, WOOLWICH
ROYAL ENGINEERS MUSEUM, CHATHAM
THE GUARDS MUSEUM, WELLINGTON BARRACKS, LONDON
ROYAL NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS MUSEUM,
ALNWICK CASTLE
LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS MUSEUM, BURY
ROYAL FUSILIERS MUSEUM, TOWER OF LONDON
DUKE OF CORNWALL'S LIGHT INFANTRY MUSEUM,
BODMIN
KING'S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY MUSEUM,
DONCASTER
DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY MUSEUM,
DURHAM
KING'S SHROPSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY MUSEUM, SHREWSBURY CASTLE
SOMERSET LIGHT INFANTRY MUSEUM,
TAUNTON
OXS & BUCKS LIGHT INFANTRY MUSEUM, WINCHESTER
THE GURKHA MUSEUM, WINCHESTER
MUSEUM OF ARMY CHAPLAINCY, AMPORT HOUSE
MOVED TO SHRIVENHAM 2019
MUSEUM OF MILITARY MEDICINE, KEOGH BARRACKS, MYTCHETT, SURREY
ROYAL LOGISTIC CORPS MUSEUM,
CAMBERLEY, SURREY
PARACHUTE REGIMENT MUSEUM,
IWM DUXFORD
MANCHESTER REGIMENT MUSEUM,
ASHTON UNDER LYNE
SUFFOLK REGIMENT MUSEUM, BURY ST EDMUNDS
PRINCESS OF WALES ROYAL REGIMENT MUSEUM,
DOVER CASTLE
BORDER REGIMENT MUSEUM, CARLISLE, CUMBRIA
ESSEX REGIMENTAL MUSEUM, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX
CHESHIRE MILITARY MUSEUM, CHESTER
QUEENS ROYAL SURREY REGIMENT MUSEUM,
SURREY HISTORY CENTRE, WOKING
THE KEEP MILITARY MUSEUM, DORCHESTER, DORSET
SOLDIERS OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE MUSEUM, GLOUCESTER
DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S REGIMENT MUSEUM, HALIFAX
KING'S OWN ROYAL LANCASTER REGIMENT MUSEUM,
LANCASTER
ROYAL LEICESTERSHIRE REGIMENT MUSEUM, LEICESTER
STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT MUSEUM, LICHFIELD
ROYAL LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT MUSEUM,
LINCOLN
KING'S (LIVERPOOL) REGIMENT MUSEUM, LIVERPOOL
HONORABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY,
LONDON
LONDON SCOTTISH REGIMENT MUSEUM,
LONDON
BEDFORDSHIRE & HERTFORDSHIRE REGIMENT,
WARDOWN PARK, LUTON
QUEEN'S OWN WEST KENT REGIMENT MUSEUM,
MAIDSTONE
ROYAL NORFOLK REGIMENT MUSEUM,
NORWICH
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE REGIMENT MUSEUM,
ABINGTON PARK
SHERWOOD FORESTERS MUSEUM,
NOTTINGHAM CASTLE
LANCASHIRE INFANTRY MUSEUM, FULWOOD BARRACKS, PRESTON
THE GREEN HOWARDS MUSEUM, RICHMOND
YORK & LANCASTER REGIMENT MUSEUM, ROTHERHAM
THE RIFLES (BERKSHIRE & WILTSHIRE) REGIMENT, SALISBURY, WILTSHIRE
WEST MIDLANDS REGIMENT TA CENTRE, SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM
ROYAL WARWICKSHIRE REGIMENT MUSEUM, WARWICK
ROYAL HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT MUSEUM, SERLE'S HOUSE, WINCHESTER
ROYAL GREEN JACKETS MUSEUM, WINCHESTER
WORCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT MUSEUM,
WORCESTER
PRINCE OF WALES OWN REGIMENT OF YORKSHIRE MUSEUM, YORK
SCOTLAND
NATIONAL WAR MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND,
EDINBURGH CASTLE
GORDON HIGHLANDERS MUSEUM,
ABERDEEN
KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS MUSEUM,
BERWICK UPON TWEED
QUEENS OWN HIGHLANDERS MUSEUM, FORT GEORGE, INVERNESS-SHIRE
ROYAL HIGHLAND FUSILIERS MUSEUM, GLASGOW
CAMERONIANS MUSEUM, HAMILTON, LANARKSHIRE
BLACK WATCH MUSEUM,
PERTH
ARGYLL AND SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS MUSEUM, STIRLING CASTLE
WALES
SOUTH WALES BORDERERS MUSEUM,
BRECON
ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS MUSEUM,
CAERNARFON
WELSH REGIMENT MUSEUM, CARDIFF CASTLE
NORTHERN IRELAND
ROYAL IRISH FUSILIERS,
ARMAGH
ROYAL ULSTER RIFLES MUSEUM, BELFAST
ROYAL INNISKILLEN FUSILIERS, ENNISKILLEN
MISCELLANEOUS UK LOCATIONS
Alnwick Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 1NQ - Lieutenant General Lord Henry Hugh PERCY (3rd Bn, Grenadier Guards)
Ballindalloch Castle, Ballindalloch, Banffshire, AB37 9AX - Corporal Michael SLEAVON (Corps of Royal Engineers)
North Down Heritage Centre, Town Hall, Bangor, Co Down, BT20 4BT - Rear Admiral Hon Edward Barry BINGHAM (Royal Navy)
The Museums Collection Centre, 25 Dollman Street, Birmingham, B7 4RQ - Lance Corporal Charles Alfred JARVIS (Corps of Royal Engineers)
Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery, Museum Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 7AJ - Lieutenant Colonel Harold Marcus ERVINE-ANDREWS (1st Bn, East Lancashire Regiment) * On loan from the Queen's Lancashire Regiment Museum, Preston.
Bodmin Town Council, Shire House, Mount Folly Square, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 2DQ - Private James Henry FYNN ( or FINN ) (4th Bn, South Wales Borderers).
Royal Pavilion and Museums, Brighton & Hove, 4 - 5 Pavilion Buildings, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN1 1EE - Major George Godfrey WHEELER (7th Hariana Lancers, Indian Army).
Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Queen's Road, Bristol, BS8 1RL71 - Gunner Richard FITZGERALD (Bengal Horse Artillery, Indian Army)
Bromsgrove School, Worcester Road, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B61 7DU - Captain Eustace JOTHAM (51st Sikhs, Indian Army
sec'd to North Waziristan Militia).
Towneley Hall Art Gallery & Museum, Towneley Park, Burnley, Lancashire, BB11 3RQ - 2nd Lieutenant Alfred Victor SMITH (5th Bn, East Lancashire Regiment) & Private Thomas WHITHAM * (1st Bn, Coldstream Guards). * Victoria Cross and Victory Medal only. Whereabouts of 1914-15 Star and British War Medal unknown.
The Fitzwilliam Museum, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1RB - Private David HAWKES (2nd Bn, Rifle Brigade) & Sergeant Edward MOTT * (1st Bn, Border Regiment) * believed to be the 'original' Victoria Cross awarded to Sergeant Edward Mott ( plus his DCM & 1914-15 Star )
Pembroke College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1RF - Captain Eric Stuart DOUGALL (Special Reserve, att'd Royal Field Artillery)
National Museum of Wales, Cathays Park, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, CF10 3NP - Seaman William WILLIAMS (Royal Naval Reserve ( HMS 'Pargust' ) ***
Ugbrooke House, Ugbrooke Park, Chudleigh, Devon, TQ13 0AD - Major General Sir Henry Hugh CLIFFORD (1st Bn, Rifle Brigade)
Stonyhurst College, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 9PZ - Captain James Joseph JACKMAN (1st Bn, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers)
Coventry Cathedral, Coventry, Warwickshire - Petty Officer Alfred Edward SEPHTON (Royal Navy) Alfred Sephton's Victoria Cross was donated to Coventry Cathedral and was subsequently stolen from the Cathedral in 1990 and has not been recovered.
Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire, RG45 7PU - Lieutenant Colonel Francis David BROWN (101st Bengal ( European ) Fusiliers) & Major General Sir Charles John MELLISS (9th Bombay Infantry, Indian Army sec'd N Nigeria Regiment, West Africa Field Force) & Captain John Franks VALLENTIN (1st Bn, South Staffordshire Regiment)
Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon, TQ6 0HJ - Lt Commander Arthur Leyland HARRISON (Royal Navy ( Raid on Zeebrugge ) & Lieutenant Richard Douglas SANDFORD (Royal Navy ( Raid on Zeebrugge )
Derby Museum & Art Gallery, The Strand, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 1BS - Private Robert HUMPSTON (2nd Bn, Rifle Brigade) **
Dingwall Museum, Town House, High Street, Dingwall, Ross-shire, IV15 9RY - Sergeant John MEIKLE (4th Bn, Seaforth Highlanders) ***
Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, 200 Woodhead Road, South Nitshill Industrial Estate, Glasgow, G53 7NN - Captain Henry MCDONALD (Royal Sappers & Miners ( Royal Engineers )
Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow, Main / Gilbert-Scott Building, University Avenue, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ - Colonel James Lennox DAWSON (Corps of Royal Engineers) ***
South Kesteven District Council, The Mayor's Parlour, Council Offices, St Peter's Hill, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6PZ - Co Sergeant Major Charles Richard SHARPE (2nd Bn, Lincolnshire Regiment)
Calderdale Council, Community Services, Bankfield Museum, Boothtown Road, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX3 6HG - Sergeant Hansen Victor TURNER (1st Bn, West Yorkshire Regiment) *On long loan to the Duke of Wellington's Regiment Museum, Halifax
Hertford Museum, 18 Bull Plain, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG14 1DT - Sergeant Alfred Alexander BURT (1st Bn, Hertfordshire Regiment)
Christ's Hospital School, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 0YP - Lieutenant Colonel Wilfrith ELSTOB (comd 16th Bn, Manchester Regiment) *On long loan to the Manchester Regiment Museum, Ashton-under-Lyne.
Tolson Memorial Museum, Ravensknowle Park, Wakefield Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD5 8DJ - Sergeant Samuel HILL (90th Regiment ( Cameronians ( Scottish Rifles ))
Jersey Maritime Museum, New North Quay, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, JE2 3ND - Captain of the Mast George INGOUVILLE * (Royal Navy) * VC only. Location of CGM and campaign medals unknown.
Jersey Museum, The Weighbridge, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, JE2 3NF - Private Jack Thomas COUNTER (1st Bn, King's ( Liverpool ) Regiment) &
Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand Simeon LE QUESNE (Royal Army Medical Corps) & Captain Henry William PITCHER (1st Punjab Native Infantry)
Victoria College, Le Mont Millais, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, JE2 4HT - Lieutenant William Arthur MCCRAE BRUCE (59th Scinde Rifles, Indian Army)
Leeds City Museum, Millennium Square, Cookridge Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 8BH - Flight Sergeant Arthur Louis AARON (218 Squadron, RAFVR)
The Newarke Houses Museum, The Newarke, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 7BY - Sergeant John PARK (77th Regiment ( Middlesex Regiment )
Museum of Liverpool, Mann Island, Pier Head, Liverpool, L3 4AA - Sergeant David JONES (12th Bn, King's ( Liverpool ) Regiment) *Donated by the Trustees of J. Blake & Co. ( VC only, whereabouts of WWI campaign medals unknown. )
The Association of Jewish Ex-Service Men & women, Shield House, Harmony Way, Victoria Road, Hendon, London, NW4 2BZ - Petty Officer Thomas William GOULD (Royal Navy ( HM Submarine 'Thrasher' )
British Library, ( Department of Visual Arts ), 96 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DB - Sergeant Patrick MAHONEY (1st Madras Fusiliers ( Royal Dublin Fusiliers )
British Postal Museum & Archive, Freeling House, Phoenix Place, London, WC1X 0DL - 2nd Lieutenant Alfred Joseph KNIGHT (8th ( City of London ) Bn, London Regiment ( Post Office Rifles)
Dulwich College, Dulwich Common, London, SE21 7LD - Vice Admiral Gordon CAMPBELL (Royal Navy ( HMS 'Q-5' ) & Lieutenant Richard Basil JONES * (8th Bn, The Loyal Regiment ( North Lancashire ) & Major Alexander Malins LAFONE * (1 / 1st ( County of London ) Yeomanry) *VC only
Furness Withy and Company Ltd, Furness House, Leadenhall Street, London EC1 - Lance Corporal Harold MUGFORD (8th Squadron, Machine Gun Corps
On long loan to the Imperial War Museum, London) **
The George Mitchell Secondary School, Farmer Road, Leyton, London, E10 5DN - Private George MITCHELL (London Scottish ( Gordon Highlanders )
The Victoria Cross has now been donated to the London Scottish Regiment Museum ***
The Worshipful Company of Haberdashers, The Haberdashers Company, City of London, London - Major Richard WAKEFORD (4th Bn, Hampshire Regiment)
HM QUEEN'S COLLECTION - Captain Cecil William BUCKLEY (Royal Navy)
Merchant Taylors' School, Sandy Lodge Road, Moor Park, Northwood, HA6 2HT - Lieutenant George Leslie DREWRY (Royal Naval Reserve ( SS 'River Clyde' ) On long loan to the Imperial War Museum, London ***
P & O Heritage Collection, Victoria, London - Captain ( Lieutenant ) Archibald Bisset SMITH (Mercantile Marine ( Royal Naval Reserve )
Trinity House, Tower Hill, London, EC3N 4DH - Commander Gordon Charles STEELE (Royal Navy ( Coastal Motor Boat 88 ) ***
Waveney District Council, Town Hall, High Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1HS - Skipper Thomas CRISP (Royal Naval Reserve)
Professional Footballers Association, 20 Oxford Court, Bishopgate, Manchester, M2 3WQ - T / 2nd Lieutenant Donald Simpson BELL (9th Bn, Yorkshire Regiment) *The Donald Bell VC group is on loan to the National Football Museum, Manchester
City of Nottingham Museum, Castle Gate House, 24 - 30 Castle Gate, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG1 7AT - Captain Albert BALL (7th Bn, Sherwood Foresters & 56 Squadron, RFC) On display at the Sherwood Foresters Museum, Nottingham Castle ***
Oldham Metropolitan Borough, Civic Centre, West Street, Oldham, Lancashire, OL1 1UJ - Sergeant John HOGAN (2nd Bn, Manchester Regiment)
Penlee House Gallery & Museum, Morrab Road, Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 4HE - Seaman Joseph TREWAVAS (Royal Navy) ***
The Museum of Lancashire, Stanley Street, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 4YP - Private William YOUNG (8th Bn, East Lancashire Regiment) * On loan from the Queen's Lancashire Regiment Museum, Preston.
Salisbury Guild Hall, Market Place, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 1JH - Lieutenant Colonel Tom Edwin ADLAM (7th Bn, Bedforshire Regiment) ***
Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Berkshire, GU15 4PQ - Major Thomas Adair BUTLER (1st Bengal European Fusiliers)
The Shugborough Estate, Shugborough, Milford, Near Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 0XB - Lieutenant Colonel Augustus Henry ANSON (84th Regiment ( York & Lancaster Regiment ) **
Preston Hall Museum, Yarm Road, Eaglescliffe, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 3RH - Major Edward COOPER (12th Bn, King's Royal Rifle Corps)
Walsall Council, The Civic Centre, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 1TP - Ordinary Seaman John Henry CARLESS * Royal Navy ( HMS 'Caledon' ) * VC only. Location of campaign medals unknown
Royal British Legion, Walton on the Naze & District, Vicarage Lane, Walton on Naze, Essex, CO14 8PA - Private Herbert George COLUMBINE (9th Squadron, Machine Gun Corps) ( served previously with the 19th ( Queen Alexandra's Own Royal ) Hussars ) *Victoria Cross on loan to the Essex Regiment Museum, Chelmsford, Essex
Welshpool Town Council, Triangle House, Union Street, Welshpool, Powys, SY21 7PG - Lance Sergeant William Herbert WARING (25th Bn, Royal Welch Fusiliers)
St. Mary's Church, Whicham, Cumbria, LA18 5LS - Lance Sergeant Tom Fletcher MAYSON (4th Bn, King's Own ( Royal Lancaster ) Regiment) * VC On loan to the King's Own Royal Regiment Museum, Lancaster. Tom Mayson's other medals are owned by the King's Own Royal Regiment Museum.
The Beacon, West Strand, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 7LY - Private Abraham ACTON (2nd Bn, The Border Regiment)
Framlingham College, College Road, Framlingham, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 9EY - Lieutenant Gordon Muriel FLOWERDEW * (Lord Strathcona's Horse ( Royal Canadians ) & Major William Henry HEWITT ** (2nd South African Light Infantry). * VC only. Location of WW I medals unknown ** VC only. WWI campaign medals held by the Castle Military Museum, Cape Town, South Africa. Both Victoria Crosses are on loan to the Imperial War Museum, London. ***
York Castle Museum, The Eye of York, York, North Yorkshire, YO1 9RY - Major Wilfred EDWARDS * (7th Bn, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry) & Lieutenant Humphrey Osbaldston FIRMAN (Royal Navy) & Lance Sergeant Harry Blanshard WOOD (2nd Bn, Scots Guards). * VC only. Other campaign medals on loan to the KOYLI Museum, Doncaster.
**not currently on display ***on display
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL, CANBERRA
ARMY MUSEUM OF NEW SOUTH WALES, VICTORIA BARRACKS
CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL, NEWCASTLE, NEW SOUTH WALES
MARYBOROUGH MILITARY & COLONIAL MUSEUM, MARYBOROUGH, QUEENSLAND
QUEENSLAND MUSEUM,
BRISBANE
ART GALLERY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA, ADELAIDE
ADELAIDE TOWN HALL, ADELAIDE
QUEEN VICTORIA MUSEUM & ART GALLERY, LAUNCESTON, TASMANIA
TASMANIAN MUSEUM & ART GALLERY,
HOBART, TASMANIA
MUSEUM VICTORIA, MELBOURNE, VICTORIA
SHRINE OF REMEMBRANCE, MELBOURNE, VICTORIA
ARMY MUSEUM OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, FREMANTLE
ST GEORGE'S CATHEDRAL, PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM, PERTH
DENMARK
LIBERATION MUSEUM, COPENHAGEN
INDIA
39TH GARHWAL RIFLES OFFICER'S MESS
SHEESH MAHAL MUSEUM, PATIALA, INDIA
BOMBAY ENGINEERS MUSEUM, PUNE
9TH GURKHA RIFLES HQ, VARANESI
2 RAJPUTANA RIFLES MUSEUM, NEW DELHI
8TH GURKHA RIFLES
JAMAICA
JAMAICA DEFENCE FORCE MUSEUM, KINGSTON
NEW ZEALAND
NEW ZEALAND SAS TRUST, PAPAKURA
TAIRAWHITI MUSEUM,
GISBORNE
AUCKLAND WAR MEMORIAL MUSEUM,
AUCKLAND
ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE MUSEUM,
CHRISTCHURCH
SOUTHLAND MUSEUM, INVERCARGILL
CANTERBURY MUSEUM, CHRISTCHURCH
NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM, WAIOURU
HOKITIKA MUSEUM,
WESTLAND
PUKE ARIKI MUSEUM,
NEW PLYMOUTH
CANADA
LORD STRATHCONA'S HORSE MUSEUM,
CALGARY
PPCLI MUSEUM,
CALGARY
GLENBOW MUSEUM, CALGARY, ALBERTA
CANADIAN SCOTTISH REGIMENT MUSEUM, VICTORIA,
BRITISH COLUMBIA
SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS OF CANADA MUSEUM, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA
ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION, ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, ALBERTA
ROYAL WINNIPEG RIFLES MUSEUM, WINNIPEG, MANITOBA
CANADIAN MILITARY ENGINEERS MUSEUM, GAGETOWN,
NEW BRUNSWICK
1 CANADIAN AIR DIVISION, WINNIPEG
CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM, OTTAWA
CORNWALL ARMOURY, CORNWALL, ONTARIO
NOVA SCOTIA MUSEUM, HALIFAX,
NOVA SCOTIA
GOVERNOR GENERAL'S FOOT GUARDS MUSEUM, OTTAWA
HURON COUNTY MUSEUM, GODERICH, ONTARIO
ELGIN COUNTY PIONEER MUSEUM, ST THOMAS, ONTARIO
ROYAL CANADIAN DRAGOONS MUSEUM,
PETAWAWA, ONTARIO
ROYAL CANADIAN REGIMENT MUSEUM,
LONDON, ONTARIO
LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA, OTTAWA
ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION
OWEN SOUND, ONTARIO
BLACK WATCH MUSEUM, MONTREAL, QUEBEC
ROYAL HAMILTON LIGHT INFANTRY MUSEUM,
HAMILTON, ONTARIO
PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES, REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN
QUEENS OWN RIFLES OF CANADA MUSEUM,
TORONTO
ROYAL 22E REGIMENT MUSEUM, QUEBEC CITY
ROYAL REGIMENT OF CANADA FOUNDATION,
TORONTO
TORONTO SCOTTISH REGIMENT MUSEUM,
TORONTO
ROYAL CANADIAN MILITARY INSTITUTE,
TORONTO
UPPER CANADA COLLEGE, TORONTO
VICTORIA UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
CASTLE MILITARY MUSEUM, CAPE TOWN
MUSEUM AFRICA, JOHANNESBURG
AMATHOLE MUSEUM,
KING WILLIAM'S TOWN
SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MILITARY HISTORY, JOHANNESBURG
NATIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, VIRGINIA
MILITARY MUSEUM,
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA
USA
ZIMBABWE
BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA POLICE DEPOT, HARARE
NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF ZIMBABWE,
HARARE
VICTORIA CROSSES REPORTED STOLEN
William FAULDS
1st Bn, South African Infantry
Captain William Faulds' Victoria Cross was stolen in October 1994 off a display in the National Museum of Military History, Johannesburg. The VC has never been recovered. ( Faulds' VC action took place at Delville Wood, Somme, France, on 18 July 1916 )
Alfred SEPHTON
Royal Navy - HMS 'Coventry'
Petty Officer Alfred Sephton's Victoria Cross was stolen on 25 September 1990 whilst on display in Coventry Cathedral. The VC has never been recovered. ( Sephton was awarded his VC for action on HMS 'Coventry' in the Mediterranean on 18 May 1941 )
Francis JEFFERSON
2nd Bn, Lancashire Fusiliers
L / Corporal Francis Jefferson's Victoria Cross was stolen in January 1982 during a burglary at his mother's home at Luton Street, Bolton, Lancashire. The VC has never been recovered. ( Jefferson's VC action took place at Monte Cassino, Italy, on 16 May 1944 )
Milton GREGG
Royal Canadian Regiment
Brigadier Milton Gregg's Victoria Cross was stolen on 24 December 1978 from the Royal Canadian Regiment Museum, London, Ontario. The VC has never been recovered. ( Gregg's VC action took place near Cambrai, France, between 27 September and 1 October 1918 )
Edward BELLEW
7th Bn, CEF
Captain Edward Bellew's Victoria Cross is believed to have been stolen from the Royal Canadian Military Institute, Toronto, between January 1975 and 22 July 1977. The VC has never been recovered. ( Bellew's VC action took place near Kerselaere, Belgium, on 24 April 1915 )
Rambahadur LIMBU
10th Gurkha Rifles
Lance Corporal Rambahadur Limbu's Victoria Cross was stolen, along with all his possesions, whilst on a train journey from India to his native Nepal in 1967. Rambahadur Limbu later received an official replacement VC. ( Rambahadur Limbu's VC action took place in Sarawak in 1965 )
John O'NEILL
Leinster Regiment
Private John O'Neill's Victoria Cross and campaign medals were stolen on 13 February 1962 during a burglary at the premises of coin & medal dealer Seaby & Co, in Great Portland Street, London. The VC has never been recovered. ( O'Neill's VC action took place at Moorseele, Belgium, on 14 October 1918 ).
John MCDOUGALL
44th Regiment
A private thief stole John McDougall's Victoria Cross from a house in Scotland in 1960, leaving behind the ribbon and suspension bar, which are now on display in the Essex Regiment Museum. The VC has never been recovered. ( McDougall's VC action took place at Taku Forts, China, on 21 August 1860 ).
Gian SINGH
4th Bn, 15th Punjab Regiment
Captain Gian Singh's Victoria Cross was stolen between 26 June and 23 September 1960. A replacement was issued to him on 18 September 1961. The original VC has never been recovered. ( Singh's VC action took place at Kamye, Myingyan Road, Burma, on 2 March 1945 )
George KNOWLAND
Royal Norfolk Regiment
Lieutenant George Knowland's Victoria Cross was stolen in 1958 from the Spreadeagle Inn, Whitecross Street, Finsbury, London. The VC has never been recovered. ( Knowland's VC action took place near Kangaw, Burma, on 31 January 1945 )
Michael O'ROURKE
British Columbia Regiment
It is believed at some time during the 1920s Michael O'Rourke's original VC was either lost by the recipient or possibly pawned. The VC has never been recovered. ( O'Rourke's VC action took place at Lens, France on 15-17 August 1917 )
Lanoe HAWKER
6 Sqdn, Royal Flying Corps
The Hawker family belongings were left behind after the fall of France in 1940. On their return, their possessions had been looted and stolen, including the VC. A replacement was issued to Hawker's brother on 3 February 1960. ( Hawker's VC action took place over Hooge, Belgium on 25 July 1915 )
Thomas HOLMES
4th Canadian Mounted Rifles
Thomas Holmes' Victoria Cross was stolen from him in 1935. A replacement was issued to him on 6 August 1935 and this was also stolen in 1978, but later retrieved. The original VC has never been recovered. ( Holmes' VC action took place at Wolf Copse, Passchendaele, Belgium, on 26 October 1917 )
William GORDON
West India Regiment
In 1892 a replacement Victoria Cross was sent to William Gordon whose original had been stolen. This VC now resides in the Jamaica Defence Force Museum, Kingston. The original VC has never been recovered. ( Gordon's VC action took place Toniataba, West Africa, on 13 March 1892 ).
William MCDONELL
Bengal Civil Service
In 1878 a replacement Victoria Cross was sent to the India Office for forwarding to William McDonell, a High Court Judge in Calcutta, to replace his VC which had been stolen. The original VC has never been recovered. ( McDonell's VC action took place at Arrah during the Indian Mutiny on 30 July 1857 ).
Edward MCKENNA
65th Regiment
In May 1868 a replacement Victoria Cross was sent to the GOC Melbourne for forwarding to William McKenna whose original had been stolen. This VC now resides in the Auckland Museum. The original VC has never been recovered. ( McKenna's VC action took place in New Zealand, on 7 September 1863 ).
VICTORIA CROSSES LOST IN MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES
Henry HAVELOCK-ALLAN
10th Regiment
It is believed the Victoria Cross awarded to Henry Havelock-Allan went missing during his lifetime, possibly lost or stolen after he left India. He held several posts at home and abroad the whole time wearing a 'copy' Victoria Cross. The Havelock-Allan family have no knowledge of the whereabouts of the original VC.
Samuel HARVEY
York & Lancaster Regiment
The loss of Samuel Harvey's Victoria Cross in the 1920s are variously believed to be: swapped for beer in a pub; lost in a wood near Ipswich whilst returning home from a pub; or possibly Harvey sold his Victoria Cross privately. There have been no sightings of the VC since.
Duncan HOME
Royal Engineers
The Duncan Home Victoria Cross was believed lost sometime in the 1920s after children took the VC outside of the house to play 'soldiers' with it in a field. Intensive searches of the field and the surrounding area failed to find it. There have been no sightings of the VC since.
VICTORIA CROSSES REPORTED AS BEING DESTROYED
Julian GRIBBLE
Warwickshire Regiment
Julian Gribble's Victoria Cross was destroyed in a fire at his brother's home Wamil Hall, near Mildenhall, Suffolk, in 1958. As far as is known no replacement Victoria Cross was requested by the family. ( Gribble's VC action took place at Hermies Ridge, France, on 23 March 1918 )
Hugh MCKENZIE
Canadian MG Corps
Hugh McKenzie's Victoria Cross was destroyed in a fire in Canada on 24 May 1955. A replacement VC was issued and now resides in the Canadian War Museum, Ottawa. ( McKenzie's VC action took place at Meescheele Spur, Belgium, on 30 October 1917 )
George CATES
2nd Bn, Rifle Brigade
George Cates' Victoria Cross was destroyed in a fire in 1951. A replacement VC was issued and now resides in the Royal Green Jackets Museum, Winchester, Hampshire. ( Cates' VC action took place at Bouchavesnes, France, on 8 March 1917 )
James OSBORNE
Northamptonshire Regiment
James Osborne's Victoria Cross was destroyed during an air raid on Belfast in 1941. A replacement VC was never applied for. ( Osborne's VC action took place at Wesselstroom, South Africa, on 22 February 1881 )
Joseph CROWE
Seaforth Highlanders
Joseph Crowe's Victoria Cross was destroyed when his sister's farm caught fire at Firlands, Rondebosch, Cape Province, South Africa. The Victoria Cross was not recovered from the debris. ( Crowe's VC action took place at Cawnpore, India, on 12 August 1857 )
Andrew FITZGIBBON
Bengal Medical Service
Following Andrew Fitzgibbon's death on 7th March 1883 in Delhi, India, it is believed his Victoria Cross was buried with him in Delhi's Old Military Cemetery. His grave is not marked and there is no indication that a headstone ever existed. ( Fitzgibbon's VC action took place at the Taku Forts, China, on 21 August 1860 )
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