Victoria Crosses won by the Regiment

Seaforth, Camerons & Allied Regiments

The Victoria Cross is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour “in the presence of the enemy” to members of the British Armed Forces. It may be awarded posthumously.

Awarded 1800's

Lt. Andrew Bogle VC, 78th Highlanders 29th July 1857
Oonao (Indian Mutiny)
Lt. Joseph P Crowe VC, 78th Highlanders 12th August 1857
Boorbia (Indian Mutiny)
Lt. Herbert T MacPherson VC, 78th Highlanders 25/26th September 1857 Lucknow (Indian Mutiny)
Surgeon Joseph Jee VC,78th Highlanders 25/26th September 1857
Lucknow (Indian Mutiny)
Surgeon V McMaster VC, 78th Highlanders 25/26th September 1857
Lucknow (Indian Mutiny)
CSgt Stewart McPhersonVC, 78th Highlanders 25/26 September 1857
Lucknow (Indian Mutiny)
Pte Henry Ward VC, 78th Highlanders 25/26 September 1857
Lucknow (Indian Mutiny)
Pte James Hollowell VC, 78th Highlanders 25/26 September 1857
Lucknow (Indian Mutiny)
Lt. Aylmer S Cameron VC, 72nd Highlanders 30th March 1858
Kotah (Indian Mutiny)
LCpl George Sellar VC, 72nd Highlanders 14th December 1879
Kabul (Afghanistan)

Liverpool Scottish

Capt. Noel G Chavasse VC, 9th August 1916
Somme (World War 1)
Capt. Noel G Chavasse VC and Bar, MC, 31st July 1917
Ypres (World War 1)

Awarded 1900's

Sgt Donald D Farmer VC, 1st Cameron Highlanders 13th December 1900 South Africa
Pte Ross Tollerton VC, 1st Cameron Highlanders 14th September 1914
Aisne (The Great War)
Lt. Col A Douglas-Hamilton VC, 6th Cameron Highlanders 25th September 1915 Loos (The Great War)
Cpl James D Pollock VC, 5th Cameron Highlanders 27th September 1915 Loos (The Great War)
Cpl Sidney Ware VC,1st Seaforth Highlanders 6th April 1916
Mesopotamia (The Great War)
Dmr Walter Ritchie VC,2nd Seaforth Highlanders 11th April 1917
Arras (The Great War)
LSgt Thomas Steele VC, 1st Seaforth Highlanders 22nd February 1917
Mesopotamia (The Great War)
Lt. Donald MacKintosh VC, 2nd Seaforth Highlanders 11th April 1917
Arras (The Great War)
Sgt Alexander Edwards VC, 6th Seaforth Highlanders 31st July 1917
Ypres (The Great War)
LCpl Robert McBeath VC, 5th Seaforth Highlanders 20th November 1917 Cambrai (The Great War)
Sgr John M Meikle VC, MM 4th Seaforth Highlanders 30th July 1918
Marfaux (The Great War)

Allied Regiments

Sgt Donald F Brown VC, 2nd Inf Bn NZF 15th September 1916 Somme (The Great War)
Capt Thain W MacDowell VC, 38th Bn CEF 9-13th April 1917 Vimy Ridge (The Great War)
Lt. Robert Shankland VC, DCM 43rd Bn CEF 26th October 1917 Ypres (The Great War)
Sgt RC Travis VC, DCM, MM Otago Regt NZF 24th July 1918 Hebuterne (The Great War)
Pte cJP Dunney VC, DCM, MM 38th Bn CEF 1-2nd September 1918 DrocourtQuéant (The Great War)
Pte Ernest A Smith VC, Seaforth of Canada 22nd October 1944 Italy (World War 2)

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