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  2. List of Victoria Cross recipients of the Indian Army - Wikipedia

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    The Victoria Cross. The Victoria Cross (VC) was awarded to 153 members of the British Indian Army and civilians under its command, from 1857 until independence in 1947. The Victoria Cross is a military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of armed forces of some Commonwealth countries and previous British Empire territories.

  3. List of Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross recipients - Wikipedia

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    Map showing the Indian Princely states during the rebellion of 1857 The Victoria Cross (VC) was introduced in Great Britain on 29 January 1856 by Queen Victoria to reward acts of valour during the Crimean War. For the Indian Mutiny (also known as India's First War of Independence, Revolt of 1857, or the Sepoy Mutiny) the VC was awarded to 182 members of the British Armed Forces, the Honourable ...

  4. Victoria Cross - Wikipedia

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    When the Victoria Cross was created, Indian troops were still controlled by the Honourable East India Company and did not come under Crown control until 1860. European officers and men serving with the Honourable East India Company were not eligible for the Indian Order of Merit and the Victoria Cross was extended to cover them in October 1857.

  5. List of Victoria Cross recipients by nationality - Wikipedia

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    One Victoria Cross for New Zealand was awarded to Willie Apiata on 26 July 2007; four Victoria Crosses for Australia have been awarded to Mark Donaldson, Ben Roberts-Smith, Daniel Keighran and Cameron Baird. All five awards were for actions in Afghanistan. As these are separate medals, they are not included in this list.

  6. Darwan Singh Negi - Wikipedia

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    First ever Indian to get Victoria Cross from H.M. the King Emperor in the field of battle India's Army by Donovan Jackson (Sampson Low, Marston & Co, London. 1940). Darwan Singh Negi Winthrop University. Burial location Victoriacross.org.uk. Alastair Lawson (22 December 2015). "Three generations united by the hell of war". BBC News

  7. Gian Singh (soldier) - Wikipedia

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    Gian Singh VC (5 October 1920 – 6 October 1996) was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Singh's name on the "Memorial Gates" at Constitution Hill, London SW1.

  8. Andaman Islands expedition - Wikipedia

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    Andaman Islands expedition. The Andaman Islands expedition was a British expedition to the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal, India. For actions during the expedition, five soldiers of the 24th Regiment of Foot were awarded Victoria Crosses. David Bell, James Cooper, Campbell Mellis Douglas, Thomas Murphy and William Griffiths risked their ...

  9. List of Brigade of Gurkhas recipients of the Victoria Cross

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    The two Gurkha recipients of the George Cross or its erstwhile equivalent the Empire Gallantry Medal (EGM) are Nandlal Thapa and Chitrabahadur Gurung. Both were awarded the Empire Gallantry Medal for their gallantry in the rescue operations following the 1935 Quetta Earthquake. When the George Cross was created in 1940, recipients of the EGM ...