- Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC (Can) (30 November 1874 - 24 January 1965) was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. A noted statesman, orator and strategist, Churchill was also a soldier in the British Army. He has been studied to a unique extent as part of modern British and world history.
- Reginald Dyer
Brigadier-General Reginald Edward Harry Dyer CB (October 9, 1864 – July 23, 1927) was a British Indian Army officer responsible for the Amritsar massacre.
- Ayub Khan
(PA - 10) Muhammad Ayub Khan HJ, NPk (May 14, 1907 - April 19, 1974) was a Field Marshal during the mid-1960s, and the political leader of Pakistan from 1958 to 1969. He became Pakistan's first native Commander in Chief in 1951, and was the youngest full-rank general and self-appointed field marshal in Pakistan's military history. He was also the first Pakistani military general to seize power through a coup.
- Edward Bradford
Colonel Sir Edward Ridley Colborne Bradford, 1st Baronet, GCB, GCVO, KCSI, ADC (27 July 1836-13 May 1911) was a British Indian Army officer who later served as Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, head of the London Metropolitan Police, from 1890 to 1903.
- Parkash Singh
Major Parkash Singh (31 March 1913- 23 March 1991) was an Indian 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.
- James Whitehead
Brigadier James Whitehead, CB, CMG, CBE, DSO, OStJ, ADC (18 January 1880-1 December 1955) was a British Indian Army officer who later became a senior officer in the London Metropolitan Police. Whitehead was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Edmund Whitehead. He was educated at Dulwich College and at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant into the Royal West Kent Regiment on 12 August 1899, …
- Yahya Khan
Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan (February 4 1917 - August 10 1980) was the President of Pakistan from 1969 to 1971, following the resignation of Ayub Khan.
- Gobind Singh
Gobind Singh (7 December 1887 - 9 December 1942) was an Indian 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.
- Tikka Khan
Tikka Chakka Khan (Urdu: ٹکا خان was Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff from March 1972-March 1976). Khan was born in the village of Jochha Mamdot (Tehsil Kahuta) near Rawalpindi, in 1915 (in what was then British India. He was a graduate of the Indian Military Academy at Dehradun, and was commissioned in 1939. He fought in World War II as part of the Indian Army, and was injured on multiple occasions during the fighting.
- Gaje Ghale
Gaje Ghale (July 1, 1922 -March 28 2000) was a Nepalese 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.
- John Hanning Speke
John Hanning Speke (May 4 1827 - September 15 1864) was an officer in the British Indian army, who made three voyages of exploration to Africa. In 1844 he joined the British Indian Army where he served in the Sikh War under Sir Colin Campbell. He spent his leave exploring the Himalaya Mountains and once crossed into Tibet. In 1854 he made his first voyage, joining the already famous Richard Francis Burton on an expedition to Somalia. The expedition did not go well.
- Henry Montgomery Lawrence
Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence (June 28, 1806 - July 4, 1857) was a British soldier and statesman in India, who died defending Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny. Lawrence was the brother of the John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence and was born at Matara, Ceylon. Educated at Haileybury, in 1823 he joined the Bengal Artillery at the Calcutta suburb of Dum Dum, where also Henry Havelock was stationed about the same time.
- John Masters
Lieutenant Colonel John Masters, DSO (1914-1983) was an English officer in the British Indian Army and novelist. His works are noted for their treatment of the British Empire in India.
- Sam Browne
General Sir Samuel James Browne VC GCB KCSI (3 October 1824 - 14 March 1901) was a British Army cavalry officer in India and the Near East, best known today as the namesake of the Sam Browne belt. He was born in Barrackpore, India, the son of Dr. John Browne, a surgeon in the Bengal Medical Service and his wife Charlotte (née Swinton). Browne joined the 46th Bengal Native Infantry as a subaltern, participating in action at Ramnuggar, Sadoolapore, Chillianwalla and Gujarat.
- Berthold Wells Key
Lieutenant-General Berthold Wells 'Billy' Key, CB, DSO, MC, ADC, (1895 - 1986) was a British Indian Army officer.
- Tul Bahadur Pun
Tul Bahadur Pun VC (born 23 March 1923) is a Nepalese recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. In addition to the Victoria Cross, Mr Pun VC has been awarded 10 other medals, including the Burma Star. He is a living recipient. He later achieved the rank of Honourary Lieutenant.
- Francis Younghusband
Lieutenant Colonel Sir Francis Edward Younghusband (31 May, 1863 - 31 July, 1942) was a British Army officer, explorer, and spiritualist. He is remembered chiefly for his travels in the Far East and Central Asia and his writings on the subject.
- Colin MacKenzie
Colonel Colin Mackenzie was Surveyor General of India, and an art collector and orientalist. Mackenzie was born in Stornoway, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. He produced many of the first accurate maps of India, and his research and collections contributed significantly to the field of Asian studies. He began his career as a customs officer in Stornoway, but at age 28, joined the British East India Company as an officer in the engineers.
- Agansing Rai
Agansing Rai VC, MM (1920 - 2000) was a Nepalese 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.
- Umrao Singh
Captain Umrao Singh VC (11 July, 1920 - 21 November, 2005) was an Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was the only non-commissioned officer in the Royal Artillery or the Royal Indian Artillery to be awarded the Victoria Cross during the Second World War, …
- John Nicholson
John Nicholson was a Victorian era military hero. Born in Dublin, Ireland, the eldest son of Dr. Alexander Jaffray Nicholson and Clara Hogg, Nicholson was an officer of the army of the British East India Company. John Nicholson was instrumental in the settlement of the North-West Frontier and a played a legendary part in the Indian Mutiny.
- Kodandera Madappa Cariappa
Field Marshal Kodandera Madappa Cariappa OBE (28 January 1899 - 15 May 1993) was the first Indian Chief of Staff and led the Indian forces on the Western Front during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1947. He is among only two Indian military officers to hold the highest rank of Field Marshal (the other being Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw). His distinguished military career spanned almost three decades, at the highest point of which, …
- Henry William Pitcher
Henry William Pitcher VC (1841-5 July 1875) was an English 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.
- Karamjeet Singh Judge
Lieutenant Karamjeet Singh Judge was an Indian 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.
- Iskander Mirza
Iskander Ali Mirza (Urdu: اسکندر مرزا was the first President of Pakistan and held that position from 1956 until 1958. He was also the fourth Governor-General of Pakistan before it was replaced by the Presidency.
- John Cook
John Cook VC (August 28, 1843 - December 18, 1879) was a Scottish 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.
- Dighton Probyn
General Sir Dighton MacNaghton Probyn VC, GCB, GCSI, GCVO, ISO (21 January 1833-20 June 1924) born in London he was an English 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.
- Nand Singh
Nand Singh VC, MVC (24 September 1914- 12 December 1947) was an Indian 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.
- Hannah Billig
Dr Hannah Billig GM, MBE (4 October, 1901 -11 July, 1987) was a doctor who worked in the East End of London. Her popularity with her patients, and her war-time efforts, led to her being called "The Angel of Cable Street"
- Ishar Singh
Captain Ishar Singh, (13 December 1895 - 2 December 1963) was an Indian 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.
- Francis Tuker
Sir Francis Ivan Simms Tuker, KCIE CB DSO OBE was a British Indian Army officer. Born on 4th July 1894 and educated at Brighton College, of which he was in later life a governor, Tuker served in the Indian Army and was most famous for commanding the Indian 4th Infantry Division during the Western Desert and Italian Campaigns of the Second World War. He commanded the 4th Indian Division from 30th December 1941 to 4th February 1944 when he was given the Ceylon Army command.
- John Carter
Lieutenant-Colonel John Fillis Carré Carter CBE (1882-14 July 1944) was Assistant Commissioner "A" of the London Metropolitan Police, responsible for administration and uniformed policing, from 1 November 1938 to September 1940. Carter was the son of a Captain in the Royal Engineers. He was educated at Wellington College and Sandhurst. Having passed out as Queen's Cadet, he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant into the Indian Staff Corps on 28 July 1900.
- John George Smyth
Brigadier Sir John George Smyth, 1st Baronet, VC MC (25 October 1893, Teignmouth - 26 April 1983, Marylebone) was an English 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. He later became a Conservative Member of Parliament. Jackie Smyth was educated at Repton and the Royal Military College. He was 21 years old, and a lieutenant in the 15th Ludhiana Sikhs, …
- Paul Scott
Paul Mark Scott was a British novelist, playwright, and poet, best known for his monumental tetralogy the "Raj Quartet." His novel "Staying On" won the Booker Prize for 1977.
- James John McLeod Innes
James John McLeod Innes (February 5 1830-December 13 1907) (VC, CB) was a Scottish 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. He was 28 years old, and a lieutenant in the Bengal Engineers, Indian Army during the Indian Mutiny. On 23 February 1858 at Sultanpore, India, Lieutenant Innes, far in advance of the leading skirmishers, …
- Samuel Tickell
Colonel Samuel Richard Tickell (August 19, 1811 - April 20, 1875) was a British army officer, artist and ornithologist in India and Burma. Tickell was born at Cuttack in India. He was educated in England, returning at the age of nineteen to join the Bengal Native Infantry. He served in Bengal until 1840, when he was made commander of Brian Hodgson's military escort to Katmandu.
- Francis Aylmer Maxwell
Brigadier General Francis Aylmer Maxwell VC, CSI, DSO & Bar (7 September 1871 - 21 September 1917) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Maxwell was 28 years old, and a Lieutenant in the Indian Staff Corps, Indian Army, …
- Khudadad Khan
Khudadad Khan VC (20 October 1888 - 8 March 1971) was the first Indian 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. He was the first native-born Indian to win the VC. Khan later achieved the rank of subedar. Khudadad Khan hailed from village Dub in Chakwal District of the Punjab Province of present day Pakistan.
- Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi
(PA – 477) Lieutenant General Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi HJ, MC (1915 - February 2, 2004), was a general officer of the Pakistan Army. In 1971, as a Lieutenant General, Niazi was in charge of Eastern contingent of the Pakistani Army during the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War.
- Donald Martin Stewart
Field Marshal Sir Donald Martin Stewart, 1st Baronet, GCB GCSI CIE, (21 March 1824 - 26 March 1900), was a British field marshal.