John Alexander

male, deceased (1857)
From Lucknow, British, Irish, crimea, Crimean War Victoria Cross recipient, Victoria Cross recipient…VictoriaCross
John Alexander was born in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland (date unknown), died 24 September 1857, and was by birth an Irish recipient of the...

Kerry Stokes

male, 69 years old
Alfred Shout, Art collector, Australian mass media owner, WesTrac, National Basketball League, Perth Wildcats…VictoriaCross
Kerry Stokes AO (born on) is the chairman of Seven Network, one of the largest broadcasting corporations in Australia, and a recipient of the Order...
William Hall

William Hall

male, deceased (1904)
William Peel, Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross recipient, Indian Mutiny, VictoriaCross, Pre-Confederation Nova Scotia, Ganges River…Victoria Cross recipient
William Hall (April 28, 1827 - August 25 1904) was the first black person, the first Nova Scotian, and third Canadian-born recipient of the...
Leonard Cheshire

Leonard Cheshire

male, deceased (1992)
Roman Catholic, World War II, Ryder-Cheshire Foundation, The Leonard Cheshire Foundation, Old Stoic, Old Dragon…Recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross, British World War II Victoria Cross recipient, VictoriaCross, distinguished flying cross
Group Captain Geoffrey Leonard Cheshire, Baron Cheshire, VC, OM, DSO and Two Bars, DFC (7 September 1917 – 31 July 1992) was a British RAF pilot du...
Albert Ball

Albert Ball

male (Nottingham)
Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, Military Cross, Royal Flying Corps, Distinguished Service Order, British World War I killed in action, Old Nottinghamian…VictoriaCross, World War I Victoria Cross recipient
Captain Albert Ball (1896-1917) was Britain's highest scoring profile fighter pilot during World War One. Ball, who was born in Nottingham,...
William Jones

William Jones

male, deceased (1913)
British, British Army soldier, Victoria Cross recipient, English, From evesham, VictoriaCross
William Jones (1839 - 15 April 1913) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the...
Gordon Campbell

Gordon Campbell

male, deceased (1953)
National Liberal Party politician, Old Alleynian, Légion d'honneur, dulwich college, VictoriaCross, First World War…World War I Victoria Cross recipient
Vice-Admiral Gordon Campbell VC, DSO & 2 Bars, Croix de guerre avec Palmes, Legion d'Honneur (January 6, 1886 - July 3, 1953) was an English...
Albert Jacka

Albert Jacka

male, deceased (1932)
from St Kilda, Victoria, World War I Victoria Cross recipient, Victorian local government politician, Recipient of the Military Cross, Winchelsea, Victoria, Mayor…St Kilda, Victoria, From Victoria, VictoriaCross, Military Cross
Albert Jacka VC MC and Bar (10 January, 1893 - 17 January, 1932) was the first Australian to receive the Victoria Cross during the First World War....
Idi Amin

Idi Amin

male, deceased (2003)
Al Hadji, Doctor, ethnic persecution, 1971 Ugandan coup d'état, hajji, british colonial…VictoriaCross, Military Cross
Idi Amin Dada (mid-1920s -16 August 2003) was an army officer and president of Uganda. Amin joined the British colonial regiment, the King's...

John Thomas

male, deceased (1954)
World War I, Lance-Corporal, First World War, VictoriaCross, British Army, World War I Victoria Cross recipient
John Thomas (1886 - 1954) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the...