158:, when it was awarded twelve times to members of the then three guards regiments. By the First World War, the number of guards regiments had increased to five and the number of recipients during the conflict was twenty-four, and a further eight men became recipients during the Second World War. The last award of a VC to a member of the Brigade of Guards was in June 2012 to
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regarding soldiers who would have been awarded the VC had they survived. In a partial reversal of policy in 1902, six of the soldiers mentioned were granted the VC, but not "officially" awarded the medal. In 1907, the posthumous policy was completely reversed and medals were sent to the next of kin
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have instituted their own versions of the VC. As a result, the original
Victoria Cross is sometimes referred to as the "Commonwealth Victoria Cross" or the "Imperial Victoria Cross", to distinguish it from the newer awards.
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nations it is the highest award a soldier can receive for actions in combat. It was established in 1856 and since then has been awarded 1,356 times, including three service personnel who were awarded the VC twice.
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of the six officers and men. The
Victoria Cross warrant was not officially amended to explicitly allow posthumous awards until 1920 but one quarter of all awards for the First World War were posthumous.
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did not contain a specific clause regarding posthumous awards, although official policy was to not award the VC posthumously. Between 1897 and 1901, several notices were issued in the
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400,000 at auction. A number of public and private collections are devoted to the
Victoria Cross. The private collection of
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1705:"The Victoria Cross ... awarded to Captain Alfred Shout have been sold at auction"
1567:. The Scots Guards were known as the Scots Fusilier Guards between 1831 and 1877.
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The Scots Guards was named as the Scots
Fusilier Guards between 1831 and 1877.
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is mostly ceremonial, wearing their distinctive red uniforms, guarding the
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Due to its rarity, the VC is highly prized and the medal has fetched over
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from which the medals are struck is that it derives from
Russian
1727:"Press Release: The Lord Ashcroft Gallery, Extraordinary Heroes"
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list of
Brigade of Guards recipients of the Victoria Cross
2090:"The Guards Regimental Headquarters Coldstream Guards"
2282:"The Guards Regimental Headquarters Grenadier Guards"
2165:(Supplement). 24 December 1918. pp. 15118ā15119.
1820:. National Army Museum. 25 June 2012. Archived from
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2391:. Vol. 61 of Elite Series. Osprey Publishing.
80:. The traditional explanation of the source of the
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2233:"The Guards Regimental Headquarters Scots Guards"
2184:"The Guards Regimental Headquarters Irish Guards"
2135:"The Guards Regimental Headquarters Welsh Guards"
1606:"Victoria Cross: The Premier Award for Gallantry"
1920:(Supplement). 22 March 2013. pp. 5735ā5736.
60:performed in the face of the enemy. Within the
2332:(Supplement). 21 May 1918. pp. 6057ā6058.
2733:British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross
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2263:(Supplement). 16 February 1916. p. 1700.
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1629:"Author explodes myth of the gunmetal VC"
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1758:. National Defence; Government of Canada
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1753:"Pro Valore: Canada's Victoria Cross"
1627:Davies, Catronia (28 December 2005).
1580:were formed on 1 April 1900, and the
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2061:. Commonwealth War Graves Commission
76:to reward acts of valour during the
2410:The Evolution of the Victoria Cross
1542:during the First World War and the
2352:. 23 November 1917. p. 12328.
2123:. 26 November 1918. p. 14039.
1707:. Iain Stewart, Victoria Cross.org
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2372:. 4 September 1917. p. 9261.
2312:. 16 February 1915. p. 1700.
2025:. 20 November 1857. p. 3920.
2005:. 4 September 1917. p. 9260.
1985:. 28 October 1915. p. 10629.
2738:Guards Division (United Kingdom)
2214:. 24 February 1857. p. 662.
2039:. Carmarthen County War Memorial
1900:. 24 February 1857. p. 656.
1664:. 15 January 1907. p. 325.
138:. However like the rest of the
1943:. 19 April 1915. p. 3815.
1778:"Victoria Cross for Australia"
1:
1955:"George Arthur Boyd-Rochfort"
1693:. 18 June 1920. p. 6702.
2389:The Guards Divisions 1914-45
1546:during the Second World War.
2059:"Edward Colquhoun Charlton"
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2092:. Coldstream Guards Museum
1846:. Ministry of Defence (UK)
1608:. Ministry of Defence (UK)
126:The peacetime role of the
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162:of the Grenadier Guards.
1544:Guards Armoured Division
2646:Second Anglo-Afghan War
2387:Chappell, Mike (1995).
2037:"John Vaughan Campbell"
1783:. Australian Government
1155:Scots Fusiliers Guards
894:Scots Fusiliers Guards
749:Scots Fusiliers Guards
691:Scots Fusiliers Guards
372:Scots Fusiliers Guards
62:British honours system
26:
1565:Scots Fusilier Guards
21:
2743:Victoria Cross lists
2708:British 2nd Division
2703:British 1st Division
2576:by branch of service
2406:Crook, M.J. (1975).
1674:Crook 1975, pp.68ā90
1392:12ā13 September 1917
957:12ā13 September 1917
279:George Boyd-Rochfort
132:British Royal Family
1731:Imperial War Museum
1634:The Daily Telegraph
880:Fontaine Notre Dame
540:Christopher Furness
116:Imperial War Museum
90:siege of Sevastopol
39:military decoration
2603:Gurkhas (Nepalese)
2369:The London Gazette
2349:The London Gazette
2329:The London Gazette
2309:The London Gazette
2260:The London Gazette
2211:The London Gazette
2162:The London Gazette
2120:The London Gazette
2022:The London Gazette
2002:The London Gazette
1982:The London Gazette
1940:The London Gazette
1917:The London Gazette
1897:The London Gazette
1864:Chappell 1995, p.5
1804:Chappell 1995, p.4
1690:The London Gazette
1661:The London Gazette
64:and those of many
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1561:Coldstream Guards
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1479:25ā26 August 1914
1474:Coldstream Guards
1450:25 September 1943
1445:Coldstream Guards
1358:Coldstream Guards
1334:27 September 1918
1300:Coldstream Guards
1271:Coldstream Guards
1247:8ā9 February 1944
1160:20 September 1854
928:15 September 1916
899:20 September 1854
851:Sambre-Oise Canal
754:20 September 1854
720:Coldstream Guards
696:20 September 1854
638:27 September 1918
633:Coldstream Guards
575:Coldstream Guards
493:27 September 1918
488:Coldstream Guards
464:28 September 1914
459:Coldstream Guards
406:15 September 1916
401:Coldstream Guards
314:Coldstream Guards
166:Guards recipients
150:forming complete
128:Brigade of Guards
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2636:New Zealand Wars
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2284:. Victoria Cross
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1381:Thomas Woodcock
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1818:"Scots Guards"
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