Victoria Cross

noun

1. a British decoration awarded to soldiers and sailors for acts of conspicuous bravery in the presence of the enemy. V.C.

Victoria Cross

noun

1. the highest decoration for gallantry in the face of the enemy awarded to the British and Commonwealth armed forces: instituted in 1856 by Queen Victoria

Word History and Origins

Origin of Victoria Cross¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

After the war, Daniel Laidlaw struggled to deal with the fame and celebrity that came with his Victoria Cross.

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Others buried there include a recipient of the Victoria Cross, George Wheeler, and the grandfather of the actress Charlotte Rampling – Sapper Harris Johnson Rampling.

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He was treated for his wounds at a hospital in Brighton and was later decorated with the Victoria Cross.

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He was awarded the Victoria Cross – the highest recognition for valour that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth Armed Forces – on 29 August, 1944.

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A judge in 2023 ruled that news articles alleging the Victoria Cross recipient had murdered four unarmed Afghans were true, but Mr Roberts-Smith had argued the judge made legal errors.

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