The Victoria Cross

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gallantry award military decoration

The Victoria Cross is the United Kingdom’s highest and most prestigious military decoration, awarded for extraordinary valour in the presence of the enemy.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Victoria Cross	76
British Victoria Cross	2
The Victoria Cross canonical	1
Victoria Cross (as commander, not recipient)?	1
Victoria Cross (multiple recipients)	1
Victoria Cross awards of the Falklands War	1
Victoria Cross for actions during the Indian Mutiny	1
Victoria Cross for valour	1
Victoria Cross medal	1
Victoria Cross recipients	1
posthumous Victoria Cross	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	gallantry award ⓘ military decoration ⓘ
awardedFor	extraordinary valour in the presence of the enemy ⓘ extreme devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy ⓘ most conspicuous bravery ⓘ some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice ⓘ
awardingAuthority	United Kingdom Ministry of Defence ⓘ surface form: Ministry of Defence (UK)
awardingCountries	Dominion of Australia ⓘ surface form: Australia (until creation of VC for Australia and then in its own form) Canada (until creation of VC for Canada and then in its own form) ⓘ New Zealand (until creation of VC for New Zealand and then in its own form) ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
canBeAwardedMultipleTimes	true ⓘ
canBeAwardedPosthumously	true ⓘ
confersStyle	entitlement to use post-nominal letters VC ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
designFeatures	St Edward's Crown ⓘ surface form: crown of Saint Edward lion statant guardant ⓘ
eligibility	all ranks ⓘ members of previous British Empire territories ⓘ members of the armed forces of the Commonwealth ⓘ
establishedBy	Queen Victoria ⓘ
establishedOn	1856-01-29 ⓘ
firstAwardedForConflict	Crimean War ⓘ
hasCivilianEquivalent	The George Cross ⓘ surface form: George Cross
inscription	FOR VALOUR ⓘ
isHighest	British honours system gallantry award ⓘ United Kingdom military decoration for valour ⓘ
languageOfInscription	English ⓘ
legalProtection	wearing without entitlement is an offence in the UK ⓘ
material	bronze ⓘ
monarchWhoAwards	British monarch ⓘ
multipleAwardDevice	Bar ⓘ
namedAfter	Queen Victoria ⓘ
obverseDepiction	crown surmounted by lion with inscription FOR VALOUR ⓘ
postNominals	VC ⓘ
precedenceOver	all other British orders, decorations and medals ⓘ
presentedBy	reigning monarch or representative ⓘ
relatedAward	The George Cross ⓘ surface form: George Cross Victoria Cross for Australia ⓘ Victoria Cross for Canada ⓘ Victoria Cross for New Zealand ⓘ
retroactiveTo	1854-01-01 ⓘ
reverseFeatures	date of the act of valour ⓘ
ribbonColour	crimson ⓘ dark blue (Royal Navy until 1918) ⓘ
shape	Maltese cross pattée ⓘ
status	currently awarded ⓘ
suspension	straight bar with laurel leaves ⓘ
typicalRecipientRank	any rank including private soldier or equivalent ⓘ

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Instruction

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Input

Subject: The Victoria Cross
Description of subject: The Victoria Cross is the United Kingdom’s highest and most prestigious military decoration, awarded for extraordinary valour in the presence of the enemy.

Referenced by (87)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

British honours system → includes → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

Gurkha units → decoratedWith → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross (multiple recipients)

Lord Roberts → awardReceived → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross

Distinguished Service Order → higherAward → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross

Lord Gort → awardReceived → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross

The George Cross → isOftenGroupedWith → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

subject surface form: George Cross

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross

Bernard Freyberg → awardReceived → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross

Billy Bishop → awardReceived → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross

Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander → awardReceived → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross (as commander, not recipient)?

Reginald Warneford → awardReceived → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross

Bernard Warburton-Lee → awardReceived → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross

Guy Gibson → awardReceived → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross

No. 617 Squadron RAF → awardedToMembers → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross

Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts → awardReceived → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross

Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts → posthumousAward → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross

James McCudden → awardReceived → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross

Albert Ball → awardReceived → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross

Frederick → awardReceived → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

subject surface form: Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross

Distinguished Conduct Medal → higherAward → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross

Conspicuous Gallantry Cross → higherAward → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross

DSO → higherAward → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

subject surface form: Distinguished Service Order

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross

VC → standsFor → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross

VC → denotes → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross

VC → indicatesAward → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross

William Hunt (soldier) → awardReceived → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross

William Hunt (soldier) → hasHonor → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross

Edward Mannock → awardReceived → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross

John → awardReceived → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

subject surface form: John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross

Sir Evelyn Wood → awardReceived → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross

Major William Barker → awardReceived → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

subject surface form: William George Barker

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross

New Zealand (until creation of VC for New Zealand and then in its own form) → previouslyUsedDecoration → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

subject surface form: New Zealand

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross

Victoria Cross for Australia → basedOn → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross

Victoria Cross for Canada → designBasedOn → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Victoria Cross

Victoria Cross for New Zealand → equivalentTo → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross

Victoria Cross for New Zealand → modeledOn → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Victoria Cross

Victoria Cross for New Zealand → distinctFrom → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross

Hall → hasAwardReceived → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

subject surface form: William Hall

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross

Redvers Buller → awardReceived → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross

Military Medal (United Kingdom) → relatedAward → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross

Warneford → hasHonor → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

subject surface form: Reginald Warneford

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross

Destruction of Zeppelin LZ 37 → award → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross

Victor A. Crutchley → awardReceived → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross

Victor A. Crutchley → notableAward → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross

Philip Neame → awardReceived → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross

Whitchurch, Denbighshire → awardReceived → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

subject surface form: Bernard Warburton-Lee

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross

London Gazette Victoria Cross citation → awardTypeRecorded → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

subject surface form: London Gazette Victoria Cross citation for Bernard Warburton-Lee

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross

London Gazette Victoria Cross citation → associatedWithDecoration → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

subject surface form: London Gazette Victoria Cross citation for Bernard Warburton-Lee

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross medal

London Gazette Victoria Cross citation → honourRecorded → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

subject surface form: London Gazette Victoria Cross citation for Bernard Warburton-Lee

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross for valour

Henry Warburton-Lee → awardReceived → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

subject surface form: Bernard Warburton-Lee

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross

Van Doos → awardReceived → The Victoria Cross ⓘ

subject surface form: Paul Triquet

this entity surface form: Victoria Cross