The Victoria Cross Blog

Rich Bartle
Thomas Hunter - VC

Thomas Hunter - VC

"Corporal Hunter continued to shout encouragement to his men whilst laying down fire until he was finally killed from a burst of machine gun fire - he was just 21 years old.⁠"

Read more →


Rich Bartle
Anders Lassen - VC

Anders Lassen - VC

"Like most Officers of his rank, he continually found himself in drunken bar fights, and was renowned for his volatile temper, complete lack of discretion, and utter contempt for the rules.⁠"

Read more →


Rich Bartle
Lachhiman Gurung - VC

Lachhiman Gurung - VC

"As dawn broke, the bodies of 87 dead Japanese soldiers were counted in the vicinity of the company’s line - 31 of those said dead bodies lay in front of Lachhiman Gurungs Kukri."

Read more →


Rich Bartle
James Gordon - VC

James Gordon - VC

"Crawling forward alone over ground now racked by enemy machine-gun fire and grenades, James managed to get within a few feet of the machine-gun post undetected..."

Read more →

Recent articles