What is the inscription on the Victoria Cross?

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Victoria Cross is inscripted with "FOR VALOUR" originally "FOR BRAVERY", until it was changed on the recommendation of Queen Victoria, who thought some might erroneously consider that only the recipients of the VC were brave in battle.

It is the highest recognition for valour "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces of any rank in any service, and civilians under military command. It is also the highest award in the British Honours system.A total of 1,355 Victoria Crosses have been awarded since 1856. No any female recepient so far. The recipient's name, rank, number and unit are engraved on the back of the suspension bar, and the date of the act for which it was awarded on the back of the cross.

The Victoria Cross which is made from bronze-(the metal comes from melted down breeches of guns captured from the Russians at Sebastopol in the Crimea), was instituted by a Royal Warrant dated 29 January 1856. Prince Albert, the Prince Consort, though undocumented was said to be involved in the decision to institute the Victoria Cross. The original Warrant gave the ribbon color as red for the Army and blue for the Navy but with the formation of the Royal Air Force on 1 April 1918, the use of the blue ribbon was abolished. Hancocks (Jewellers) Ltd, London, have made all the Victoria Crosses eversince.

Australia was the first Commonwealth nation to create its own VC, on 15 January 1991. Canada followed in 1993 except that the legend has been changed from "FOR VALOUR" to Latin "PRO VALORE" . New Zealand was the third country to create the VC .Awards of the Victoria Cross are always announced in the pages of the London Gazette.

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Victoria Cross Inscription

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The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest recognition for valour "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces of any rank in any service, and civilians under military command. It is also the highest award in the British Honours system.

The decoration is a cross pattée, 1.375 inches (35 mm) wide, bearing a crown surmounted by a lion, and the inscription "FOR VALOUR". This was originally to have been "FOR BRAVERY", until it was changed on the recommendation of Queen Victoria, who thought some might erroneously consider that only the recipients of the VC were brave in battle. The decoration, suspension bar and link weigh about 0.87 troy ounces (27 g).

The recipient's name, rank, number and unit are engraved on the back of the suspension bar, and the date of the act for which it was awarded on the back of the cross.

The ribbon is crimson, 1.5 inches (38 mm) wide. The original 1856 specification for the award stated that the ribbon should be red for army recipients and blue for naval ones. However the dark blue ribbon was abolished with the formation of the Royal Air Force on 1 April 1918, and living recipients of the naval version were required to exchange their ribbons for red ones

List of award winners;

Eric Charles Twelves Wilson 1940 Observation Hill, Somaliland (now Somalia)
John Alexander Cruickshank 1944 Atlantic
Tulbahadur Pun 1944 Mogaung, Burma (now Myanmar)
Tasker Watkins 1944 Barfour, France
Ian Edward Fraser 1945 Johore Straits, Singapore
Bhanbhagta Gurung 1945 Tamandu, Burma (now Myanmar)
Lachhiman Gurung 1945 Taungdaw, Burma (now Myanmar)
Edward Kenna 1945 Wewak, New Guinea
William Speakman 1951 Korea
Rambahadur Limbu 1965 Sarawak, Borneo
Keith Payne 1969 Ben Het, Vietnam
Johnson Beharry 2005 Al-Amarah, Iraq

Recently deceased
Richard Wallace Annand 1940 River Dyle, Belgium 24 December 2004
Ernest Alvia Smith 1944 River Savio, Italy 3 August 2005
Umrao Singh 1944 Kaladan Valley, Burma 21 November 2005

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What is the inscription on the Victoria Cross?

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The Victoria Cross. Only members of the armed forces can receive the Victoria Cross,civilians can receive the George Cross,so although more Victoria Crosses have been awarded it is exclusive to the military and more prestigious.

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The original inscription was "For Bravery" then it was changed to "For Valour" on the recommendation of Queen Victoria. She thought that some people might mistakenly believe that only its recipients were brave in battle.

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The VC, one simple inscription "For Valour". is the highest bravery award available in the UK to Servicemen for the ultimate acts of heroism on the battlefield. It is usually awarded posthumously. The GC (George Cross) is generally awarded to civilians for outstanding bravery and is also awarded to Servicment for great acts of Courage, NOT in the face of the enemy. The entire Island of Malta was awarded the GC for its courage in the face of the enemy during WW2.