British Victoria Cross

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_decoration
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Ministry_of_Defence_(UK)
gptkbp:award gptkb:British_honours_system
gptkbp:awardedBy members of the British Armed Forces
members of Commonwealth forces
gptkbp:awardedFor valour in the presence of the enemy
gptkbp:awardedPosthumously yes
gptkbp:awardedToCivilians rarely
gptkbp:awardedToWomen no
gptkbp:awardYear gptkb:Crimean_War
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
other conflicts
gptkbp:canRestore yes
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Hancocks_&_Co.
gptkbp:displayedAt gptkb:Australian_War_Memorial
gptkb:Canadian_War_Museum
gptkb:National_Army_Museum
gptkb:Auckland_War_Memorial_Museum
Imperial War Museum
gptkbp:established 1856
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:Queen_Victoria
gptkbp:firstAwarded 1857
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British Victoria Cross
gptkbp:inscription FOR VALOUR
gptkbp:locationOfOriginalWarrant gptkb:London_Gazette
gptkbp:material bronze
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:VC
gptkbp:notableRecipient gptkb:William_Hall
gptkb:Charles_Upham
gptkb:Jack_Cornwell
gptkb:Johnson_Beharry
gptkb:Noel_Chavasse
gptkbp:precedence highest
gptkbp:presentedBy British monarch
gptkbp:relatedAward gptkb:George_Cross
gptkb:Victoria_Cross_for_Australia
gptkb:Victoria_Cross_for_Canada
gptkb:Victoria_Cross_for_New_Zealand
gptkbp:repealedBy yes
gptkbp:ribbonColor crimson
gptkbp:shape gptkb:cross_pattée
gptkbp:totalAwarded over 1,300
gptkbp:totalPosthumous over 400
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Victoria_Cross_for_New_Zealand
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5