Victoria Cross

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SES ID

• 13602

Notation

• 13602

In scheme

• Subject

Broader

• Military decorations

Definition

• Highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories. The VC was introduced on 29 January 1856 by Queen Victoria to honour acts of valour during the Crimean War.