Holders of The Victoria Cross
Eight Old Cliftonians have won the Victoria Cross, one in the Second Boer War, five in the First World War (1914–1918), one in the Russian Civil War (North Russia Relief Force, 1919), and one in the Second World War.
- Second Boer War:
- Sergeant Horace Robert Martineau VC (at Clifton 1888–1889) (1874–1916). He later achieved the rank of Lieutenant.
- First World War:
- Richard Douglas Sandford VC (11 May 1891 – 23 November 1918) was a Royal Navy officer who took part in the Zeebrugge Raid and won the Victoria Cross.
- Captain Theodore Wright, VC (at Clifton 1897–1900) (1883–1914)
- Lieutenant Cyril Gordon Martin, VC, CBE, DSO (at Clifton 1910-1910) (1891–1980). He later achieved the rank of Brigadier.
- Lieutenant Edward Donald Bellew, VC (at Clifton 1897–1900) (1882–1961). He later achieved the rank of Captain.
- Captain George Henry Tatham Paton, VC, MC (at Clifton 1909–1914) (1895–1917)
- Russian Civil War:
- Commander Claude Congreve Dobson, VC, DSO (at Clifton 1893–1900) (1885–1940)
- Second World War:
- Lance-Corporal John Pennington Harman, VC, (at Clifton 1923–1925) (1914–1944)
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