Old Shirburnians - Victoria Cross Holders

Victoria Cross Holders

Five Old Shirburnians have been awarded the Victoria Cross, to whom a memorial plaque was commissioned, the unveiling of which took place in the School Chapel on 19 September 2004.

  • Rear Admiral Henry James Raby VC CB.
    VC won in the Crimean War, when he was a Lieutenant in the Naval Brigade. Raby was the first man to actually receive the medal, with Queen Victoria pinning it onto him in the first investiture.
  • Brigadier General Sir Arthur George Hammond VC, KCB DSO
    VC won in the Second Afghan War, when he was a Captain in the Bengal Staff Corps, Indian Army
  • Major General Charles Edward Hudson VC, CB, DSO & Bar MC
    VC won in the First World War, when he was a Temporary Lieutenant Colonel in the Sherwood Foresters
  • Major Edward Bamford VC, DSO,
    VC won in the First World War, when he was a Captain in the Royal Marine Light Infantry
  • Captain John Hollington Grayburn VC,
    VC granted posthumously and he was gazetted Captain; won in the Second World War, as a Lieutenant in the Parachute Regiment

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