Victoria Crosses
The following members of the regiment were awarded the Victoria Cross:
- Private George William Chafer, Great War
- Private John Cunningham, Great War
- Second Lieutenant John Harrison, Great War
- Sergeant Harold Jackson, Great War
- Private Eric Anderson, Second World War
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