Victoria Cross
Recipients of the Victoria Cross:
- Rifleman John Bradshaw 2nd Bn Royal Irish Rifles.1944. D-day sword beach
- Rifleman William Frederick McFadzean. 1st Bn Royal Irish Rifles. 1916. Thiepval.
- Rifleman Robert Quigg. 12th Bn Royal Irish Rifles. 1916. Hamel, Somme.
- Second Lieutenant Edmund De Wind. 15th Bn Royal Irish Rifles. 1918. Grugies, France.
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