Corporal Johnson Gideon Beharry VC - 1st Bn, Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment

LIVING HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS
BRITAIN AUSTRALIA GURKHA NEW ZEALAND

LIVING BRITISH VC HOLDERS

Name Johnson Gideon,
BEHARRY		 John Alexander,
CRUICKSHANK		 William,
SPEAKMAN-PITTS
Rank Private Flight Lieutenant Sergeant
Force 1st Bn, Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment 210 Sqdn, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve The Black Watch
att'd 1st Bn, King's Own Scottish Borderers
VC won Al-Amarah, Iraq,
1 May & 11 June 2004		 Arctic Circle,
17 - 18 July 1944 *		 'United' Hilltop, Korea,
4 November 1951
London Gaz 18 March 2005 1 September 1944 28 December 1951
Born Grenada, West Indies,
27 July 1979		 Aberdeen,
20 May 1920		 Altrincham, Cheshire,
21 September 1927
Residing England Scotland England
Location
of VC		 Not publicly held Not publicly held National War Museum of Scotland,
Edinburgh Castle
Remarks None * Sinking of U-361 None

LIVING AUSTRALIAN VC HOLDERS

Name Keith,
PAYNE		 Mark Gregor,
DONALDSON		 Daniel Alan,
KEIGHRAN		 Benjamin,
ROBERTS-SMITH
Rank Warrant Office Class II Trooper Corporal Corporal
Force Australian Army Training Team, Vietnam Australian Special Air Service Regiment 6th Bn, Royal Australian Regiment Australian Special Air Service Regiment
VC won Hen Het, Vietnam,
24 May 1969		 Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan,
2 September 2008		 Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan,
24 August 2010		 Tizak, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan,
11 June 2010
London Gaz 19 September 1969 16 January 2009
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette		 31 October 2012
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette		 24 January 2011
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette
Born Ingham, Queensland,
30 August 1933		 Waratah, Newcastle, NSW,
2 April 1979		 Nambour, Queensland,
18 June 1983		 Perth, Western Australia,
1 November 1978
Residing Australia Australia Australia Australia
Location
of VC		 Maryborough Museum, Queensland Australian War Memorial, Canberra ( loan ) Australian War Memorial, Canberra ( loan ) Australian War Memorial, Canberra
Remarks None 'Victoria Cross for Australia' 'Victoria Cross for Australia' 'Victoria Cross for Australia'
Medal for Gallantry

LIVING GURKHA VC HOLDERS

Name RAMBAHADUR LIMBU


Rank Captain


Force 10th Gurkha Rifles


VC won Gunong Tepol, Indonesia,
21 November 1965


London Gaz 21 April 1966


Born Chyangthapu Village, Nepal,
July 1939


Residing England


Location
of VC		 Not publicly held


Remarks MVO


LIVING NEW ZEALAND VC HOLDERS

Name Bill Henry
APIATA


Rank Corporal


Force 1st New Zealand Special Air Service Group


VC won Afghanistan,
2004


London Gaz 2 July 2007
Government House, Wellington


Born Mangakino, Waikato,
28 June 1972


Residing New Zealand


Location
of VC		 New Zealand SAS Trust, Papakura, Auckland


Remarks 'Victoria Cross for New Zealand'


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