The Eton College Connection

Reference VC-0003
Volume VC Articles
Collection Victoria Cross Recipients

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The vari­ous wars of the 1800s saw no less than 15 VCs awar­ded to Old Eto­ni­ans. Dur­ing the First World War, Old Eto­ni­ans accu­mu­lated a fur­ther 13 VCs. Five more Vic­toria Crosses were added dur­ing the Second World War.

Source: Derek Hunt

A memorial listing 37 Victoria Cross recipients and recipients of other gallantry awards who were Old Etonians was unveiled in the Cloisters of Eton College, with the inscription “For Valour“. It was unveiled by Queen Elizabeth II on 21 May 2010.

An interesting resource is “List of Etonians who fought in the Great War, 1914-1919“, compiled by E. L. Vaughan published in 1921, and available on the Internet Archive website. The book “IS DEDICATED TO THOSE ETONIANS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR, MCMXIV-MCMXIX“.

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