Where are VC Medals held?

Reference VC-0004
Volume The Victoria Cross
Collection Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead

Transcript

Unfortunately, there is no one place where VCs are held. Rather, they can be found in:

  • Privately held by relatives of collectors.
  • Local museums.
  • Regimental museums such as The Guards Museum at Wellington Barracks, London.
  • Imperial War Museum (IWM), London.
  • National Army Museum (NAM), Chelsea.

The Michael A Ashcroft Trust owns the Lord Ashcroft Medal Collection. This is the largest collection of Victoria Crosses in the world. There is also a smaller set of George Crosses, along with other gallantry awards. Lord Ashcroft’s philanthropic aim is to preserve the legacy of the men and women that the medals honour. Until Nov 2025, these were on display in the Lord Ashcroft Gallery at the IWM, which has now closed. The aim is to display them at the National Army Museum within the next 24 months.

Images

https://lordashcroftmedalcollection.com/ on 31 Aug 2026

Curator's References

‘Lord Ashcroft’s VCs and GCs to have a new home at the National Army Museum‘ was posted on the National Army Museum website [dated 14 Mar 2026].

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