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Bingham was repatriated soon after the war and was invested with the Victoria Cross at Buckingham Palace on 13 December, 1918.<ref>Bingham Service Record. {{T

...d to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 1 January, 1910, vice [[Charles Henry Cross|Cross]], promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}}.{{Gaz|28325|30|4 January, 1910}} ...he was appointed an Additional Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) dated 31 May.{{

...Kirwan [q.v.] , dean of Killala. After education at the Naval School, New Cross, he became a naval cadet in 1848. He served for several years on the Austra ...f of Echowe (3 April). He was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to Queen Victoria dated 15 June, vice [[Anthony Hiley Hoskins|Hoskins]].{{Gaz|24743|4472|15 J

...dinary Member of the Military Division of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, of the Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) on 10 December.{{Gaz|28670|9395|12 Decem He was installed as a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in a ceremonial investiture at Westminster Abbey,

...ion to the rank of {{CommRN}} by applying for a place in the Royal Yacht ''Victoria and Albert'', which he obtained, his appointment in succession Lieutenant [ ...he was appointed an Additional Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) on 3 June, 1918

Queen Victoria telegraphed Prince Leiningen on 29 December approving Battenberg's appointm ...dditional Member of the Civil Division of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, of the Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) on 21 June, 1887.{{Gaz|25712|3364|21 Jun

...22 January, 1877, Hoskins was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to Queen Victoria, vice Stirling.{{Gaz|24413|502|2 February, 1877}} On the occasion of the Q ...} He was appointed an Ordinary Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) on 17 November.

...to the [[China Station]] as commander-in-chief. On the occasion of Queen Victoria's golden jubilee, he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, ...ay he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) on 25 May, 1895

...n-Chief, Portsmouth]], on 26 June for the Fleet Review commemorating Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, which he commanded.<ref>"The Naval Review at Spithead" ( ...the 6-in guns in ''Majestics'' and later battleships should have "A" class cross connected sights, with one V.P. 7 to 21 scope and one 3 power illuminated s

Ernest Frederick Augustus Gaunt was born on 25 March, 1865, in Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, the son of William Henry Gaunt, barrister and judge (1830 &ndas ...elped Churchill with his polo ponies. [Should] never have been allowed to cross the threshold of a quarterdeck. [Self]-Advertiser. No place inside the Se

From ''Polyphemus'', May went to the Royal Yacht ''Victoria & Albert'' on 9 May, 1884.{{NLJul87|p. 246}} ...jubilee celebrations. He was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to Queen Victoria dated 7 May, 1899, vice [[John Pakenham Pipon|Pipon]].{{Gaz|27081|3186|19 M

On the occasion of Queen Victoria's golden jubilee, he was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class ...97}} He was appointed [[First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to Queen Victoria on 23 August.{{Gaz|26885|4726|24 August, 1897}}

On the occasion of Queen Victoria's golden jubilee, he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, o He was appointed an Ordinary Member of the First Division, or Knight Grand Cross, of the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) on 9 November,

...ined in 1855 distinguished himself afloat and ashore, winning the Victoria Cross in 1884 for gallantry displayed in the Sudan. Rising to fleet command in t ...t in the Sudan, during the campaign against Mahdists, and won the Victoria Cross (21 May 1884) for his gallantry at the battle of El Teb on 29 February, 188

On 18 January, 1886, Hotham was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to Queen Victoria, vice [[James Elphinstone Erskine|Erskine]].{{Gaz|25551|329|22 January, 188 He was appointed a Knight Grand Cross in the Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) on 8 March, 1901.{{Gaz|27292|1647|8

...slands, died at Tortola in the West Indies. His mother was given by Queen Victoria a residence at Hampton Court and went to live there with her young family a He was appointed an Honorary Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, of the Civil Division of the Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) on 9 November, 190

Burney was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} from the ''Victoria and Albert'' with seniority of 30 August, 1879.{{Gaz|24758|5309|2 September ...as advanced to be an Additional Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, in the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (G.C.M.G.) for his services

.../> In his final term he befriended [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]]'s grandchildren who had joined in September, 1877; [[Prince Albert Victor ...apparently gained the confidence and trust of Admiral Hoskins, for when ''Victoria'' ran aground Evan-Thomas was entrusted with the responsibility of refloati

Keppel was appointed in command of the Royal Yacht ''Victoria and Albert'' on 4 August, 1905.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Offi He was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order on 1 January, 1930.{{GazSup|33566|6|1 January,

...ruary, 1901}} On 1 April he was appointed in command of the Royal Yacht ''Victoria and Albert'', and on 1 July was appointed {{Com2RN}} whilst in command of h ...ay he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) on 3 June, 1913

...At the naval review held in 1897 to celebrate the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria, the Turbinia created a sensation by racing down the lines of warships at a ...ed by the sister ship Queen Alexandra, and within the next year or two the cross-channel boats Queen and Brighton were fitted with turbines. The Parsons Mar

...ointments, and was promoted to {{FleetRN}} in 1892 at the request of Queen Victoria. He served in the House of Commons as Member of Parliament for two terms. ...to a large store of forage and corn, for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross on 24 February, 1857. The citation read:

...serves]], and in January, 1895 was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria.<ref name=Obit/> ...he was appointed an Additional Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) on 19 June, 191

...ed mainly due to the temper and tact shown by Hornby, whom the governor of Victoria wished to take forcible measures and the responsibility of them. When the d ...rman princes. Hornby was, in fact, a horseman from his childhood, and as a cross-country rider was among the best. Although he completely recovered from a s

...(Royal Navy)|Mate]] on 13 May, 1852, and appointment to the royal yacht ''Victoria and Albert''. He served in her until 14 September and then received the cus On the occasion of Queen Victoria's golden jubilee, he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class,

...rtsmouth on 2 June, 1867, the son of Captain James G. Goodenough, R.N. and Victoria Henrietta Hamilton. While serving as Commodore on the [[Australian Station] {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Henry Cross|Charles H. Cross]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)|Captain of Training Ship H.M.S.

Drury was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to Queen Victoria on 23 August, 1897, vice [[Lewis Anthony Beaumont|Beaumont]].{{Gaz|26885|47 ...e occasion of the King's visit to Malta Drury was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) on 15 April, 1907.{{Gaz|28015|2731|

On the occasion of Queen Victoria's birthday Bedford was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Bedford was appointed an Ordinary Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) on 26 June, 190

...d. '''I'''. p. 71.</ref> On 21 September he was promoted "out of" the ''Victoria and Albert'' to the rank of Lieutenant and on 17 October he was appointed t ...905. Issue '''37719''', col C, p. 6.</ref> On 2 June he left London from Victoria Station on the boat train to Dover, bound for Genoa, accompanied by several

...im to place iliereon the position of the Ship by Observation as well as by Cross Bearings; und to lay off the True and Compass Courses. No nominations are allowed on commissioning the 'Excellent,' 'Victoria and Albert,' Steam Guard Ships, Training Ships, or Coast Guard Ships.

...important results of the expedition were the survey of the coast of South Victoria Land, the sounding of the Ross Sea, and investigations into the nature of t ...w cairn surmounted by a cross was built over the tent. Some months later a cross to the memory of the five men was erected at Observation Hill on Hut Point,

...ertfordshire. He entered the navy in 1845 from the Royal Naval School, New Cross, as prize cadet. After serving as a midshipman in HMS Canopus, Nares joined ...°22' E, before being turned back by ice—being the first steam vessel to cross the Antarctic circle. The dredging of glaciated rock fragments in the deep-

...our was appointed an Additional Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) on 22 June, 189 He was appointed [[First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to Queen Victoria on 13 January, 1899.{{Gaz|27043|298|17 January, 1899}}

...ancouver and took another Canadian Pacific Liner to Hong Kong, stopping at Victoria, B.C., Yokohama and Shanghai. His appointment as Commander-in-Chief on the ...he was appointed an Additional Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (G.C.M.G

...ranean from 1877 to 1881. He served as sub-lieutenant in the royal yacht ''Victoria and Albert''. He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of On the occasion of the King's birthday he was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

...ne Light Infantry]]. He is best-known for receiving a posthumous Victoria Cross for his actions at the [[Battle of Jutland]]. ==Victoria Cross Record==

Colville was appointed to the Royal Yacht ''Victoria and Albert'' on 26 August, 1890,{{NLMar91|p. 264}} and was promoted to the On 9 July, 1915, Colville was promoted to Knight Grand Cross in the Royal Victoria Order (G.C.V.O.).{{Gaz|29232|6959|16 July, 1915}} As he noted to Hamilton,

...ucate the Princes at Dartmouth was an important show of confidence. Queen Victoria gave her sanction to the proposal, so long as the boys' tutor, the Reverend ...not be opened until the first term from Osborne could occupy it. Captain Cross of ''Britannia'' [not unnaturally] assumed that he and his staff would tran

Douglas was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to Queen Victoria dated 1 January, 1893, vice [[Edmund John Church|Church]].{{Gaz|26364|265|1 ...f the visit of the French fleet to Britain he was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) on 11 August.{{Gaz|27826|5532|11 Au

He was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to Queen Victoria on 1 January, 1899, vice [[Swinton Colthurst Holland|Holland]],{{Gaz|27043| ...he was appointed an Additional Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) on 19 June.{{Ga

On 15 January, 1878, he was appointed to the Royal Yacht ''Victoria and Albert''. Noel was appointed an Ordinary Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) on 1 January, 1

...dinary Member of the Military Division of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross (G.C.B.), in the Order of the Bath, dated 12 October, 1932.{{Gaz|33872|6413 ...as Killick]]'''|'''[[H.M.Y. Victoria and Albert (1899)|Captain of H.M.Y. ''Victoria and Albert'']]'''<br>1 May, 1919{{NLJan21|p. 884}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ric

He was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to Queen Victoria on 16 September, 1897, vice [[Charles William de la Poer Beresford, First B ...ay he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) on 3 June, 1913

...aman John Carless of {{UK-Caledon|f=p}}, was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross. Carless, who had joined the Royal Navy in September 1915 after being rejec

...the enemy, were awarded for action at Zeebrugge, second only to the eleven Victoria Crosses awarded at Rorke's Drift.

Moore was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to Queen Victoria dated 9 November, 1895, vice [[Archibald Lucius Douglas|Douglas]].{{Gaz|266 ...he was appointed an Additional Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) on 19 June, 191

...ping was done; this culminated in [the] torpedoing of "Sussex" a passenger cross Channel ship & sinking of many unarmed ships including neutrals without war ...ed 3 bombs in London 11:30 am rather still & misty no one saw it, one near Victoria, one Chapel St. Mews, one Harrods', 3 killed at latter, little damage.

He was promoted to Knight Grand Cross in the Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) on 1 February, 1901.{{Gaz|27282|996 ...Thomson]]'''|'''[[H.M.Y. Victoria and Albert II (1855)|Captain of H.M.Y. ''Victoria and Albert II'']]'''<br>15 Oct, 1884{{NLJan01|p. 309''a''}}|Succeeded by<br

...ay he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) on 25 May, 1895 [[Category:Naval Aides-de-Camp to Queen Victoria]]

On the occasion of Queen Victoria's golden jubilee, he was appointed an Additional Member of the Second Class Graham was appointed an Additional Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) on 26 June, 190

He was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to Queen Victoria on 1 January, 1888, vice [[Richard Edward Tracey|Tracey]].{{Gaz|25774|243|6 He was appointed a Knight Grand Cross in the Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) on 2 November, 1902.{{GazSup|27493|

..., and was given a telescope by a Colonel Francis Seymour, equerry to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.<ref>''The Spectator''. 23 June, 1860. p. 591.</ref> ...h; 25 Sep, 1898{{INF}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Henry Cross|Charles H. Cross]]'''}}

...ay he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the First Class, or Knight Grand Cross, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) on 3 June, 1899 [[Category:Naval Aides-de-Camp to Queen Victoria]]

Campbell was award the Victoria Cross for his handling of [[H.M.S. Farnborough (1904)|''Farnborough'']], sinking

...-1Vindictive|f=t}} for the raid on Zeebrugge, and was awarded the Victoria Cross for conspicuous gallantry.

...less, Lt. [[Norman Douglas Holbrook]] was fittingly awarded the [[Victoria Cross]] for his success in reaching a powerful target in deeply defended waters.

fearing that my torpedoes would cross the line of our own ships. chased by enemy's cruisers to the Eastward, and failing to cross

On the occasion of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee McQuhae was appointed an Additional Member of the Third C ...ref>{{NLJul90|p. 209}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles Henry Cross|Charles H. Cross]]'''}}

...e, 1965) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]] who was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions in the [[Sea of Marmora]] in command of {{UK-E11|f=t}}. He ...11|f=t}} on 3 August, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 353}} He was awarded the Victoria Cross for his exploits in her in the Sea of Marmora. Less widely recalled were h

...cer in the [[Royal Navy]]. He was the first submariner awarded a Victoria Cross.

...reinforce Gallipoli by sea. On 21 May, 1915, he was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions in {{UK-E14}}.

...s fired upon in the Dardanelles. He was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross.

...ommand a flotilla of [[Coastal Motor Boat]]s, and was awarded the Victoria Cross "for most conspicuous gallantry" when on 18 August, 1919 his ''C.M.B. 31BD'

...l, 1950) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] who was awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery displayed at Gallipoli in 1915.

He was awarded the U.S. Navy Cross in 1917. He was awarded the [[Victoria Cross]] in September, 1917.<ref>Stuart Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/60/22.|}} f.

...soon undertake an unusual mission. Sandford would receive the [[Victoria Cross]] for his role in commanding the explosives-laden {{UK-C3}} as a mobile dem

Awarded the Victoria Cross for valour in taking H.M.S. ''Walney'', in an enterprise of desperate hazar

...arty under whithering machine gun fire. Harrison was awarded a [[Victoria Cross]] posthumously for his courageous effort.<ref>Harrison Service Record. {{T

...tive}} during the [[Zeebrugge Raid]] and was considered for the [[Victoria Cross]] in the aftermath, though he was not one of those selected to receive the

...In all, he'd been shot right times. He would receive the first Victoria Cross awarded to a member of the Royal Navy in the [[Great War]] for this operati

Guy was awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery under fire in mid-July 1900 during landing force operations in

...ollowing the bombardment in July 1882 and the presentation of the Victoria Cross to Gunner Israel Harding. ...served on the battleships HMS BENBOW (1885), HMS CAMPERDOWN (1885) and HMS VICTORIA (1887) in the Mediterranean. The volume includes technical drawings and tra

...acked Russian ships in Kronstadt Harbour. Steele was awarded the Victoria Cross on 26 April, 1919 for pressing home an attack and being credited with the t

...e [[First Battle of Narvik]] on 10 April, 1940, being awarded the Victoria Cross on 5 June, 1940 for his bold leadership in the battle.<ref>Warburton-Lee Se

...minutes while in clear view of the enemy. Agar was awarded the [[Victoria Cross]] for his audacious success. For his part in an attack on Kronstadt on 18 A

...ank of {{LieutRN}} on 23 January, 1918. He was considered for the Victoria Cross in the aftermath of the raid on Zeebrugge.<ref>Chevallier Service Record.

Cookson was posthumously awarded the [[Victoria Cross]], when at age 31 he ordered his river gunboat ''Comet'' placed alongside a

...nctioned as an assault ship. Bradford was awarded a posthumous [[Victoria Cross]] for his role in the raid.

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...der [[Geoffrey Saxton White]], was later posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross. The citation states that:

...ne doors and flood the magazines. Harvey was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross.{{MarderFDSFIII| p. 65-66}}