This is the story of all the Australian Victoria Cross recipients. Their deeds, the battles and wars they fought in and the impact their actions had on Australia’s history.
Victoria Cross recipients below are listed by the campaign and the date of action for which they received their award.
Note: to see how old they were when the action took place, subtract the date of birth from the date of action. Key to abbreviations is listed at the bottom.
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| Date of Action | Unit | |
| World War 1 | ||
| Axford, L-Cpl. Thomas Leslie 18 Jun 1894 – 11 Oct 1983 | 4 Jul 1918 | 16th Battalion |
| Beatham, Private Robert Matthew 16 Jun 1894 – 11 Aug 1918 * | 9 Aug 1918 | 8th Battalion |
| Birks, 2nd Lt. Frederick 16 Aug 1894 – 21 Sep 1917 * | 20 Sept 1917 | 6th Battalion |
| Blackburn, Lt. Arthur Seaforth 25 Nov 1892 – 24 Nov 1960 | 23 July 1916 | 10th Battalion |
| Borella, Lt. Albert Chalmers 7 Aug 1881 – 7 Feb 1968 | 17-18 July 1918 | 26th Battalion |
| Brown, Cpl. Walter Ernest 3 Jul 1885 – 15 Feb 1942 ? ** | 6 July 1918 | 20th Battalion |
| Buckley, Temp. Cpl. Alexander H. 22 Jul 1891 – 2 Sep 1918 * | 1 – 2 Sept 1918 | 54th Battalion |
| Buckley, Sgt. Maurice Vincent (alias Gerald Sexton) 13 Apr 1891 – 27 Jan 1922 | 18 Sept 1918 | 13th Battalion |
| Bugden, Pte. Patrick Joseph 17 Mar 1897 – 28 Sep 1917 * | 26 -28 Sept 1917 | 31st Battalion |
| Carrol, Pte. John 16 Aug 1891 – 4 Oct 1971 | 7 – 10 June 1917 | 33rd Battalion |
| Cartwright, Pte. George 9 Dec 1894 – 2 Feb 1978 | 31 Aug 1918 | 33rd Battalion |
| Castleton, Sgt. Claud Charles 12 Apr 1893 – 28 Jul 1916 * | 28 July 1916 | 5th Machine Gun Company |
| Cherry, Cpt. Percy Herbert 4 Jun 1895 – 27 Mar 1917 * | 26 Mar 1917 | 26th Battalion |
| Cooke, Pte. Thomas 5 Jul 1881 – 25 July 1916 * | 24 – 25 July 1916 | 8th Battalion |
| Currey, Pte. William Matthew 19 Sep 1895 – 30 Apr 1948 | 1 Sept 1918 | 53rd Battalion |
| Dalziel, Pte. Henry 18 Feb 1893 – 24 Jul 1965 | 4 July 1918 | 15th Battalion |
| Dartnell, Temp. Lt William Thomas (alias Wilbur Taylor Dartnell) 6 Apr 1885 – 3 Sep 1915 * | 3 Sept 1915 | 25th (Service), Battalion (Frontiersmen), the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) |
| Davey, Cpl. Phillip 10 Oct 1896- 21 Dec 1953 | 28 June 1918 | 10th Battalion |
| Dwyer, Sgt John James 9 Mar 1890 – 17 Jan 1962 | 26 Sept 1917 | 4th Machine Gun Company |
| Gaby, Lt. Alfred Edward 25 Jan 1892 – 11 Aug 1918 * | 8 Aug 1918 | 28th Battalion |
| Gordon, L-Cpl. Bernard Sidney 16 Aug 1891 – 19 Oct 1963 | 27 Aug 1918 | 41st Battalion |
| Grieve, Cpt. Robert Cuthbert 19 Jun 1889 – 4 Oct 1957 | 7 June 1917 | 37th Battalion |
| Hall, Cpl. Arthur Charles 11 Aug 1896 – 25 Feb 1978 | 1 – 2 Sept 1918 | 54th Battalion |
| Howell, Cpl. George Julian 19 Nov 1893 – 24 Dec 1964 | 6 May 1917 | 1st Battalion |
| Ingram, Lt. George Mawby (Morby) 18 Mar 1889 – 1 Jul 1961 | 5 Oct 1918 | 24th Battalion |
| Inwood, Pte. Reginald Roy 14 Jul 1890 – 23 Oct 1971 | 20 – 21 Sept 1917 | 10th Battalion |
| VCs Won at Gallipoli during WW I | ||
| Burton, Cpl. Alexander Steward 20 Jan 1893 – 9 Aug 1915 * | 9 Aug 1915 | 7th Battalion |
| Dunstan, Cpl. William 8 Mar 1895 – 2 Mar 1957 | 9 Aug 1915 | 7th Battalion |
| Hamilton, Pte. John (Patrick) 27 Jan 1896 – 27 Feb 1961 | 9 Aug 1915 | 3rd Battalion |
| Jacka, L-Cpl. Albert 10 Jan 1893 – 17 Jan 1932 | 19 – 20 May 1915 | 14th Battalion |
| Keysor, L-Cpl. Leonard Maurice 3 Nov 1896 – 12 Oct 1951 | 7 – 8 Aug 1915 | 1st Battalion |
| Shout, Capt. Alfred John 8 Aug 1882 – Aug ? 1915 * | 9 Aug 1915 | 1st Battalion |
| Symons, Lt. William John 10 Jul 1889 – 24 Jun 1948 | 8 – 9 Aug 1915 | 7th Battalion |
| Throssell, 2nd Lt Hugo Vivian Hope 27 Oct 1884 – 19 Nov 1933 | 29 – 30 Aug 1915 | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
| Tubb, Cpt. Frederick Harold 10 Jul 1889 – 21 Sep 1917 | 9 Aug 1915 | 7th Battalion |
* Men who died in war, from action listed or a later action.
** Cpl. W.E. Brown died in WW2 but his body was never recovered.
| Military Abbreviations Used Above | |||||
| Pte. Cpl. L-Cpl. | Private Corporal Lance-Corporal | WO2 F-Sgt. A W Cdr. | Warrant Officer Class 2 Flight Sergeant Acting Wing Commander | Sgt. Lt. Capt. | Sergeant Lieutenant Captain |
