"Victoria Crosses in Afghanistan" Topic
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 20thmaine  | 23 Jan 2026 4:01 a.m. PST |
There were three Posthumous award to Lance Corporal Joshua Leakey, of the Parachute Regiment who ran across exposed hillside raked with machine-gun three times to help joint UK-US force in danger of being overrun by the Taliban in Helmand link Posthumous award to L/Cpl James Ashworth, who was serving with 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards. L/Cpl James Ashworth was killed protecting his men from a grenade blast while on a reconnaissance patrol to disrupt insurgent activity in the Nahr-e-Saraj district in June 2012. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21810581 Posthumous award to Corporal Bryan Budd, 29, of 3rd Battalion the Parachute Regiment, who was killed when he single-handedly stormed a Taliban position in Sangin in August 2006. link |
| Shagnasty | 24 Jan 2026 1:04 p.m. PST |
Posthumous is a word often used in VC and MOH awards. |
 Dal Gavan | 31 Jan 2026 6:29 p.m. PST |
Australia had four, three of which were awarded to SASR and 2 Commando Regiment personnel. The other was awarded to Dan Keighran ( link ) from 6 Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR). It broke a long tradition of not awarding the VC to RAR members, only DCM or MM. Cameron Baird, 2 CDO REGT link Mark Donaldson, SASR link Ben Roberts-Smith SASR link Note- I think these awardees earned their awards, and I'm not saying we did "better" than the UK. It's that we're not part of the Imperial Honours and Awards System, now, and pollies now have a say in the awards. |
| Wolfhag | 25 Feb 2026 11:52 a.m. PST |
Wasn't there a Gurkha awarded a VC? Wolfhag |
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