Second Afghan War

16 Victoria Crosses awarded for this campaign, in order of the date of the action.

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  1. John Cook1879Captain, Bengal Staff Corps and 5th Gurkha Rifles · 2 December 1878 · Second Afghan War
  2. Reginald Clare Hart1879Lieutenant, Corps of Royal Engineers · 31 January 1879 · Second Afghan War
  3. Edward Pemberton Leach1879Captain, Royal Engineers · 17 March 1879 · Second Afghan War
  4. Walter Richard Pollock Hamilton1879Lieutenant, Bengal Staff Corps/Corps of Guides, Indian Army · 2 April 1879 · Second Afghan War
  5. Garrett Creagh1879Captain, Bombay Staff Corps · 21 April 1879 · Second Afghan War
  6. George White1879Major, 92nd Regiment of Foot · 6 October 1879 · Second Afghan War
  7. Euston Henry Sartorius1881Captain, 59th Regiment · 24 October 1879 · Second Afghan War
  8. James William Adams1881The Reverend, Bengal Ecclesiastical Department, Indian Army · 11 December 1879 · Second Afghan War
  9. William Henry Dick-Cunyngham1881Lieutenant (later Lieutenant-Colonel), The Gordon Highlanders · 13 December 1879 · Second Afghan War
  10. Arthur George Hammond1881Captain, Bengal Staff Corps/Corps of Guides, Indian Army · 14 December 1879 · Second Afghan War
  11. George Sellar1881Lance-Corporal, Seaforth Highlanders · 14 December 1879 · Second Afghan War
  12. William John Vousden1881Captain, 5th Punjab Cavalry · 14 December 1879 · Second Afghan War
  13. James Collis1881Gunner, Royal Horse Artillery · 27 July 1880 · Second Afghan War
  14. Patrick Mullane1881Sergeant, Royal Horse Artillery · 27 July 1880 · Second Afghan War
  15. Thomas Elsdon Ashford1881Private, The Royal Fusiliers · 16 August 1880 · Second Afghan War
  16. William St. Lucien Chase1881Lieutenant, 20th Native Infantry, Indian Army · 16 August 1880 · Second Afghan War

Units represented

28th Native Infantry, 59th Regiment of Foot, 5th Gurkha Rifles, 5th Punjab Cavalry, 72nd Regiment of Foot, 7th Regiment of Foot, 92nd Regiment of Foot, Bengal Ecclesiastical Department, Bombay Staff Corps, Corps of Guides, Corps of Royal Engineers, Royal Engineers & Bengal Sappers and Miners, Royal Horse Artillery