On this day: 23 April

15 acts of valour and 3 Gazette announcements fall on 23 April.

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Actions on 23 April

  1. Frederick Fisher1915Lance-Corporal, 13th Battalion, Quebec Regiment (Royal Highlanders of Canada). C E F · First World War
  2. Arthur Henderson1917Captain, 4th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and attached to 2nd Battalion · First World War
  3. David Philip Hirsch1917Captain, 4th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. (Princess Alexandra of Wales' Own) · First World War
  4. Edward Bamford1918Captain, Royal Marine Light Infantry · First World War
  5. George Nicholson Bradford1918Lieutenant Commander, Royal Navy · First World War
  6. Alfred Francis Blakeney Carpenter1918Captain, Royal Navy · First World War
  7. Percy Thompson Dean1918Lieutenant (later Lieutenant Commander), Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve · First World War
  8. Norman Augustus Finch1918Sergeant (later Lieutenant and Quartermaster.), Royal Marine Artillery · First World War
  9. Arthur Leyland Harrison1918Lieutenant Commander, Royal Navy · First World War
  10. Albert Edward Mckenzie1918Able Seaman, Royal Navy · First World War
  11. Richard Douglas Sandford1918Lieutenant, Royal Navy · First World War
  12. John Thompson McKellar Anderson1943A/ Major, 8th Battalion The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) · Second World War
  13. Willward Sandys-Clarke1943Lieutenant, Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) · Second World War
  14. James Power Carne1951Lieutenant Colonel, Commanding 1st Battalion The Gloucestershire Regiment · Korean War
  15. Philip Kenneth Edward Curtis1951Lieutenant, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry attached to 1st Battalion The Gloucestershire Regiment · Korean War

Gazetted on 23 April

  1. Hampden Zane Churchill Cockburn1901Lieutenant, The Royal Canadian Dragoons · Second Boer War
  2. Edward James Gibson Holland1901Sergeant, Royal Canadian Dragoons · Second Boer War
  3. Richard Ernest William Turner1901Lieutenant, Royal Canadian Dragoons · Second Boer War