On this day: 24 May

5 acts of valour and 3 Gazette announcements fall on 24 May.

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Actions on 24 May

1. Christopher. The Hon Furness1940Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards · Second World War
2. Malcolm David Wanklyn1941Lieutenant Commander, Royal Navy · Second World War
3. Gaje Ghale1943Havildar (later Hon. Captain), 2nd Battalion 5th Gurkha Rifles, Indian Army · Second World War
4. John Keefer. 0 Mahony1944Major, Westminster Regiment. Canadian Infantry Corps · Second World War
5. Keith Payne1969Warrant Officer, Australian Army Training Team, Vietnam · Vietnam War

Gazetted on 24 May

1. Frederick Daniel Parslow1919Lieutenant, Royal Naval Reserve · First World War
2. Archibald Bissett Smith1919Lieutenant, Royal Naval Reserve · First World War
3. Fazal Din1945Naik, 10th Baluch Regiment, Indian Army · Second World War