On this day: 31 May

5 acts of valour and 1 Gazette announcement fall on 31 May.

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Actions on 31 May

1. The Hon. Edward Barry Stewart Bingham1916Commander, Royal Navy · First World War
2. John Travers Cornwell1916Boy First Class, Royal Navy · First World War
3. Francis John William Harvey1916Major, Royal Marine Light Infantry · First World War
4. Loftus Jones1916Commander, HMS Shark · First World War
5. Harold Marcus Ervine-Andrews1940Captain (later Lt. Colonel), The East Lancashire Regiment · Second World War

Gazetted on 31 May

1. Umrao Singh1945Havildar, Royal Indian Artillery · Second World War