Victoria Cross Recipients — A

43 recipients. Year shown is the London Gazette date (or year of action).

  1. Arthur Louis Aaron1943Acting Flight Sergeant, 218 Squadron Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve · Second World War
  2. Abdul Hafiz1944Jemadar, 9th Jat Infantry, Indian Army · Second World War
  3. Alfred Ablett1857Private, 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards · Crimean War
  4. Harold Ackroyd1917Captain, Royal Army Medical Corps, attached 6th Battn., Royal Berkshire Regiment · First World War
  5. Abraham Acton1915Private, 2nd Battn The Border Regiment · First World War
  6. James William Adams1881The Reverend, Bengal Ecclesiastical Department, Indian Army · Second Afghan War
  7. Robert Bellew Adams1897BT/ Lieutenant Colonel Staff, Corps and Corps of Guides, Indian Army · Tirah Campaign
  8. Henry Addison1859Private, 43rd Regiment · Indian Mutiny
  9. William Robert Fountains Addison1916The Reverend T/ Chaplain, of the Forces, 4th Class, Army Chaplain's Dept · First World War
  10. Tom Edwin Adlam1916Second Lieutenant, 7th Battn. The Bedfordshire Regiment · First World War
  11. Agansing Rai1944Naik (later Honorary Lieutenant), 2nd Battn. 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles, Indian Army · Second World War
  12. Augustine William Shelton Agar1919Lieutenant (later Commodore), Royal Navy · North Russia Relief Force
  13. Frederick Robertson Aikman1858Lieutenant (later Colonel), 4th Bengal Native Infantry · Indian Mutiny
  14. Robert Hope Moncrieff Aitken1863Lieutenant (later Colonel), 13th Bengal Native Infantry · Indian Mutiny
  15. Herman Albrecht1902Trooper, Imperial Light Horse (Natal) · Second Boer War
  16. Ernest Wright Alexander1915Major (later Maj. General), 119th Battery Royal Field Artillery · First World War
  17. John Alexander1857Private, 90th Regiment (Cameronians [ Scottish Rifles]) · Crimean War
  18. Wallace Lloyd Algie1919Lieutenant, 20th Battalion 1st Central Ontario Regiment, The Canadian Expeditionary Force · First World War
  19. Ali Haidar1945Sepoy (later Havildar), 13th Frontier Force Rifles Indian Army · Second World War
  20. William Allen1879Corporal, 24th Regiment of Foot · Zulu War
  21. William Barnsley Allen1879Captain, Royal Army Medical Corps attached to 246th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery · First World War
  22. Michael Allmand1944Act/ Captain, Indian Armoured Corps and 6th Gurkha Rifles Indian Army · Second World War
  23. William Amey1919Lance Corporal, 1/8th Battalion The Royal Warwickshire Regiment · First World War
  24. Charles Anderson1862Private, 2nd Queen's Dragoon Guards. (Queen's Bays.) · Indian Mutiny
  25. Charles Groves Wright Anderson1942Lieutenant Colonel, Commanding the 2nd/19th Battalion Australian Military Forces (NSW) · Second World War
  26. Eric Anderson1943Private, 5th Battalion The East Yorkshire Regiment · Second World War
  27. John Thompson McKellar Anderson1943A/ Major, 8th Battalion The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) · Second World War
  28. William Anderson1915Corporal, 2nd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment.(Princess of Wales Own) · First World War
  29. William Herbert Anderson1918A/ Lieutenant Colonel, C.O. of 12th (S) Battalion The Highland Light Infantry · First World War
  30. Leslie Wilton Andrew1917Corporal, 2nd Battalion Wellington Infantry Regiment NZEF · First World War
  31. Henry John Andrews1920Temporary Captain, Indian Medical Service · Waziristan Campaign
  32. William Angus1915Lance-Corporal, 8th Battalion The Highland Light Infantry · First World War
  33. Richard Wallace Annand1940Second Lieutenant (later Captaain), 2nd Battalion The Durham Light Infantry · Second World War
  34. The Hon. Augustus Henry Archibald Anson1858Captain, 84TH Regiment (later The York and Lancaster Regiment.) · Indian Mutiny
  35. Bill Henry (Willie) Apiata Living2007Lance Corporal, 1st New Zealand Special Air Service Group (NZSAS) · War in Afghanistan
  36. Adam Archibald1919Sapper, 218th Field Company Royal Engineers · First World War
  37. Thomas Arthur*1857Gunner, Royal Regiment of Artillery · Crimean War
  38. Thomas Elsdon Ashford1881Private, The Royal Fusiliers · Second Afghan War
  39. James Ashworth2013Lance Corporal, 1st Battalion The Grenadier Guards · Helmand
  40. Alfred Atkinson1902Sergeant, 1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment · Second Boer War
  41. Harold Auten1918Lieutenant, Royal Naval Reserve · First World War
  42. Thomas Leslie Axford1918Lance-Corporal, 16th Battalion Australian Imperial Force (Sth Aust & West Aust.) · First World War
  43. Fenton John Aylmer1892Captain, [later Sir Fenton Captain Corps of Royal Engineers · Hunza-Naga Campaign