Victoria Cross Recipients — S

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

  1. Clifford William King Sadlier1918Lieutenant, 51st Battalion. * Australian Imperial Force · First World War
  2. Thomas Henry Sage1917Private, 8th Battalion. Somerset Light Infantry · First World War
  3. Philip Salkeld1858Lieutenant, Bengal Engineers · Indian Mutiny
  4. Nowell Salmon1858Lieutenant, Royal Navy · Indian Mutiny
  5. George McKenzie Samson1915Seaman, Royal Naval Reserve · First World War
  6. George Sanders1917Corporal, 1st/7th Battalion. West Yorkshire Regiment · First World War
  7. William Sanders1917Lieutenant, HMS Prize · First World War
  8. Richard Douglas Sandford1918Lieutenant, Royal Navy · First World War
  9. Willward Sandys-Clarke1943Lieutenant, Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) · Second World War
  10. Euston Henry Sartorius1881Captain, 59th Regiment · Second Afghan War
  11. Reginald William Sartorius1874Major, 6th Bengal Cavalry. Indian Army · First Ashanti Expedition
  12. Arthur Frederick Saunders1916Sergeant, 9th Service Battalion. Suffolk Regiment · First World War
  13. William Alfred Savage1942Able Seaman, Royal Navy · Second World War
  14. John William Sayer1919Lance-Corporal, 8th Battalion. Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment · First World War
  15. Arthur Stewart King Scarf1946Squadron Leader, 62 Squadron. Royal Air Force · Second World War
  16. Ferdnand Christian Scheiss1879Corporal, Natal Native Contingent. South African Forces
  17. Christian Schiess1879Corporal, Natal Native Contingent · Anglo-Zulu War
  18. Harry Norton Schofield1901Captain, Royal Field Artillery · Second Boer War
  19. John Schofield1918Second Lieutenant, 2nd/5th Battalion. Lancashire Fusiliers · First World War
  20. Mark Scholefield1854Seaman, Naval Brigade · Crimean War
  21. Andrew Scott1878Captain, Bengal Staff Corps. Indian Army · Baluchistan
  22. Robert Scott1901Private, 1st Battalion. Manchester Regiment · Second Boer War
  23. Robert George Scott1880Sergeant, Cape Mounted Rifles. South African Forces · Basuto War
  24. Frances Alexander Caron Scrimger1915Captain, Canadian Army Medical Corps, attached to 14th Battalion, Royal Montreal Regiment · First World War
  25. Derek Anthony Seagrim1943T / Lieutenant Colonel, 7th Battalion. Green Howards · Second World War
  26. Ernest Seaman1918Lance-Corporal, 2nd Battalion. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers · First World War
  27. William Henry Harrison Seeley1865Ordinary Seaman, Royal Navy · Bombardment of Shimonoseki
  28. George Sellar1881Lance-Corporal, Seaforth Highlanders · Second Afghan War
  29. Alfred Edward Sephton1941Petty Officer, Royal Navy · Second World War
  30. Cecil Harold Sewell1918Lieutenant, The Royal West Kent Regiment attached to the 3rd Battalion (Light) Tank Corps · First World War
  31. Shahamad Khan1916Naik, 89th Punjab Regiment. Indian Army · First World War
  32. Robert Shankland1917Lieutenant, 43rd Battalion. Manitoba Regiment. Canadian Expeditionary Force · First World War
  33. Charles Richard Sharpe1915Corporal, 2nd Battalion. Lincolnshire Regiment · First World War
  34. John Davis Francis Shaul1900Corporal, 1st Battalion. Highland Light Infantry. The · Second Boer War
  35. Hugh Shaw1865Captain, 18th Regiment · New Zealand Wars
  36. Same Shaw1858Private, 3rd Battalion. Rifle Brigade · Indian Mutiny
  37. Robert Haydon Shebbeare1859Lieutenant, 60th Bengal Native Infantry · Indian Mutiny
  38. Edward (Teddy) Sheean2020Ordinary Seaman, Royal Australian Naval Reserve, HMAS Armidale (Bathurst-class corvette) · Second World War (Pacific)
  39. John Shepheard1857also [SHEPPARD or SHEPHERD Boatswain. Royal Navy
  40. Albert Edward Shepherd1918Private, 12th Service Battalion. King's Royal Rifle Corps · First World War
  41. John Sheppard1855Boatswain's Mate, Naval Brigade · Crimean War
  42. Sher Bahadur Thapa1944Riflemen, 1st Battalion. 9th Gurkha Rifles. Indian Army · Second World War
  43. Robert St Vincent Sherbrooke1943Captain, Royal Navy · Second World War
  44. Sher Shah1945Lance-Naik, 16th Punjab Regiment. Indian Army · Second World War
  45. John Sherwood-Kelly1918Lieutenant Colonel, Norfolk Regiment · First World War
  46. Robert Shields1857Corporal, 23rd Regiment (later the Royal Welch Fusiliers) · Crimean War
  47. William Henry Short1916Private, 8th Battalion. Yorkshire Regiment · First World War
  48. Alfred John Shout1915Captain, 1st Battalion (N S W) Australian Imperial Force · First World War
  49. William Philip Sidney1944Major, 5th Battalion. Grenadier Guards · Second World War
  50. Ellis Welwood Sifton1917Lance-Sergeant, 18th Battalion. Western Ontario Regiment. Canadian Expeditionary Force · First World War
  51. John Simpson1859Quartermaster-Sergeant, 42nd Regiment · Indian Mutiny
  52. Ray Simpson1969Warrant Officer Class II, Australian Army Training Team Vietnam · Vietnam War
  53. Rayene Stewart Simpson1969Warrant Officer Second, Class. Australian Army Training Team
  54. John Joseph Sims1857Private, 34th Regiment · Crimean War
  55. John Sinnott1858Lance-Corporal, 84th Regiment · Indian Mutiny
  56. John Alexander Sinton1916Captain, Indian Medical Service · First World War
  57. John Skinner1917Company Sergeant-Major, 1st Battalion. King's Own Scottish Borderers · First World War
  58. Michael Sleavon1885Corporal, Corps of Royal Engineers · Indian Mutiny
  59. Alfred Smith1915Second Lieutenant, East Lancashire Regiment · First World War
  60. Alfred Victor Smith1916Second Lieutenant, 1st/5th Battalion. East Lancashire Regiment · Sudan Campaign
  61. Archibald Bissett Smith1919Lieutenant, Royal Naval Reserve · First World War
  62. Clement Leslie Smith1904Lieutenant, 2nd Battalion. Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry · Fourth Somaliland Expedition
  63. Edward Smith1918Lance-Sergeant, 1st/5th Battalion. Lancashire Fusiliers · First World War
  64. Ernest Alvia Smith1944Private, Seaforth Highlanders of Canada · Second World War
  65. Frederick Augustus Smith1864Captain, 43rd Regiment · New Zealand Wars
  66. Henry Smith1858Lance-Corporal, 52nd Regiment · Indian Mutiny
  67. Issy Smith1915Corporal, 1st Battalion. Manchester Regiment · First World War
  68. James Smith1899Corporal, East Kent Regiment · Mohmand Campaign
  69. James Smith1915Private, (his real name was James Alexander GLENN) · First World War
  70. John Smith1858Private, 1st Madras Fusiliers · Indian Mutiny
  71. John Smith1858Sergeant, Bengal Sappers and Miners · Indian Mutiny
  72. John Manners Smith1892Lieutenant, Indian Staff Corps · Hunza-Naga Campaign
  73. Philip Smith1857Corporal, 17th Regiment · Crimean War
  74. John George Smyth1915Lieutenant, 15th Ludhiana Sikhs. Indian Army · First World War
  75. Nevill Maskelyne Smyth1898Captain, 2nd Dragoon Guards · Sudan Campaign
  76. Quentin George Murray Smythe1942Sergeant, Royal Natal Carabiniers. South African Forces · Second World War
  77. James Somers1915Sergeant, 1st Battalion. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers · First World War
  78. Charles Edward Spackman1918Sergeant, 1st Battalion. Border Regiment · First World War
  79. Robert Spall1918Sergeant, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. * Canadian Expeditionary Force · First World War
  80. William Speakman1951Private, Black Watch attached to the King's Own Scottish Borderers (1st Battalion) · Korean War
  81. David Spence1858Troop Sergeant-Major, 9th Lancers · Indian Mutiny
  82. Edward Spence1859Private, 42nd Regiment · Indian Mutiny
  83. Dudley Stagpoole1864Drummer, 57th Regiment · New Zealand Wars
  84. William Stanlack1857Private, Coldstream Guards · Crimean War
  85. Richard Been Stannard1940Lieutenant, Royal Naval Reserve · Second World War
  86. Leslie Thomas Starcevich1945Private, 2nd/43rd Battalion. * Australian Military Forces · Second World War
  87. Percy Clyde Statton1918Sergeant, 40th Battalion. * Australian Imperial Force · First World War
  88. Gordon Charles Steele1919Lieutenant, Royal Navy · North Russia Relief Force
  89. Thomas Steele1917Sergeant, 1st. Battalion. Seaforth Highlanders · First World War
  90. William George Drummond Stewart1858Captain, 93rd Regiment · Indian Mutiny
  91. James Stokes1945Private, King's Shropshire Light Infantry · Second World War
  92. Charles Edwin Stone1918Gunner, 83rd Brigade. * Royal Field Artillery · First World War
  93. Walter Napleton Stone1918Captain, 3rd Battalion. * Royal Fusiliers · First World War
  94. Percy Valentine Storkey1918Lieutenant, 19th Battalion. * Australian Imperial Force · First World War
  95. Harcus Strachan1917Lieutenant, Fort Garry Horse. Canadian Expeditionary Force · First World War
  96. George Stringer1916Private, 1st Battalion. Manchester Regiment · First World War
  97. George Strong1857Private, Coldstream Guards · Crimean War
  98. Ronald Neil Stuart1917Lieutenant, Royal Naval Reserve · First World War
  99. Frank Edward Stubbs1917Sergeant, 1st Battalion. Lancashire Fusiliers · First World War
  100. Sefania Sukanaivalu1944Corporal, 3rd Battalion. Fijian Infantry Regiment · Second World War
  101. Arthur Percy Sullivan1919Corporal, 45th Battalion. Royal Fusiliers · North Russia Relief Force
  102. John Sullivan1857Boatswain's Mate, Royal Navy · Crimean War
  103. William Sutton1860Bugler, 1st Battalion. 60th Rifles · Indian Mutiny
  104. Edwin Swales1945Captain, South African Air Force Secunded to 582 Squadron, Royal Air Force · Second World War
  105. Ernest Sykes1917Private, 27th (Service) Battalion. Northumberland Fusiliers · First World War
  106. William Sylvester1855Assistant surgeon, Royal Welch Fusiliers · Crimean War
  107. George Symons1857Sergeant (later Captain), Royal Regiment of Artillery · Crimean War
  108. William John Symons1915Second Lieutenant, 7th Battalion * Australian Imperial Force · First World War