Victoria Cross Recipients — W

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

  1. Richard Wadeson1858Lieutenant, 75th Regiment · Indian Mutiny
  2. Richard William Leslie Wain1918Captain, 'A' Battalion. Tank Corps · First World War
  3. Richard Wakeford1944Captain, 2nd /4th Battalion. Hampshire Regiment · Second World War
  4. Adam Herbert Wakenshaw1942Private, 9th Battalion. Durham Light Infantry · Second World War
  5. Garth Neville Walford1915Captain, Royal Regiment of Artillery · First World War
  6. Mark Walker1858Lieutenant, 30th Regiment · Crimean War
  7. William George Walker1903Captain, 4th Gurkha Rifles. Indian Army · Third Somaliland Expedition
  8. Samuel Thomas Dickson Wallace1918Lieutenant, 'C' Battery. Royal Field Artillery · First World War
  9. George Waller1860Colour-Sergeant, 1st Battalion. 60th Rifles · Indian Mutiny
  10. Horace Waller1917Private, 10th Service Battalion. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry · First World War
  11. William Francis Frederick Waller1858Lieutenant, 25th Bombay Light Infantry · Indian Mutiny
  12. George Walters1857Sergeant, 49th Regiment · Crimean War
  13. Malcolm David Wanklyn1941Lieutenant Commander, Royal Navy · Second World War
  14. Bernard Armitage Warburton Warburton-Lee1940Captain, Royal Navy 2nd Destroyer Flotilla · Second World War
  15. Charles Ward1900Private, 2nd Battalion. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry · Second Boer War
  16. Henry Ward1858Private, 78th Regiment · Indian Mutiny
  17. James Allen Ward1941Sergeant, Royal New Zealand Air Force · Second World War
  18. Joseph Ward1859Sergeant, 8th Hussars · Indian Mutiny
  19. Sidney William Ware1916Corporal, Corpora 1st Battalion. Seaforth Highlanders · First World War
  20. William Waring1918Lance-Sergeant, Royal Welsh Fusiliers · First World War
  21. Blair Anderson Wark1918Major, 32nd Battalion. * Australian Imperial Force · First World War
  22. Reginald Alexander John Warneford1915Flight Sub-Lieutenant, 1 Squadron, Royal Naval Air Service · First World War
  23. Edward Warner1915Private, 1st Battalion , Bedfordshire Regiment · First World War
  24. Samuel Wassall1879Private, 80th Regiment · Anglo-Zulu War
  25. Arnold Horace Santo Waters1919Major, 218th Field Company. Royal Engineers · First World War
  26. Tasker Watkins1944Lieutenant, 1st/5th Battalion. Welch Regiment · Second World War
  27. John Watson1857Lieutenant, 3rd Bombay European Regiment · Indian Mutiny
  28. Oliver Watson1918Acting Lieutenant Colonel, King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) · First World War
  29. Thomas Watson1897Lieutenant, Corps of Royal Engineers · Mohmand Campaign
  30. Joseph Watt1917Skipper, Royal Naval Reserve · First World War
  31. Henry Weale1918Lance Corporal, Royal Welsh Fusiliers · First World War
  32. Frank Wearne1917Second Lieutenant, Essex Regiment · First World War
  33. Lawrence Weathers1918Temp. Corporal, 43rd Battalion, AIF · First World War
  34. James Welch1917Lance Corporal, Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment) · First World War
  35. Harry Wells1915Second Lieutenant, Royal Sussex Regiment · First World War
  36. Ferdinand West1918Captain, No. 8 Squadron RFC · First World War
  37. Richard West1918Acting Lieutenant Colonel, North Irish Horse · First World War
  38. William Weston1945Lieutenant, Green Howards · Second World War
  39. Francis Wheatley1854Private, Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) · Crimean War
  40. Kevin Wheatley1965Warrant Officer Class II, Australian Army Training Team Vietnam · Vietnam War
  41. George Wheeler1917Major, 9th Gurkha Rifles · First World War
  42. George Wheeler1915Major, 7th Hariana Lancers · First World War
  43. Frederick Whirlpool1859Private, 3rd Bombay European Regiment (Prince of Wales Leinster Regiment) · Indian Mutiny
  44. Harry Whitchurch1895Surgeon Captain, Indian Medical Service · Chitral Expedition
  45. Albert White1917Sergeant, South Wales Borderers · First World War
  46. Archie White1916Temp. Captain, Green Howards · First World War
  47. Geoffrey White1918Lieutenant Commander, HMS E14 · First World War
  48. George White1879Major, 92nd Regiment of Foot · Second Afghan War
  49. Jack White1917Private, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) · First World War
  50. William White1918Temp. Second Lieutenant, Machine Gun Corps · First World War
  51. Harold Whitfield1918Private, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry) · First World War
  52. Thomas Whitham1917Private, Coldstream Guards · First World War
  53. John Whittle1917Sergeant, 12th Battalion, AIF · First World War
  54. Alfred Wilcox1918Lance Corporal, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry · First World War
  55. Alfred Wilkinson1918Private, Manchester Regiment · First World War
  56. Thomas Wilkinson1855Bombardier, Royal Marine Artillery · Crimean War
  57. Thomas Wilkinson1916Temp. Lieutenant, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment · First World War
  58. Thomas Wilkinson1942Temp. Lieutenant, HMS Li Wo · Second World War
  59. William1858Lance Corporal, 9th Lancers (Became The Queen's Royal)
  60. John Williams1879Private, 24th Regiment of Foot · Anglo-Zulu War
  61. John Williams1918Company Sergeant Major, South Wales Borderers · First World War
  62. William Williams1917Seaman, Royal Naval Reserve · First World War
  63. William Williams1915Able Seaman, HMS River Clyde · First World War
  64. Richard Willis1915Captain, Lancashire Fusiliers · First World War
  65. Henry Wilmot1858Captain, Rifle Brigade · Indian Mutiny
  66. Arthur Knyvet Wilson1884Captain, Royal Navy · Sudan Campaign
  67. Eric Charles Twelves Wilson1940Acting Captain, Attended VC dedication at Westminster Abbey on 14th May 2003 · Second World War
  68. George Wilson1914Private, Highland Light Infantry · First World War
  69. Evelyn Wood1858Lieutenant, 17th Lancers · Indian Mutiny
  70. Harry Blanshard Wood1918Corporal, 2nd. Battalion. Scots Guards · First World War
  71. John Wood1856Captain, 20th Bombay Native Infantry · Anglo-Persian War
  72. Wilfred Wood1917Private, 10th Battalion The Northumberland Fusiliers · First World War
  73. Joseph Woodall1918Lance-Sergeant, Prince Consort's Own (Rifle Brigade) · First World War
  74. Thomas Woodcock1917Private, Irish Guards · First World War
  75. Charles Wooden1858Sergeant-Major (later Lieutenant and Quartermaster), 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own.) · Crimean War
  76. Sydney Clayton Woodroffe19152nd Lieutenant, 8th Battalion The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) · First World War
  77. James Woods1918Private, 48th Battalion, AIF · First World War
  78. Geoffrey Woolley1915Second Lieutenant, Queen Victoria's Rifles · First World War
  79. Alexander Wright1855Private, 77th Regiment of Foot · Crimean War
  80. Peter Harold Wright1944Company Sergeant-Major, 3rd Battalion Coldstream Guards · Second World War
  81. Theodore Wright1914Captain, Corps of Royal Engineers · First World War
  82. Wallace Wright1903Lieutenant, 2nd Regiment of Foot · Kano-Sokoto Expedition
  83. George Wyatt1914Lance Corporal, Coldstream Guards · First World War
  84. Guy Wylly1900Lieutenant, 1st Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen · Second Boer War