THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM'S PERMANENT VICTORIA CROSS COLLECTION

NO. LNAME FNAME UNIT OWNED
1. AGAR Augustus Royal Navy Gift
2. BAXTER Edward King's ( Liverpool ) Regiment Gift
3. BURMAN William Rifle Brigade Gift
4. CARTWRIGHT George 23rd Bn, Australian Imperial Force Gift
5. CHESHIRE Leonard Royal Air Force Bequest
6. CORNWELL John Royal Navy Gift
7. COX Christopher Bedfordshire Regiment Gift
8. DAVIES John Thomas South Lancashire Regiment Gift
9. GARFORTH Charles 15th Hussars Bequest
10. MCKENZIE Albert Royal Navy Gift
11. MCPHIE James Royal Engineers Gift
12. NEAME Phillip Royal Engineers Gift
13. PLACE Basil Royal Navy Gift
14. RYDER Robert Edward Middlesex Regiment Gift
15. SMYTH John 15th Ludhiana Sikhs Bequest
16. WEST Ferdinand Royal Air Force Purchase
17. WILKINSON Thomas Royal Navy Gift

VICTORIA CROSS MEDAL GROUPS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY ON LOAN TO THE
IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM AND THEIR CURRENT LOCATION NOW ( IF KNOWN )

NO. LNAME FNAME LOCATION LOAN
1. BEATTIE Stephen Returned to the family Loan
2. BRADBURY Edward VC returned to Royal Artillery Battery Loan
3. CARPENTER Alfred Believed returned to the family Loan
5. DORRELL George VC returned to Royal Artillery Battery Loan
6. DREWRY George VC returned to Merchant Taylors' School Loan
7. ESMONDE Eugene National Museum of the Royal Navy Loan
8. ESMONDE Thomas Believed returned to the family Loan
9. EVANS George Believed returned to the family Loan
10. FLOWERDEW Gordon Lord Strathcona's Horse Museum Loan
11. GARDNER Philip Royal Tank Regiment Museum Loan
12. GROGAN George Believed returned to the family Loan
13. HAINE Reginald Location not known following Spink sale 2025 Loan
14. HEWITT William VC returned to Framlingham College Loan
15. MUGFORD Harold Lord Ashcroft Victoria Cross Collection Loan
16. MULLINS Charles Withdrawn by the family Loan
17. NELSON David VC returned to Royal Artillery Battery Loan
18. NORWOOD John Believed returned to the family Loan
19. POTTS Frederick Returned to the family Loan
20. RANDLE John Believed returned to the owner Loan
21. RATCLIFFE William Privately held Loan
22. RYDER Robert E. D. Privately held Loan
23. SEAGRIM Derek Believed returned to the family Loan
24. SINGH Parkash Believed returned to the family Loan
25. UNWIN Edward Believed returned to the family Loan
26 WILKINSON Thomas Orde Privately held Loan
27. WOODALL Joseph Privately held Loan

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Iain Stewart, 12 September 2026