23 VC’s were awarded for actions during the “Zulu War” of 1879, mainly for the actions at Rorke’s Drift as well as Isandlwana, two of these were awarded Posthumously (Melvill and Coghill). Links open in a new page at Victoriacrossonline.
William Wilson Allen | 22-23/01/1879 | Rorke’s Drift |
Gonville Bromhead | 22-23/01/1879 | Rorke’s Drift |
John Rouse Merriott Chard | 22-23/01/1879 | Rorke’s Drift |
James Dalton | 22-23/01/1879 | Rorke’s Drift |
Frederick Hitch | 22-23/01/1879 | Rorke’s Drift |
Alfred Hook | 22-23/01/1879 | Rorke’s Drift |
Robert Jones | 22-23/01/1879 | Rorke’s Drift |
William Jones | 22-23/01/1879 | Rorke’s Drift |
James Reynolds | 22-23/01/1879 | Rorke’s Drift |
Christian Schiess | 22-23/01/1879 | Rorke’s Drift |
John Williams (Born Fielding) | 22-23/01/1879 | Rorke’s Drift |
William Beresford | 03/07/1879 | White Umfolozi River |
Henry D’Arcy | 03/07/1879 | White Umfolozi River |
Edmund O’Toole | 03/07/1879 | White Umfolozi River |
Anthony Booth | 12/03/1879 | Intombe |
Edward Browne | 28/03/1879 | Khambula |
Redvers Henry Buller | 18/03/1879 | Hlobane |
Edmund John Fowler | 28/03/1879 | Hlobane |
William Knox-Leet | 28/03/1879 | Hlobane |
Henry Lysons | 28/03/1879 | Hlobane |
Nevill Coghill | 22/01/1879 | Isandlwana |
Samuel Wassall | 22/01/1879 | Isandlwana |
Teignmouth Melvill | 22/01/1879 | Isandlwana |
DRW © 2015 – 2019. Created 29/11/2015. based on a page at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Zulu_War_Victoria_Cross_recipients, re-ordered list and added in links to relevant pages 28/01/2017