Victoria Cross and George Cross Association

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The Victoria Cross

The George Cross

The Victoria Cross and George Cross Association is made up of holders of the Victoria Cross (VC), Britain's highest military award for bravery in the field, and the George Cross (GC), the equivalent award for civilians and military personnel who have displayed conspicuous bravery not in the face of the enemy.

Holders of these awards receive a civil pension and attend reunions which receive much coverage in the national press. Membership is dwindling due to the increasing age of the VC and GC recipients and the tendency until recently of the government to award these medals posthumously.

Canon William Lummis was the chaplain to the Association owing to his extensive research into the Victoria Cross.

The Victoria Cross and George Cross Association is Headquartered in London at Horse Guards Parade, Whitehall SW1A 2AX, United Kingdom.

Officers of the VC and GC Association[]

Patron[]

• Queen Elizabeth II, since 1957.

President[]

• Sir Winston Churchill KG, OM, CH, TD, DL, FRS, RA, 1959–1965.
• Brigadier Sir John Smyth, 1st Baronet VC, MC, PC, 1965–1983.
• Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, 1983–2002.
• Charles, Prince of Wales, since 2003.

Vice President[]

• Major Viscount De L'Isle VC, KG, GCMG, GCVO, KStJ, PC, 1983–1991.
• Lieutenant Sir Roden Cutler VC, AK, KCMG, KCVO, CBE, 1991–2002.
• Major Sir Tasker Watkins VC, GBE, KStJ, PC, QC, DL, 2002–2007.

Chairman[]

• Brigadier Sir John Smyth, 1st Baronet VC, MC, PC, 1957–1971.
• Rear Admiral Godfrey Place VC, CB, CVO, DSC, 1971–1994.
• Colonel Stuart Archer GC, OBE, ERD, FRIBA, 1994–2006.
• Chief Superintendent Jim Beaton GC, CVO, 2006–2014.
• Major Peter Norton GC, 2014–present.

Secretary[]

• Mrs. Didy Grahame OBE, MVO, 1970–1972, 1981–2014.
• Mrs. Rebecca Maciejewski, 2014–present.^[1][2]

Chaplain[]

• Canon William Lummis MC, 1956–1985.

See also[]

• List of living George Cross recipients

References[]

External links[]

• Official Victoria Cross & George Cross Association website
• The Victoria Cross and George Cross Reunions