List of Australian Victoria Cross recipients

The Victoria Cross (VC) is a military decoration awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy"[1] to members of the Australia Armed Forces.

The VC was instituted by Queen Victoria in 1856, initially to reward acts of valour during the Crimean War.

Because of its rarity and inherent significance, the VC is highly prized, both as an award and as a collector's item, with one medal being sold for over A$1 million at auction.

[3] One recipient—Captain Alfred Shout VC, MC (who was also Mentioned in Despatches)—was Australia's most decorated soldier of the Gallipoli campaign.

His Victoria Cross was posthumously awarded after Shout died of his wounds during the Battle of Lone Pine.