The '''Victoria Cross''' is - alongside the [[George Cross]] - the highest award for gallantry in the [[United Kingdom]] and some of the [[Commonwealth]] nations. It is awarded ''"for most conspicuous bravery, or some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice, or extreme devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy."''<ref>[http://www.royal.gov.uk/MonarchUK/ArmedForces/MilitaryHonoursandAwards/MilitaryHonoursandAwards.aspx The British Monarchy: Military Honours and Awards]</ref> | The '''Victoria Cross''' is - alongside the [[George Cross]] - the highest award for gallantry in the [[United Kingdom]] and some of the [[Commonwealth]] nations. It is awarded ''"for most conspicuous bravery, or some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice, or extreme devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy."''<ref>[http://www.royal.gov.uk/MonarchUK/ArmedForces/MilitaryHonoursandAwards/MilitaryHonoursandAwards.aspx The British Monarchy: Military Honours and Awards]</ref> |