Victoria Cross

Victoria Cross (plural Victoria Crosses)

1. The highest military award in the honours system of the United Kingdom, and some members of the Commonwealth of Nations. Its symbol is a form of cross pattée.
   • 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:

     "Padre, you should have a row of Victoria Crosses." "No, no, it was my duty."

• VC (abbreviation)