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{{Short description|British military organisation}}

[[File:Victoria Cross.jpg|thumb|left|100px|{{center|The Victoria Cross}}]]
[[File:George Cross.jpg|thumb|right|100px|{{center|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 presence of the enemy, and the [[George Cross]] (GC), the equivalent award for civilians and also for those military personnel who have displayed conspicuous bravery not in the presence of the enemy.

Holders of these awards receive an annuity and attend reunions which receive coverage in the national press. Membership is dwindling for various reasons including the fact that there has not been a "total war" for many years.
[[Canon William Lummis]] was the [[chaplain]] to the Association.

The Victoria Cross and George Cross Association is Headquartered in [[London]] at [[Horse Guards (building)|Horse Guards]], [[Whitehall]] SW1A 2AX, [[United Kingdom]].

==Officers of the VC and GC Association==
===Patron===
* Her Majesty [[Elizabeth II|The Queen]], 1957–2022
* His Majesty [[Charles III|The King]], 2024–present

===President===
* Major The Rt Hon. [[Winston Churchill|Sir Winston Spencer Churchill]] {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=85%|sep=|KG|OM|CH|TD|DL|FRS|RA}}, 1959–1965
* Brigadier The Rt Hon. [[Sir John Smyth, 1st Baronet|Sir John Smyth]]  {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=85%|Bt|VC|MC|}}, 1965–1983
* Her Majesty [[Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=85%|sep=|LG|LT|CI|GCVO|GBE|CC|ONZ|RRC|OD}}{{post-nominals|country=CAN|size=85%|sep=|OD|CD}} {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=85%|sep=|FRS|FRSE|FSA}}, 1983–2002
* His Royal Highness [[Charles III|The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=85%|12=ADC|sep=|KG|KT|GCB|OM|AK|QSO|CC|GCL|CMM|CD|PC}}, 2003–2022
* His Royal Highness [[William, Prince of Wales|The Prince William, Prince of Wales]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=85%|KG|KT|GCB|PC|ADC}}, 2024–present

===Vice president===
* Major The Rt Hon. [[William Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle|The Viscount De L'Isle]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=85%|VC|KG|GCMG|GCVO|KStJ|PC}}, 1983–1991
* Lieutenant [[Roden Cutler|Sir Roden Cutler]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|size=85%|VCi|AK|KCMG|KCVO|CBE|KStJ}}, 1991–2002
* Major The Rt Hon. [[Tasker Watkins|Sir Tasker Watkins]] {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=85%|VC|GBE|KStJ|QC|DL}}, 2002–2007

===Chairman===
* Brigadier The Rt Hon. [[Sir John Smyth, 1st Baronet|Sir John Smyth]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=85%|Bt|VC|MC|}}, 1957–1971
* Rear Admiral [[Godfrey Place]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=85%|VC|CB|CVO|DSC}}, 1971–1994
* Colonel [[Stuart Archer]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=85%|GC|OBE|ERD|FRIBA}}, 1994–2006
* Chief Superintendent [[Jim Beaton]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=85%|GC|CVO}}, 2006–2014
* Major [[Peter Norton (GC)|Peter Norton]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=85%|GC}}, 2014–2022
* [[Christopher Finney]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=85%|GC}}, 2022–present<ref>{{cite web |title=Thank you to the outgoing Chairman  |url=https://vcgca.org/news-and-events/36/Thank-you-to-the-outgoing-Chairman- |website=The Victoria Cross and George Cross Association |date=1 December 2022 |access-date=5 January 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

===Secretary===
* Didy Grahame {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=85%|OBE|MVO}}, 1970–1972, 1981–2014 
* Rebecca Maciejewska, 2014–present<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vcgca.org/about-us|title=The VC and GC Association|website=Vcgca.org|access-date=15 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://vcgca.org/history|title=The VC and GC Association|website=Vcgca.org|access-date=15 March 2019}}</ref>

===Chaplain===
* Canon [[William Lummis]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=85%|MC}}, 1956–1985

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==See also==
*[[List of living George Cross recipients]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.vcgca.org Official Victoria Cross & George Cross Association website]
*[http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/aavcgcre.htm The Victoria Cross and George Cross Reunions]

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