Shortly after the Rhodesian Government declared Unilateral Independence from England in 1965 the new government instituted a new list of of Honours and Awards. During the Rebellion of 1896 three Victoria Crosses were awarded - all to Rhodesians. Two of these are of particular interest. One being the first awarded on Rhodesian soil and the first to a Rhodesian. The second was a posthumous award Gazetted nearly eleven years after the event.
