Muslim recipients of the Victoria Cross - In Pictures

  • Sepoy Khudadad Khan for action at Ypres in 1914 in the First World War, whose outnumbered machine-gun team were responsible for halting the German advance. Alamy
    Sepoy Khudadad Khan for action at Ypres in 1914 in the First World War, whose outnumbered machine-gun team were responsible for halting the German advance. Alamy
  • Naik Shahamad Khan successfully defended their post from three hours of German Army onslaught from a location only 150 metres from enemy positions on the Tigris Front during the First World War. Wikimedia Commons
    Naik Shahamad Khan successfully defended their post from three hours of German Army onslaught from a location only 150 metres from enemy positions on the Tigris Front during the First World War. Wikimedia Commons
  • Jemadar Mir Dast at Ypres in 1915. After all British officers had been killed or incapacitated, he rallied the remaining soldiers and led them to successfully complete their attack on enemy forces. Wikimedia Commons
    Jemadar Mir Dast at Ypres in 1915. After all British officers had been killed or incapacitated, he rallied the remaining soldiers and led them to successfully complete their attack on enemy forces. Wikimedia Commons
  • Jemadar Abdul Hafiz for action in the Second World War in Myanmar – then Burma – in 1944. He died leading a charge up a steep slope with two sections of troops. Wikimedia Commons
    Jemadar Abdul Hafiz for action in the Second World War in Myanmar – then Burma – in 1944. He died leading a charge up a steep slope with two sections of troops. Wikimedia Commons
  • Lance Naik Sher Shah who, in Myanmar in 1945, single-handedly broke up two attacks by Japanese soldiers, by crawling in into the enemy ground and repelling them from point-blank range. Getty Images
    Lance Naik Sher Shah who, in Myanmar in 1945, single-handedly broke up two attacks by Japanese soldiers, by crawling in into the enemy ground and repelling them from point-blank range. Getty Images
  • Sepoy Ali Haider, who, in Italy in the Second World War, was one of three soldiers who survived crossing the Senio River under heavy and accurate enemy fire, and attacked enemy positions. Getty Images
    Sepoy Ali Haider, who, in Italy in the Second World War, was one of three soldiers who survived crossing the Senio River under heavy and accurate enemy fire, and attacked enemy positions. Getty Images
  • Naik Fazal Din – 10th Baluch Regiment, British Indian Army. Alamy
    Naik Fazal Din – 10th Baluch Regiment, British Indian Army. Alamy