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Born in England

98 Medal of Honor recipients were born in England.

By conflict

U.S. Civil War70

Indian Campaigns12

Spanish-American War4

Interim 1871 - 18994

Samoa Campaign2

Interim 1865 - 18701

Recipients

PB Philip Baybutt Private · Army Civil War · 1864 RB Richard Beddows Private · Army Civil War · 1864

John P. Beech Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 GB George H. Bell Captain of the Afterguard · Navy Civil War · 1861 WB William Blagheen Ship's Cook · Navy Civil War · 1864 TB Thomas Bourne Seaman and Gun Captain · Navy Civil War · 1862

Thomas Wilson Bradley Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 CB Charles Breyer Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1862 AB Albert Burton Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1865 WC Warren Carman Private · Army Civil War · 1865 JC Joseph Edward Carter Blacksmith · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898

Jon Robert Cavaiani Staff Sergeant · Army Vietnam War · 1971

John Cook Bugler · Army Civil War · 1862 JC John Henry Cook Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 JC James E. Croft Private · Army Civil War · 1864

Austin Denham Seaman · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1872 JD John C. Donnelly Ordinary Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1864 GD George H. Dore Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 WE William Ellis First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 WE Walter Elmore Landsman · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1878 FF Frederick Thomas Fisher Gunner's Mate First Class · Navy Samoa 1899 · 1899 WF William Foster Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 WG William Garrett Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 RG Robert Graham Landsman · Navy Civil War · 1864

George Green Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863

William Halford Coxswain · Navy Interim 1865–1870 · 1870 JH John H. Harbourne Private · Army Civil War · 1864 HH Harry Harvey Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865

Joseph C. Hibson Private · Army Civil War · 1863 GH George Hill Chief Quarter Gunner · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1872 JH James Hill First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 HH Henry Holden Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 JH James Holehouse Private · Army Civil War · 1863 GH George Hollat Third Class Boy · Navy Civil War · 1862 JH James Horton Gunner's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1864

Henry Lewis Hulbert Private · Marine Corps Samoa 1899 · 1899 FH Fred O. Hunt Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877 JI Joseph Irlam Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1864 TI Thomas Irving Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1863 JJ John James Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874 JJ James T. Jennings Private · Army Civil War · 1864 FJ Francis W. Judge First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 JK John Kay Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868

Joseph S. Keen Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 JK Joseph Keene Private · Army Civil War · 1862 BK Barnett Kenna Quartermaster · Navy Civil War · 1864 JK John Kelvin Koelsch Lieutenant, j.g. · Navy Korean War · 1951 ✦

John Cridland Latham Sergeant · Army World War I · 1918 FL Frank Leslie Private · Army Civil War · 1864 BL Benjamin Lloyd Coal Heaver · Navy Civil War · 1864

William Lord Musician · Army Civil War · 1864

William Ludgate Captain · Army Civil War · 1865 JM James MacHon Boy · Navy Civil War · 1864 WM William Madden Coal Heaver · Navy Civil War · 1864 HM Harry J. Mandy First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864

William Henry Mathews First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 JM James F. Merton Landsman · Navy Korea 1871 · 1871 RM Robert William Montgomery Captain of the Afterguard · Navy Civil War · 1864 JM John Moriarity Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns WM William Henry Morin Boatswain's Mate Second Class · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 CM Charles Joseph Murphy First Lieutenant & Quartermaster · Army Civil War · 1861 JN J. W. Norris Landsman · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1883 WO William Oakley Gunner's Mate Second Class · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 TP Thomas Parker Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 EP Edward Pengally Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869

Philip Petty Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1862

George H. Plowman Sergeant Major · Army Civil War · 1864 JP James Pym Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 GP George Pyne Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1865 JR James Roberts Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1864 AR Alexander Robinson Boatswain's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1864 WS William Seach Ordinary Seaman · Navy Boxer Rebellion · 1900

John Shapland Private · Army Civil War · 1863 JS John Shilling First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 JS Joseph Alton Sladen Private · Army Civil War · 1864 HS Henry I. Smith First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 TS Thomas J. Smith Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 TS Thomas Smith Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1865 WS William Spicer Gunner's Mate First Class · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 CS Charles Stacey Private · Army Civil War · 1863 GS George Stokes Private · Army Civil War · 1864 JS James Sumner Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 JS James Sweeney Private · Army Civil War · 1864 WT William Talbott Captain of the Forecastle · Navy Civil War · 1863 JT James Tallentine Quarter Gunner · Navy Civil War · 1864 GT George Taylor Armorer · Navy Civil War · 1864 JT Joseph Taylor Private · Army Civil War · 1864 HT Henry A. Thompson Private · Marine Corps Civil War · 1865 JT James B. Thompson Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 JV John Vale Private · Army Civil War · 1863

Maurice Wagg Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1862 CW Charles H. Ward Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 GW George C. Williams Quartermaster Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1862 RW Richard Willis Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1865 WW William Winterbottom Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870

Mark Wood Private · Army Civil War · 1862 JW John Woon Boatswain's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1863 WW William Wright Yeoman · Navy Civil War · 1864