Irish in the British Armed Forces British Armed Forces. In fact, from the nations which were part of the British Empire, the only country which has more winners is England with 614. Ireland, with 190 awards (not including Irish diaspora born abroad), outranks Scotland who have 158 and Australia who have 97. When awards per number of people in the total population are taken into account, Ireland's awards would be the equivalent of England gaining 2,850 Victoria Crosses. Charles Davis Lucas of the Royal Navy from County Armagh was the man whose actions were the earliest to be rewarded with a Victoria Cross, due to his
Surgeon-General of the Swedish Armed Forces Surgeon-General of the Swedish Armed Forces which was also used for the Medical Board of the Swedish Armed Forces ("Försvarets sjukvårdsstyrelse", SjvS) from 1943 to 1994. Blazon: "Azure, the Swedish minor-coat-of-arms, three open crowns or placed two and one. The shield surmounting a sword bendwise and a rod of Asclepius bendwise sinister in saltire, all or". Surgeon-General of the Swedish Armed Forces Surgeon-General of the Swedish Armed Forces (, previously "Generalfältläkaren", since 2017 called the "Försvarsinspektören för hälsa och miljö", FIHM) is the senior medical officer of the Swedish Armed Forces. The Surgeon-General is responsible for the supervision of the