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
Central Band of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Kalinin. The Band of the Border Guard Service is the official band supporting the everyday ceremonial activities of the Border Guard Service of Belarus, which reports to the State Border Committee of the Republic of Belarus, rather than to the Ministry of Defense. Cadet bands affiliated to the CBAFRB are drawn from military academies of the armed forces and ministries of the state. Together with the component bands of the CBAFRB and the cadet bands of the Armed Forces, the regional bands from each of the military commandants form the "Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of the