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
Armed Forces of the Philippines Medical Center Armed Forces of the Philippines Medical Center The Armed Forces of the Philippines Medical Center, also known as the V. Luna General Hospital or the AFP General Hospital, is one of the Armed Forces of the Philippines' Wide Support Units tasked to provide medical care to Military and Civilian Personnel of the AFP, which includes their immediate dependents. It also refers to the healthcare facility complex that is occupied by the unit along V. Luna Avenue in Pinyahan, Quezon City. The V. Luna General Hospital was named after Col. Victoriano Luna who was then Chief of the Medical Service and