Twenty-three members of The Regiment have been awarded the Victoria Cross. They are representative of all ranks and battalions, from Private soldier to Lieutenant Colonel – Regular, Territorial and Wartime.

SERGEANT HARRY HAMPTON VC

2nd Battalion, King's (Liverpool) Regiment.

London Gazetted on 18th October, 1901.

VC., Medal's Custodian is in the King's Regiment Collection. (Museum of Liverpool Life)

Born on 14th December 1870 at Richmond, Surrey.

Died on 4th February, 1920 at Richmond, Surrey.

Memorial on Richmond Cemetery Old Burial Ground. Grave number 62, Section X.

Digest of Citation reads:   

On 21st August, 1900 at Van Wyk's Vlei, South Africa, Sergeant Hampton, who was in command of a small party of Mounted Infantry, held an important position for some time against heavy odds, and when compelled to retire saw all his men into safety and then, although he himself had been wounded in the head, supported a lance-corporal who was unable to walk until the latter was hit again and apparently killed. Sergeant Hampton received another wound some time later.  He became Colour-Sergeant, was Sergeant Instructor in Musketry, and was discharged on pension. His was one of three VC's won by his regiment in as many days.