caption serviceyears branch birth_name birth_place unit awards battles birth_date rank image article_title name
lance corporal johnson beharry in july 2007 2001 -- present united kingdom johnson gideon beharry grenada princess of wales 's royal regiment victoria cross kosovo northern ireland iraq war 26 july 1979 lance sergeant johnson beharry , vc.jpg johnson beharry
 johnson beharry
johnson beharry

lance sergeant johnson gideon beharry vc -lrb- born 26 july 1979 -rrb- is a british army soldier who , on 18 march 2005 , was awarded the victoria cross , the highest military decoration for valour in the british and commonwealth armed forces , for twice saving members of his unit , the 1st battalion princess of wales 's royal regiment , from ambushes on 1 may and again on 11 june 2004 at al-amarah , iraq .
he sustained serious head injuries in the latter engagement .
beharry was formally invested with the victoria cross by queen elizabeth ii on 27 april 2005 .
