High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Percy Herbert Cherry VC, MC (4 June 1895 – 27 March 1917) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces. The award was granted posthumously for Cherry`s actions during an attack on the French village of Lagnicourt which was strongly defended by German forces.