The Highest Honour #24 | Clarence Jeffries | Joergen Jensen
… to Lieutenant by July the following year. In February 1916, … he was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross. Captain Jeffries … his mother's passing, his Victoria Cross was entrusted to …
The Highest Honour #41 | Clifford Sadlier | Teddy Sheean | Bill Kibby
… Sadlier was born in Camberwell, Victoria on 11 June 1892. After … A counter-attack was hastily organised using elements of the … the AIF shortly thereafter. Following the war, he held various …
The Highest Honour #9 | George Cartwright | Claud Castleton
… Private George Cartwright VC (1894 - 1978, … 9 June 1917, yet continued his service. He numbered among 271 … France, on 17 April 1918. Following hospitalisation, he returned …
The Highest Honour #46 | Lawrence Weathers | Kevin Wheatley | John Whittle
… to duty within a month. Following the successful capture of … subsequently recommended for the Victoria Cross for his conspicuous … Unicorn Cemetery in France. His Victoria Cross was posthumously …
The Highest Honour #11 | Thomas Cooke | William Curry
… New Zealand. He relocated to Victoria in 1913 where he pursued … weapon. Subsequent combat in the vicinity prevented recovery of his … Wallsend, New South Wales. Following multiple unsuccessful …
The Highest Honour #37 | Samuel Pearse | Walter Peeler
… 7th Battalion and saw brief service at Gallipoli in December … his decoration from King George V at Buckingham Palace. … 1942, where he was captured following the island's surrender and …
The Highest Honour #18 | Bernard Gordon | Jim Gordon
… Gordon departed for overseas service in May 1916, serving on the … 26–27 August 1918 earned him the Victoria Cross. According to his … centenary celebrations of the Victoria Cross in London and was …
Reflection: ADF Support to Local Communities on ANZAC Day
… in the march and speak at the service. I’d been provided with a … a work car and told to wear service dress. At that time Army had … the 25th of April. Lest we forget. Here at The Cove we know …
The Highest Honour #27 | Bede Kenny | Leonard Keysor
… for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross. When his platoon … the success of the assault. Following the award, Kenny was promoted … bitter twist, military police—an organisation he had spurned during …
The Highest Honour #42 | Alfred Shout | Ray Simpson | Bruce Kingsbury
… The defining moment of Shout’s service came during the infamous … to temporary Sergeant. Following his return to Australia in … exposed himself to enemy fire to organise the rescue of trapped …
