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The Highest Honour #31 | Dominic McCarthy | Stanley McDougall
'Fats' McCarthy performed what the official war historian rated as, "perhaps the most effective feat of individual fighting in the history of the A.I.F.", while Stanley McDougall earned both the Military Medal and Victoria Cross within 8 days of each other.
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The Highest Honour #32 | Lewis McGee | Frank McNamara
Lewis McGee was awarded the Victoria Cross for his 'coolness and bravery', but the decoration was posthumous as he was killed a week later fighting at Passchendaele, while Frank McNamara was the first Australian airman to receive the Victoria Cross.
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Michael Krause
Major General Krause, AM graduated to the Royal Australian Armoured Corps in 1983. He undertook all his junior regimental appointments in 1st Brigade, mainly in 2nd Cavalry Regiment where he served as Adjutant, Officer Commanding B Squadron, and as the Commanding Officer 2000-01. He commanded 1st Brigade 2008-09.