The Highest Honour #19 | Percy Gratwick | Robert Grieve
… rejected from military service due to a broken nose, he paid … He was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross. Gratwick was … 1948, and the Gratwick Soldiers’ Club opened at Campbell Barracks …
The Highest Honour #22 | Neville Howse | George Ingram
… For this act, he was awarded the Victoria Cross—the first … a respected reputation in both civic and military circles. When war … assistant director of medical services for the 1st Australian …
The Highest Honour #32 | Lewis McGee | Frank McNamara
… leadership, McGee was awarded the Victoria Cross. However, the … devotion to his comrades. Air Vice Marshal Francis Hubert … He was buried following a funeral attended by a large …
The Highest Honour #15 | William Dunstan | John Dwyer
… on 8 March 1895 in Ballarat East, Victoria, William Dunstan left … Sergeant for the journey. His service would soon see him recognised … Cross recipients, attended his funeral at Christ Church in South …
The Highest Honour #1 | Charles Anderson | Thomas Axford
… and seasoned by earlier service in the Great War, he hardly … Anderson was awarded the Victoria Cross. Captured following … soldier to have received the Victoria Cross. Thomas Leslie …
The Highest Honour #26 | Richard Kelliher | Edward Kenna
… bravery under fire earned him the Victoria Cross. Postwar, Kelliher … represent Australia at the 1946 victory parade in London, where he … and was honoured with a state funeral in Melbourne. Last …
The Highest Honour #4 | Frederick Birks | John Bisdee
… a labourer in both Tasmania and Victoria. Following the outbreak … his consistent and dedicated service, he was awarded the Military … bravery," he was awarded the Victoria Cross posthumously. He …
The Highest Honour #40 | William Ruthven | John Ryan
… Ruthven was born in Collingwood, Victoria on 21 May 1893. After … courage, Ruthven was awarded the Victoria Cross. Less than a month … the Royal Melbourne Hospital. His funeral was marked by full …
The Highest Honour #8 | Alexander Burton | John Carroll
… came into the world at Kyneton, Victoria in 1893. Following his … unit, he received a posthumous Victoria Cross for exceptional … lost his life to an explosive device while reinforcing the …
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 … so this, coupled with the service vehicle meant my 2013 ANZAC …