Remake of Victoria Cross by Jennifer Caligari

Rupert Vance Moon

2023-11-09 00:36:16 UTC

. Joined the national bank at the age of 16

. Active member of the militia and served in the 13th Light House Regiment and the 8th Infantry Regiment

. Enlisted as a trumpeter in the 1st AIF

. Promoted to sergeant March 1916

. Promoted to the rank of 2nd Liutenant 9 September 1916

. Earned the Victoria Cross on 12 May 1917

. When second world war broke out he was a member of the Volunteer Defence Corps and by 1943 was an Assistance Staff Captain

. Reserve was named after him in Bacchus Marsh

Alexander Stuart Burton

2023-11-09 00:37:55 UTC

He was born on the 20th of January 1873

He was born in Kyneton

He died on the 9th of August 1915

He died in lone pine, Gallipoli

Burton was on board on a hospital ship with a throat infection so he did not land at Gallipoli with his unit.

James Ernest Newland

3081572 — 2023-11-09 00:39:06 UTC

James was born in Highton victoria on the 22knd of augest 1881, at age 18 he joined the army and breifly surved in the boar war with the australian comenwealth war.

he was promoted to captin on march 1st 1916.

he sadly died of heart failor at caulfeild on the 19th of march 1949 and was buried in the brighton cemitry.

Albert David Lowerson

2023-11-09 00:40:37 UTC

Albert was born on the 2nd of August 1896 in Myrtleford Victoria, He decided to enlist on july 16th 1915. He joined his Unit in January after its return from Gallipoli.

In late August Albert was injured during a fight for Mouquet Farm which cost his Battalion greatly.

While Lowerson was recovering he was Recommended for a military medal.

Throughout his lifetime he was recommended for many medals for his outstanding work in WW1.

Albert David Lowerson died the 15th of December 1945 in his birth town of Myrtleford.

walter peeler

2023-11-09 00:41:46 UTC

he was born 9th of August 1887
Barker's Creek, Victoria and died on the 23 May 1968 (aged 80)
Caulfield South, Victoria. He was Buried

Brighton General Cemetery

His Years of service

1916–1918
1940–1945

wars he fought in

First World War
- Western Front
  - Battle of Messines
  - Battle of Passchendaele
  - Battle of Broodseinde
Second World War
- Syria–Lebanon campaign
  - Battle of Merdjayoun
  - Battle of Damour
- Dutch East Indies campaign
  - Battle of Java
    - Battle of Leuwiliang

Awards

Victoria Cross
British Empire Medal

Other work Custodian of the Shrine of Remembrance (1934–1964)

Robert Matthew BEATHAM

2023-11-09 00:41:52 UTC

DATE of BIRTH

16 June 1894

Place: England

.come to Australia in 1913

.ENLISTED in 1915

.fought in Egypt,

Gallipoli and FRANCE.

Died in battle 1918

Percy Herbert Cherry

3073705 — 2023-11-09 00:42:19 UTC

Percy jerry was born the 4th of June 1895 in Drysdale Victoria and died on the 26th of march 1917 in Lagnicourt France, he died at 4:30 in the afternoon by a fire. As an 18 year old he was commissioned in the infantry regiment but when war was declared he was too young for overseas service.

2023-11-09 00:43:34 UTC

Robert Cuthbert Grieve

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Rober Cuthbert Grieve (born 1889 in Brighton, Vic). He served in the Victorian Rangers during 1915, then enlisted in the Victorian 37th Battalion, AIF in Feburary 1916. On the 3rd of June, the 37th set sail for Europe. They Arrived in England late July and began training.

In late November 1916 he was deployed to the trenches near Armentieres.
He spent much of the winter of 1916-17 seconded to the Light Trench Mortar Battery
In April 1917, he rejoined the 37th and became captain
Was in the battle of Messines
In the battle of Messines, he located 2 hostile machine guns that were holding up his advance
Evacuated to England where he received his Victoria cross from from King George V at Buckingham Palace.

frank hubert mcnamara

2023-11-09 00:44:16 UTC

- born in waranga 4 April 1894

- died 2 November 1961

- began his flying course 1915

- him and him family moved to melbourne when he was 16

- 1917 he earned his victoria cross

ALBERT BORELLA

2023-11-09 00:45:19 UTC

BORN- 7 AUGUST 1881

PLACE OF BIRTH- BORUNG, VIC

DEATH- 7 FEBRUARY 1968

PLACE OF DEATH- ALBURY, NSW

Oldest Australian to be awarded the Victoria Cross during the great war.

He served 18 months at Victorian Rangers before moving to Melbourne where he joined the Metropolitan Fire Brigade Board. He enlisted on 15th of march 1915, joining the 26th Infantry Battalion as a private. He served with his unit in Gallipoli, from september to november 1915 before being evacuated. He went to southern france and then got shot in the arm. After recovering, he was promoted to sergeant. Two months later, he received the Military Medal for bravery. He was then sent to england for officer training. After coming home he married Elsie Jane Love in 1928. He settled in Albury NSW, where he had four sons and later died.

william dunstan

2023-11-09 00:47:04 UTC

-born 1895 in Ballarat

-went to golden point high

-stared training in 1911

-seved 3 years

-after ariving in gallipoli he earned the vic cross metal in a deadley battle

-got blined in battle

-caome home to ballart

-married a ballarat girl

had kids

-died at 62

2023-11-09 00:47:52 UTC

Issy smith was originally from Russia and migrated to France. He earned the Victoria Cross in Ypres. He carried many wounded men for over 250, the whole time exposed to heavy mahcine gun and rifle fire. He was seriously injured and sent to the UK to recover. When he recovered, he returned and stayed for the rest of the war. He returned to London and married, then

moved to Melbourne. He died at 52.