Corporal J.H. Edmondson, 2/17th Battalion, 1st Australilan Imperial Force (AIF), originally from Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, wins the Victoria Cross at Tobruk. It was a posthumous award.
His story HERE
The story of the Rats of Tobruk and their heroic work in Tripoli.
Wednesday Bird HERE
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Please change "wins" to awarded. No one ever "wins" an award like this or the MOH.
ReplyDeleteYou're right - make that: "EARNS" the VC . . .
ReplyDeleteDon't mean to be a pedant, but your picture is the Victoria Cross for Canada - the Original and Aussie one's "For Valour"
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