Australian Victoria Cross Recipients

Victoria Cross recipients below are listed by the campaign and the date of action for which they received their award. Note: to see how old they were when the action took place, subtract the date of birth from the date of action. Key to abbreviations is listed at the bottom.

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	Date of Action	Unit
World War 1 - list continued
Jackson, Pte. John William A.      13 Sep 1897 - 5 Aug 1959	25 - 26 June 1916	17th Battalion
Jeffries, Cpt. Clarence Smith      26 Oct 1894 - 12 Oct 1917 *	12 Oct 1917	34th Battalion
Jensen, Pte. Joergen Christian      15 Jan 1891 - 31 May 1922	2 April 1917	50th Battalion
Joynt, Lt. William Donovan      19 Mar 1889 - 5 May 1986	23 Aug 1918	8th Battalion
Kenny, Pte. Thomas James Bede      29 Sep 1896 - 15 Apr 1953	9 April 1917	2nd Battalion
Leak, Pte. John      1892 - 20 Oct 1972	23 July 1916	9th Battalion
Lowerson, Sgt. Albert David      2 Aug 1896 - 15 Dec 1945	1 Sept 1918	21st Battalion
Mactier, Pte. Robert      17 May 1890 - 1 Sep 1918 *	1 Sept 1918	23rd Battalion
Maxwell, Lt. Joseph      10 Feb 1896 - 6 July 1967	3 Oct 1918	18th Battalion
McCarthy, Lt. Lawrence (Laurence)      21 Jan 1892 - 25 May 1975	23 Aug 1918	16th Battalion
McDougall, Sgt. Stanley Robert      23 Jul 1889 - 7 Jul 1968	28 Mar 1918	47th Battalion
McGee, Sgt. Lewis      13 May 1888 - 12 Oct 1917 *	12 Oct 1917	40th Battalion
McNamara, Lt. Frank Hubert      4 Apr 1894 - 2 Nov 1961	20 Mar 1917	No. 1 Squadron Australian Flying Corps
Moon, Lt. Rupert Vance      14 Aug 1892 - 28 Feb 1986	12 May 1917	58th Battalion
Murray, Cpt. Henry William      30 Dec 1884 - 7 Jan 1966	4 - 5 Feb 1917	13th Battalion
Newland, Cpt. James Ernest      22 Aug 1881 - 19 Mar 1949	7 - 9  and 15 April 1917	12th Battalion
O’Meara, Pte. Martin      31 Dec 1885 - 20 Dec 1935	9 - 12 Aug 1916	16th Battalion
Peeler, L-Cpl. Walter      9 Aug 1887 - 23 May 1968	4 Oct 1917	3rd Pioneer Battalion
Pope, Lt. Charles      5 Mar 1883 - 15 Apr 1917 *	15 April 1917	11th Battalion
Ruthven, Sgt. William      21 May 1893 - 12 Jan 1970	19 May 1918	22nd Battalion
Ryan, Pte (Edward) John (Frances)      Feb 1890 - 3 Jun 1941	30 Sept 1918	55th Battalion
Sadlier, Lt. Clifford William King      11 Jun 1892 - 28 Apr 1964	24 - 25 April 1918	51st Battalion
Sexton, G see Buckley, MV
Statton, Sgt. Percy Clyde      21 Oct 1890 - 7 Dec 1959	12 Aug 1918	40th Battalion
Storkey, Lt. Percy Valentine      9 Sep 1891 - 3 Oct 1969	7 April 1918	19th Battalion
Towner, Lt. Edgar Thomas      19 Apr 1890 - 27 Aug 1972	1 Sept 1918	2nd Machine Gun Battalion
Wark, Maj. Blair Anderson      27 Jul 1894 - 13 Jun 1941	29 Sept - 1 Oct 1918	32nd Battalion
Weathers, Temp. Cpl. Lawrence C.      14 May 1890 - 29 Sep 1918 *	2 Sept 1918	43rd Battalion
Whittle, Sgt. John Woods      3 Aug 1883 - 2 Mar 1946	8 and 15 April 1917	12th Battalion
Woods, Pte. James Park      2 Jan 1891 - 18 Jan 1963	18 Sept 1918	48th Battalion
Russia
Pearse, Sgt. Samuel George      16 Jul 1897 - 29 Aug 1919 *	29 Aug 1919	45th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, Sadlier-Jackson's Brigade
Sullivan, Cpl. Arthur Percy      27 Nov 1896 - 9 April 1937	10 Aug 1919	45th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, Sadlier-Jackson Brigade
Boer War
Bell, Lt. Frederick William      3 Apr 1875 - 28 Apr 1954	16 May 1901	6th West Australian Mounted Infantry
Bisdee, Trooper John Hutton      28 Sep 1869 - 14 Jan 1930	1 Sept 1900	1st Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen
Howse, Captain Neville Reginald      26 Oct 1863 - 19 Sep 1930	24 July 1900	NSW Army Medical Corps
Maygar, Lt. Leslie Cecil      23 Nov 1901 - 1 Nov 1917 *	23 Nov 1901	5th Victorian Mounted Rifles
Rogers, Sgt. James      2 Jun 1875 - 28 Oct 1961	15 June 1901	South African Constabulary
Wylly, Lt. Guy George      17 Feb 1880 - 9 Jan 1962	1 Sept 1900	1st Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen

* Soldiers who died in war, from action listed or a later action.
  

Military Abbreviations Used Above
Pte.   Cpl. L-Cpl.	Private Corporal Lance-Corporal	WO2 F-Sgt. A W Cdr.	Warrant Officer Class 2 Flight Sergeant Acting Wing Commander	Sgt. Lt. Capt.	Sergeant Lieutenant Captain

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