14th Battalion (Australia)
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The 14th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Originally raised in 1914 as part of the Australian Imperial Force for service in World War I, the battalion served at Gallipoli in
14th Battalion soldiers occupy dug outs at Gallipoli
Albert Jacka, who received the 14th Battalion's only Victoria Cross during World War I.
Albert Jacka
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Albert Jacka, was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed fo
14th Battalion (Australia)
…In Egypt further training was undertaken and then on 25 April 1915 the battalion took part in the landing and subsequent campaign at Gallipoli, where Albert Jacka, then a lance-corporal, earned the Victoria Cross for bravery during a Turkish counterattack in May. For the next two months they undertook defensive…
Corporal Albert Jacka on Mudros, 1915
Jacka with fellow VC recipient Martin O'Meara, 1916. Both were in England recuperating from wounds.
Captain A Jacka, VC, MC and Bar (1919) by Colin Gill (Art. IWM ART 1915)