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
Captain Albert Jacka c. 1920
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)
Battle of Pozières
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The Battle of Pozières took place in northern France around the village of Pozières, during the Battle of the Somme. The costly fighting ended with the British in possession of the plateau north and e
Albert Jacka
…Unit 14th Battalion Conflicts First World War Gallipoli Campaign Battle of Chunuk Bair Third attack on Anzac Cove Western Front Battle of the Somme Battle of Pozières (WIA) Battle of Messines Ploegsteert Wood sector (WIA) Battle of Passchendaele Battle of Polygon Wood German spring offensive Second Battle of…
The "Gibraltar" bunker, Pozières, in late August. A fatigue party laden with sandbags heads for the fighting at Mouquet Farm.
Road to Pozières: In the distance the village of Contalmaison is under German shellfire.
The view from Centre Way trench towards Mouquet Farm, August
The hill of the windmill