Arthur Blackburn
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Brigadier Arthur Seaforth Blackburn, was an Australian soldier, lawyer, politician, and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for valour in battle that could be awarded to a member of the
Captain A. S. Blackburn c. 1919
The first day objective of the 10th Battalion on "Gun Ridge" for the landing at Anzac Cove. The green dotted line shows the actual extent of the lodgement at the end of the first day.
A No.5 Mk I Mills bomb of the type used liberally during the Pozières fighting
Blackburn (second from left) and McCann (right) after receiving their awards at Buckingham Palace
Roy Inwood
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Reginald Roy Inwood, VC was an Australian soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in battle that could be awarded to a member of the Australian armed forces at the
Arthur Blackburn
…returned to Adelaide, and Blackburn was hospitalised for two weeks. On arrival in Adelaide, he was greeted by three other VC recipients, Phillip Davey, Roy Inwood and Thomas Caldwell. On the Sunday after his return, 62 former members of the 2/3rd who had not been offloaded in Java marched up his street and stood…
Sergeant Roy Inwood c. 1918
Mouquet Farm and its defences, June 1916
Mouquet Farm and its defences, September 1916
The Victoria Cross