Frank Partridge (soldier)
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Frank John Partridge, VC was an Australian soldier, farmer, quiz show champion, and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" awarded to member
Private Frank Partridge in August 1946
Partridge (1st left) meets King George VI at Victory Parade, June 1946
Partridge's grave marker
8th Battalion (Australia)
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The 8th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Initially raised in 1914 for the First Australian Imperial Force during the First World War the battalion was completely recruited f
Frank Partridge (soldier)
…Newee Creek, near Macksville. In December 1942, during World War II, Partridge was conscripted by the Australian Army. He served as a private in the 8th Battalion, a Militia unit formed in Victoria. In May 1944, the 8th Battalion was posted to New Guinea. In June 1945, the 8th Battalion was transferred to the…
Members of the 8th Battalion, after attacking at Passchendaele, 28 October 1917
Members of the 2nd and 8th Battalions at Lone Pine, 1915