Private William Jackson VC - 17th Bn ( New South Wales ) AIF

KNOWN GRAVES OF HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS
IN : WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Name Thomas Leslie,
AXFORD		 John,
CARROLL		 Sir Hughie,
EDWARDS		 Robert,
GEE
Rank Corporal Lance-Corporal Air Commodore T / Captain
Force 16th Bn ( SA & WA ) AIF 33rd Bn ( NSW ) AIF 105 Squadron, Royal Air Force 2nd, Bn Royal Fusiliers
VC won Hamel Woods, France,
4 July 1918		 St Yves, Belgium,
7 - 12 June 1917		 Over Bremen, Germany,
4 July 1941		 Masnieres, France,
30 November 1917
London Gaz 17 August 1918 2 August 1917 22 July 1941 11 January 1918
Born Carrieton,
18 June 1894		 Brisbane, Queensland,
16 August 1892		 Perth,
1 August 1914		 Leicester, England,
7 May 1876
Died 11 October 1983,
on a flight to Australia		 4 October 1971,
Perth		 5 August 1982,
Darling Point, NSW		 2 August 1960,
Perth
Grave Karrakatta Crematorium, Perth Karraketta Cemetery, Perth Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth ( headstone )
( North Suburbs Crematorium, Sydney )		 Karrakatta Crematorium, Perth
Location
of VC		 Australian War Memorial, Canberra Australian War Memorial, Canberra Australian War Memorial, Canberra Royal Fusiliers Museum, London
Remarks MM None KCMG, CB, DSO, OBE, DFC MC

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Name James Heather,
GORDON		 George Julian,
HOWELL		 Martin,
O'MEARA		 Clifford William King,
SADLIER
Rank Warrant Officer Staff-Sergeant Private Lieutenant
Force 31st Bn ( Q & V ) AIF 1st Bn ( NSW ) AIF 16th Bn ( SA & WA ) AIF 51st Bn ( WA ) AIF
VC won Djezzine, Syria,
10 July 1941		 Bullecourt, France,
6 May 1917		 Pozieres, Somme, France,
9 - 12 August 1916		 Villers-Bretonneux, France,
24 - 25 April 1918
London Gaz 28 October 1941 27 June 1917 5 September 1916 11 July 1918
Born Rockingham,
7 March 1909		 Sydney, NSW,
23 November 1893		 Rathcabbin, Co Tipperary, Ireland,
6 November 1885		 Camberwell, Victoria,
11 June 1892
Died 24 July 1986,
Perth		 23 December 1963,
Perth		 20 December 1935,
Perth		 28 April 1964,
Busselton
Grave Karrakatta Crematorium, Perth Karrakatta Crematorium, Perth Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth Karrakatta Crematorium, Perth
Location
of VC		 Not publicly held Maryborough Museum, Queensland Army Museum of Western Australia, Perth St George's Cathedral, Perth
Remarks None MM None None

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Name Leslie Thomas,
STARCEVICH		 Hugo Vivian Hope,
THROSSELL		 Leonard Henry,
TRENT		 James Park,
WOODS
Rank Private Captain Group Captain Private
Force 43rd Bn ( South Australia ) AMF 10th Light Horse Regiment, AIF Royal New Zealand Air Force
att'd 48 Squadron, RAF		 48th Bn ( South Australia ) AIF
VC won Beaufort, North Borneo,
25 May 1945		 Kaiajik Aghala, Gallipoli, Turkey,
29 - 30 August 1915		 Over Amsterdam,
3 May 1943		 Le Verguier, France,
18 September 1918
London Gaz 8 November 1945 15 October 1915 1 March 1946 26 December 1918
Born Subiaco,
5 September 1918		 Northam,
27 October 1884		 Nelson, New Zealand,
14 April 1915		 Gawler, South Australia,
2 January 1891
Died 17 November 1989,
Carnamah		 19 November 1933,
Greenmount		 19 May 1985,
Auckland, New Zealand		 18 January 1963,
Claremont
Grave Esperance Public Lawn Cemetery Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth Fremantle Cemetery
( North Shore Crematorium, Auckland )		 Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth
Location
of VC		 Army Museum of Western Australia, Perth Australian War Memorial, Canberra RNZAF Museum, Wigram AFB, Christchurch, New Zealand Australian War Memorial, Canberra
Remarks None None DFC None

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