| Burton
VC Dunstan VC Tubb
VC 3 VCs in one action |
| In
a single action at Lone Pine, Gallipoli 3 men working side by side were
all awarded the Victoria Cross. This stands as the most VCs ever awarded
for a single action involving Australians. |
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| Frederick Harold
TUBB VC |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Unit: |
7th Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 1st Division |
| Date: |
9 August 1915 |
| Place: |
Lone Pine, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey |
| Conflict: |
World War 1 |
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| CITATION: For most conspicuous bravery
and devotion to duty at Lone Pine Trenches, Gallipoli Peninsula, on
9th August 1915. In the early morning the enemy made a determined
counter-attack on the centre of the newly captured trench held by
Lieutenant Tubb. They advanced up a sap and blew in a sandbag
barricade, leaving only one foot of it standing, but Lieutenant Tubb
led his men back, repulsed- the enemy and rebuilt the barricade.
Supported by strong bombing parties the enemy succeeded in twice again
blowing in the barricades, but on each occasion Lieutenant Tubb,
although wounded in the head and arm, held his ground with the
greatest coolness and rebuilt it, and finally succeeded in maintaining
his position under very heavy bomb fire. (London Gazette: 15th October
1915.) |
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| Alexander Stewart
BURTON VC |
| Rank: |
Corporal |
| Unit: |
7th Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 1st Division |
| Date: |
9 August 1915 |
| Place: |
Lone Pine, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey |
| Conflict: |
World War 1 |
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AWM H6785
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| CITATION: For most conspicuous bravery at
Lone Pine Trenches, on the 9th August 1915. In the early morning the
enemy made a determined counter-attack on the centre of the newly
captured trench held by Lieutenant Tubb, Corporals Burton, Dunstan and
a few men. They advanced up a sap and blew in a sandbag barricade,
leaving only one foot of it standing, but Lieutenant Tubb, with the
two Corporals, repulsed the enemy and rebuilt the barricade. Supported
by strong bombing parties, the enemy twice again succeeded in blowing
in the barricade, but on each occasion thee were repulsed and the
barricade rebuilt, although Lieutenant Tubb was wounded in the head
and arm and Corporal Burton was killed by a bomb whilst most gallantly
building up the parapet under a hail of bombs. (London Gazette: 15th
October 1915) |
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| William
DUNSTAN VC |
| Rank: |
Corporal |
| Unit: |
7th Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 1st Division |
| Date: |
9 August 1915 |
| Place: |
Lone Pine, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey |
| Conflict: |
World War 1 |
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AWM H6784
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| CITATION: For most conspicuous bravery at
Lone Pine Trenches, on the 9th August, 1915. In the early morning the
enemy made a determined counter-attack on the centre of the newly
captured trench held by Lieutenant Tubb, Corporals Burton, Dunstan and
a few men. They advanced up a sap and blew in a sandbag barricade,
leaving only one foot of it standing, but Lieutenant Tubb, with the
two Corporals, repulsed the enemy and rebuilt the barricade. Supported
by strong bombing parties, the enemy twice again succeeded in blowing
in the barricade, but on each occasion thee were repulsed and the
barricade rebuilt, although Lieutenant Tubb was wounded in the head
and arm and Corporal Burton was killed by a bomb whilst most gallantly
building up the parapet under a hail of bombs. (London Gazette: 15th
October 1915) |
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