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| London, England.
21 August 1918. Portrait of
Corporal (Cpl) Jorgan Christian Jensen VC, 50th Battalion. Cpl Jensen
was awarded the Victoria Cross as a private for "most conspicuous
bravery and initiative when, with five comrades, he attacked a barricade
behind which were about forty-five of the enemy and a machine gun"
on 2 April 1917 at Noreuil, France.
After rushing an enemy machine gun post and throwing in a bomb, Pte Jensen threatened them with two live bombs telling them they were surrounded, inducing them to surrender. He then sent one of the prisoners to a nearby post to tell them to surrender, which they did. The second group of prisoners were then fired upon, prompting Pte Jensen to stand on a barricade waving his helmet causing the firing to cease. He was later promoted to Sergeant and was severely wounded near Villers Bretonneux on 5 May 1918. After spending a long period in hospital he returned to Australia and was discharged on 12 December 1918.
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