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Danish immigrant Joergen Jensen’s courage under fire was the
Danish immigrant Joergen Jensen’s courage under fire was the centre of many conversations in Adelaide after World War I LOUIS Winger would often r...

The diary for the 25th January contains two First World War
The diary for the 25th January contains two First World War recipients who were awarded the VC for their actions on the exact same day. The first is E...

The VC diary for 22nd January contains three recipients of the
The VC diary for 22nd January contains three recipients of the highest award for gallantry including two recipients who were immortalised in “Zulu D...

The VC diary for 21st January contains the stories of three VC
The VC diary for 21st January contains the stories of three VC recipients, two from the Great War and one from 1874. It begins with the VC recipient w...

The VC diary for 18th January contains the story of just one
The VC diary for 18th January contains the story of just one recipient of the VC – Dennis Donnini VC. He was born in Easington, County Durham in 192...

The VC diary for 14th January is again devoted to just one
The VC diary for 14th January is again devoted to just one recipient of the highest award for gallantry – John Frederick McCrea VC. McCrea was born...

The VC diary for 9th January contains no direct recipients of the
The VC diary for 9th January contains no direct recipients of the VC, though there are two VC recipients who passed away on the 9th January. The first...

The VC diary for 7th January contains the stories of three
The VC diary for 7th January contains the stories of three recipients of the VC – including a recipient from my current hometown. The diary though b...

Part 2 begins with Bernard McQuirt VC, born in Donaghdoney, County
Part 2 begins with Bernard McQuirt VC, born in Donaghdoney, County Armagh, Ireland in 1829. On 6th January 1858, during the capture of the entrenched ...