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30 de jun. de 2017 · They are an official recognition of an act, or in some cases a series of acts, of outstanding courage. The circumstances surrounding the nine VCs awarded to Australians on Gallipoli tell the story of the sort of warfare experienced by the ordinary soldiers: William Dunstan, 7th Battalion. John Hamilton, 3rd Battalion.
On 25 April 1915 Australians and New Zealanders – the ANZACs – were part of the historic landings on the Turkish Gallipoli peninsula. During the ill-fated eight-month-long campaign that followed, these men displayed courage, endurance, initiative, discipline, and mateship.
6 de sept. de 2023 · The Gallipoli campaign was a military failure. However, the traits that were shown there – bravery, ingenuity, endurance and mateship – have become enshrined as defining aspects of the Australian character.
9 de jun. de 2022 · Here are six stories of courage that have come from Army soldiers – both on and off the battlefield. 1. Army Sergeant Saves Fellow Soldier from Car Crash. Army Sgt. Mary Ehiarinmwian’s moment of bravery shows that Army soldiers are ready to step up to the challenge and save a life at any moment, even when they are off duty.
8. 9. Learning area. History. Civics and citizenship. Further activities. In a snapshot. On 25 April 1915 during the First World War, Australian and New Zealand soldiers landed at what is now called Anzac Cove on the Gallipoli Peninsula. By that evening 2,000 of them had been killed or wounded.
The Battle of Britain called for incredible feats of bravery. The persistent, destructive and targeted German aerial attacks during the summer of 1940 placed those involved in Britain's defence in huge danger. People who showed incredible bravery in withstanding the threat to Britain were often recognised with gallantry awards.
Many Australian soldiers on Gallipoli were responsible for extraordinary acts of courage. Nine of them won the Victoria Cross, the highest Commonwealth award for gallantry, for actions marked by a selflessness—an utter disregard of death—that defies normal human reaction to fear.
