# Tom Derrick

> Thomas Currie "Diver" Derrick, was an Australian soldier and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces. In November 1943, during the Second World War, Derrick was awarded the Victoria Cross for his assault on a heavily defended Japanese position at Sattelberg, New Guinea. During the engagement, he scaled a cliff face while under heavy fire and silenced seven machine gun posts, before leading his platoon in a charge that destroyed a further three.

*Australian Victoria Cross recipient (1914-1945)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Other
- **Country:** Australia
- **Born:** 1914-03-20
- **Died:** 1945-05-24
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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