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Arthur Blackburn

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Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross (1892-1960)

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Brigadier Arthur Seaforth Blackburn, was an Australian soldier, lawyer, politician, and recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for valour in battle that could be awarded to a member of the Australian armed forces at the time.

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The first day objective of the 10th Battalion on "Gun Ridge" for the landing at Anzac Cove. The green dotted line shows the actual extent of the lodgement at the end of the first day.The first day objective of the 10th Battalion on "Gun Ridge" for the landing at Anzac Cove. The green dotted line shows the actual extent of the lodgement at the end of the first day.A No.5 Mk I Mills bomb of the type used liberally during the Pozières fighting[29]A No.5 Mk I Mills bomb of the type used liberally during the Pozières fighting[29]Blackburn (second from left) and McCann (right) after receiving their awards at Buckingham PalaceBlackburn (second from left) and McCann (right) after receiving their awards at Buckingham PalaceBlackburn advocated for the "Yes" case in the 1917 conscription referendumBlackburn advocated for the "Yes" case in the 1917 conscription referendumA group of Australian VC recipients assembled in Sydney on Anzac Day 1938. Blackburn is standing, third from left.A group of Australian VC recipients assembled in Sydney on Anzac Day 1938. Blackburn is standing, third from left.The French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon was governed by Vichy forces.The French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon was governed by Vichy forces.A Vickers machine gun team from the 2/3rd Machine Gun Battalion in SyriaA Vickers machine gun team from the 2/3rd Machine Gun Battalion in Syria

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Victoria Cross
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
1914-15 Star
British War Medal
Inter-Allied Victory Medals
1939-45 Star
King George V Silver Jubilee Medal
King George VI Coronation Medal
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal

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Doveton SturdeeAlso won 1914-15 StarVernon SturdeeAlso won King George VI Coronation MedalAdelaide Casely-HayfordAlso won King George V Silver Jubilee MedalJohn Robert OsbornAlso won British War MedalJaroslav EmingerAlso won Inter-Allied Victory MedalsAugustus Charles NewmanAlso won Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal

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Brigadier Arthur Seaforth Blackburn, was an Australian soldier, lawyer, politician, and recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for valour in battle that could be awarded to a member of the Australian armed forces at the time. A lawyer and part-time soldier prior to the outbreak of World War I, Blackburn enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in August 1914, and was assigned to the 10th Battalion. His unit landed at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, on April 25, 1915, and he and another scout were credited with advancing the furthest inland on the day of the landing. Blackburn was later commissioned and, along with his battalion, spent the rest of the Gallipoli campaign fighting Ottoman forces.

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Australia
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Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1892 to 1960 · aged 67
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