Arthur Blackburn
Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross (1892-1960) · Australia · On the map · Politicians · Died at 67
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.![A No.5 Mk I Mills bomb of the type used liberally during the Pozières fighting[29]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Mills_N%C2%B05_MkI.jpg/500px-Mills_N%C2%B05_MkI.jpg)
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 Palace
Blackburn advocated for the "Yes" case in the 1917 conscription referendum
A group of Australian VC recipients assembled in Sydney on Anzac Day 1938. Blackburn is standing, third from left.
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A Vickers machine gun team from the 2/3rd Machine Gun Battalion in SyriaAwards
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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.
