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Where is the Australian Red Cross based?
The Australian Red Cross is based in Carlton, Victoria.
Is there a list of the Australian Victoria Cross created about 1991 winners separate from the list of Australians who have won the Victoria Cross?
The so called Australian VC has never been awarded.
What is Albert Jacka famous for?
Albert Jacka was the first Australian to be decorated with the Victoria Cross during the WWI. The Victoria Cross is the highest decoration for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces.
What does the Maltese Cross represent on the Australian Queensland flag?
A letter in the Queensland State Archives reveals that not even the Queensland Government knows the significance of the Maltese Cross on the Queensland flag. The most credible theory is that Queensland and the Victoria Cross became allied as a result of the fact that the Victoria Cross is a form of the Maltese Cross. The Victoria Cross was first offered in 1857 by Queen Victoria at the close of the Crimean War and Queensland was established as an independent state in 1859, just two years later.
When was the Victoria Cross first awarded?
The Victoria Cross medal was awarded for great bravery on the battlefield.
What kind of decoration is Victoria cross?
The Victoria Cross (VC) is a military decoration. It is the highest honor one may receive and is awarded for conspicuous bravery, acts of extreme valor, and acts of self-sacrifice. The Canadian and Australian Military both use the Victoria Cross.
When was the first Victoria cross issued?
2009
When did Captain Jacka get his Victoria Cross?
As a Lance-Corporal during the Gallipoli campaign (1915), Albert Jacka retook a trench from seven Turkish soldiers who had wounded or killed the Australian defenders. He was the first Australian to be awarded the Victoria Cross during World War I. In August 1916, on the Western front, then-second lieutenant Jacka was involved in a similar hand-to-hand engagement against the Germans, for which he was awarded the Military Cross.
Who was the first nepali to get Victoria cross?
nar bahadur thapa
Who was the first Indian to be awarded the Victoria Cross?
Khudadad Khan
What country first adopted the paper ballot system?
Australia was the first country to use the secret ballot, also known as the Australian ballot. It was first used in Victoria, to elect the Victorian government, in 1856.
Which Australian cross is on the Australian flag?
The southern Cross
