- Alexander Henry Buckley
Alexander Henry Buckley VC (22 July 1891 – 2 September 1918) was an
Australia n recipient of theVictoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.He was 27 years old, and a Temporary
Corporal in the 54th Battalion (N.S.W.), Australian Imperial Force during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.On 1 and 2 September 1918 at
Peronne ,France , Corporal Buckley, with one other man, rushed an enemy machine gun nest, shooting four of the enemy and capturing 22. Later, on reaching a moat, it was found that another machine gun nest commanded the only availablefootbridge . Corporal Buckley tried to cross the bridge and rush the position, but was killed in the attempt.His Victoria Cross is displayed at the
Australian War Memorial "(Canberra, Australia)".References
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Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
*The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
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