- Robert MacTier
Robert Mactier VC (
17 May 1890 -1 September 1918 ) was anAustralia 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 28 years old, and a Private in the 23rd Battalion, (Victoria), Australian Imperial Force during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
On
1 September 1918 during the attack on Mont St. Quentin, near Péronne,France , the bombing patrols had failed to clear up several enemy strong-points and the battalion could not advance. Private Mactier thereupon rushed out of the trench, closed with and killed the machine-gun crew of eight men and threw the gun over the parapet. He then moved to another strong-point and captured six men. He disposed of a third machine-gun, but in tackling a fourth was killed. This action enabled the battalion to capture Mont St. Quentin a few hours later.His Victoria Cross is displayed at the
Australian War Memorial ,Canberra, Australia .External links
* [http://www.ozemail.com.au/~vcweb/winners/mactier.htm MACTIER R.]
* [http://www.iol.net.au/~conway/vicross/mactier.html Private R. Mactier] "(photo, brief details)"
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