When Governor-General Quentin Bryce awarded Corporal Daniel Keighran with the Victoria Cross he earned a unique distinction in the history of The Royal Australian Regiment, he became the RAR's first soldier to be awarded our nations highest award while on active...
Month: November 2012
Vale MAJ GEN Sandy Pearson
Major General Cedric Maudsley Ingram ‘Sandy’ Pearson AO, DSO, OBE, MC (retired) was farewelled with full military honours at Newington College in Sydney today. Born in Kurri Kurri, NSW, Major General Pearson graduated from the Royal Military College Duntroon in 1940...
“We Will Remember Them”
It is that time of year again when at the 11th Hour on the 11th Day of the 11th Month, we remember the sacrifice of all Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen who have served and those who have sacrificed their lives in the defence of our Nation. The Great War, as World War I...
The untold story of CPL Dan Keighran VC
Damien Murphy looks behind the lines to reveal the story of The Battle of Derapet Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/national/he-used-his-body-as-a-weapon-for-us-20121109-2935d.html#ixzz2Bl44Th2K GETTING on for four in the afternoon of August 24, 2010, Tony Windsor, Rob...