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Australian Geographers: Edgar Towner, Fay Gale, Reginald Golledge, Oskar Spate, Grenfell Price, Frank Debenham, Mal Logan, Colin Woodroffe

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Description:Chapters: Edgar Towner, Fay Gale, Reginald Golledge, Oskar Spate, Grenfell Price, Frank Debenham, Mal Logan, Colin Woodroffe, Jane M. Jacobs. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 45. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Second World War Edgar Thomas Towner VC, MC (19 April 1890 18 August 1972) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces. A lieutenant in the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War, Towner was awarded the Victoria Cross in 1918 for his actions during an attack on Mont St. Quentin on the Western Front. Born in Queensland to a farming family, Towner enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in 1915. Posted to the transport section of the 25th Battalion, he served in Egypt until his unit was sent to the Western Front. He then transferred to the 2nd Machine Gun Battalion where he was commissioned as a lieutenant and twice Mentioned in Despatches for his leadership. During June 1918, Towner led a machine gun section in attack near Morlancourt and assisted the infantry in reaching its objectives under heavy fire, for which he was awarded the Military Cross. In September, again commanding a machine gun section, he was involved in the Allied counteroffensive that broke the German lines at Mont St. Quentin and Pronne. Fighting for thirty hours after being wounded, his "conspicuous bravery, initiative and devotion to duty" earned him the Victoria Cross, which was presented by King George V in April 1919. Discharged in August, Towner returned to Australia. He was appointed a director of the Russleigh Pastoral Company, and briefly re-enlisted during the Second World War, when he was promoted to major. A keen geographer, he was ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1192058We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Australian Geographers: Edgar Towner, Fay Gale, Reginald Golledge, Oskar Spate, Grenfell Price, Frank Debenham, Mal Logan, Colin Woodroffe. To get started finding Australian Geographers: Edgar Towner, Fay Gale, Reginald Golledge, Oskar Spate, Grenfell Price, Frank Debenham, Mal Logan, Colin Woodroffe, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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2010
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Australian Geographers: Edgar Towner, Fay Gale, Reginald Golledge, Oskar Spate, Grenfell Price, Frank Debenham, Mal Logan, Colin Woodroffe

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Description: Chapters: Edgar Towner, Fay Gale, Reginald Golledge, Oskar Spate, Grenfell Price, Frank Debenham, Mal Logan, Colin Woodroffe, Jane M. Jacobs. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 45. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Second World War Edgar Thomas Towner VC, MC (19 April 1890 18 August 1972) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces. A lieutenant in the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War, Towner was awarded the Victoria Cross in 1918 for his actions during an attack on Mont St. Quentin on the Western Front. Born in Queensland to a farming family, Towner enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in 1915. Posted to the transport section of the 25th Battalion, he served in Egypt until his unit was sent to the Western Front. He then transferred to the 2nd Machine Gun Battalion where he was commissioned as a lieutenant and twice Mentioned in Despatches for his leadership. During June 1918, Towner led a machine gun section in attack near Morlancourt and assisted the infantry in reaching its objectives under heavy fire, for which he was awarded the Military Cross. In September, again commanding a machine gun section, he was involved in the Allied counteroffensive that broke the German lines at Mont St. Quentin and Pronne. Fighting for thirty hours after being wounded, his "conspicuous bravery, initiative and devotion to duty" earned him the Victoria Cross, which was presented by King George V in April 1919. Discharged in August, Towner returned to Australia. He was appointed a director of the Russleigh Pastoral Company, and briefly re-enlisted during the Second World War, when he was promoted to major. A keen geographer, he was ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1192058We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Australian Geographers: Edgar Towner, Fay Gale, Reginald Golledge, Oskar Spate, Grenfell Price, Frank Debenham, Mal Logan, Colin Woodroffe. To get started finding Australian Geographers: Edgar Towner, Fay Gale, Reginald Golledge, Oskar Spate, Grenfell Price, Frank Debenham, Mal Logan, Colin Woodroffe, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher
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Release
2010
ISBN
1156277930

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