WA Born VC Winners
Series
No. 5 in the
series of 9 caches plus a Bonus Box -
K&C 039.
Collect all the clues
from each of the 9 caches to gain the CO's for the Bonus
Box.
The clues are located on the
back of the log books, and are in the format of A = * B = *
etc...
There are prizes for the 1st few cachers who complete the
series. Please only take one prize. Inside the Bonus Box is 1
certificate for an event coin, gift vouchers, an "Australia
Remembers 1945 - 1995" coin/penny(donated by AmstradKid) and other
goodies.
Private James Heather
Gordon VC
DOB: 7 March
1909
Place Of
Birth: Rockingham, WA
Jim Gordon had enlisted in 1940 aged 33, in
the 2/31st Australian Infantry Battalion. Near Jezzine, Syria, on
10 July 1941 his infantry company was ordered to capture a Vichy
French–held feature but became pinned down by intense
machine-gun fire from a strongly fortified position. Gordon crawled
close to the enemy post and then launched a solo attack with rifle
and bayonet. After this, the company was able to take the
objective.Gordon later served in Papua and New Guinea. He joined
the Australian Regular Army after the war. Even after his
retirement as a warrant officer in 1968, he continued to work at
Campbell Barracks, Swanbourne, Western Australia. "I always liked
the army life," he once said.
The Victoria
Cross
The Victoria Cross is the highest award for
acts of bravery in wartime. It was instituted in 1856 by Queen
Victoria and made retrospective to 1854 to cover the period of the
Crimean War. It is possible for any serving member of the armed
forces to obtain this award. The Victoria Cross is designed in the
form of the Maltese Cross: in the centre of the medal is a lion
guardant standing upon the Royal Crown. The words "For valour" are
inscribed below. The Victoria Cross is suspended from a crimson
ribbon. On the reverse of the cross the date of the act of bravery
is inscribed, along with the name, rank, and unit of the
recipient.
Aknowledgments: Australian War
Memorial