K & C 032 - 2nd Lt. HVH Throssell VC Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 11/6/2011
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

You are looking for a small camo painted Cliplock container. It is located at the obvious large natural object!

WA Born VC Winners Series

No. 3 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..

 

2nd Lieutenant Hugo Vivian Hope Throssell VC

DOB:   27 October 1884
Place Of Birth: Northam, WA

Hugo Throssell, a Western Australian farmer, joined the 10th Light Horse at the outbreak of war. He arrived on Gallipoli in August 1915 and survived the regiment’s ill-fated charge at the Nek on 7 August. Throssell was awarded the Victoria Cross for an action on 29–30 August which took place at Hill 60. The 10th Light Horse was brought into an offensive action to extend the front line past Hill 60 in the early hours of the 29th. Throssell and his men became involved in a fierce bomb fight, which continued all night. Throssell was wounded twice but even with his face covered in blood he refused medical help, continuing to shout encouragement to his men. His was the first Victoria Cross awarded to a Western Australian in the war, and the only one to an Australian light horseman..

 

The Victoria Cross

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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

 

 

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