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Original World War I Photo Postcard of Corporal Alexander…
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23-Apr-2010
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Original World War I Photo Postcard of Corporal Alexander Burton Vc 7th Battalion Aif, Killed in Action at Lone Pine, One of the 7 Australian Victoria Cross Winners from the Battle of Lone Pine which lasted 4 days and Claimed More than 2000 Australian Casualties, Burton's citation reads 'On 9 August 1915, at Lone Pine, Gallipoli, Turkey], the enemy made a determined counter-attack on the centre of the newly captured trench held by Lieutenant Tubb, Corporals Burton and Dunstan and a few men, [The enemy] advanced up a sap and blew in a sandbag barricade, leaving only one foot of it standing, but Lieutenant Tubb with the two corporals repulsed the enemy and rebuilt the barricade, Supported by strong bombing parties the enemy twice again succeeded in blowing the barricade, but on each occasion they were repulsed and the barricade rebuilt, although Lieutenant Tubb was wounded in the head and arm and Corporal Burton was killed by a bomb while most gallantly building up the parapet under a hail of bombs'
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