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Hero ‘deserves two more VCs’
Jacka’s medal review
PARK’S IN HONOUR OF PERCY PAGE 5
By NOEL MURPHY AUSTRALIA’S first Victoria Cross winner deserves two more, according to the family of Albert Jacka. But the Winchelsea-district hero was a victim of “injustice� for standing up to World War I superiors, his family told the Independent this week. They have the support of contemporary Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith, who agreed that Jacka’s World War I bravery deserved three crosses. Political efforts are under way to have his record reviewed to determine whether the extra VCs can be added to his medal count. Lance-Corporal Jacka received his VC – the Commonwealth’s highest military honour – for bravery at Gallipoli. Military figures including Australia’s official World War I historian, CW Bean, have long backed claims LanceCorporal Jacka deserved three VCs. But his 14th Battalion comrades argued that his straightforward nature annoyed superiors. The soldier’s family said this week that the Anzac cen-
Albert Jacka. tenary year was the right time to review his case. “He certainly should have got more, that’s quite true. It’s an injustice that should be remedied,� said Maree Krohn, nee Jacka, whose father was his cousin. “He was astonishingly brave and very, very much protective of the men he led. He was revered by the men under him and he thumbed his nose at officers and that wouldn’t have gone down particularly well.� Mrs Krohn said the Jacka family would be “absolutely delighted� if his case was reviewed and further VCs awarded. Continued page 8
KITTY ‘AN ANGEL OF LEMNOS’ PAGE 6
ETERNAL FLAME: Geelong RSL’s Brian Dunn and Andrew Hanns prepare for tomorrow’s Anzac Day services at Geelong’s Johnstone Park. For a guide to services across 137922 Picture: REG RYAN the region, turn to page 4.
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