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Mick Moon Rupert Theo Vance " Mick " Moon VC ( 14 August 1892 – 28 February 1986 ) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces . Details . He was 24 years old , and a lieutenant in the 58th Battalion ( Victoria ) , Australian Imperial Force during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC . On 12 May 1917 near Bullecourt , France , Lieutenant Moon ' s immediate objective was a position in advance of a hostile trench , and then against the trench itself , after the capture of which it was intended that his men should co - operate in a further assault . Although wounded in the initial advance , he reached the first objective , but was again wounded in the assault on the trench . He nevertheless continued to inspire and encourage his men and captured the trench , but was again wounded when consolidating the position . It was not until he was severely wounded for a fourth time that he agreed to retire from the fight . He later achieved the rank of captain . His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Australian War Memorial . Memorial Garden . On 12 May 2008 , the Rupert Vance Moon V . C . Memorial Garden was unveiled at the Mount Duneed Cemetery , with a large crowd in attendance , including Moon ' s descendents , representatives from the Returned and Services League of Australia , and past and present soldiers . The Avenue of Honour . The Avenue of Honour , an elm tree lined avenue linking Bacchus Marsh to the Western Freeway . The avenue was planted in 1918 to commemorate soldiers from Bacchus Marsh who served in World War I In his birth town of Bacchus Marsh Victoria , the 164th tree in the Avenue of Honour was planted and dedicated to commemorate his service in the war . In recent years , Moon Reserve was unveiled at the beginning of the Avenue of Honour in honour of Rupert Vance Moon . In 2010 , the Avenue of Honour was nominated to be placed on the National Heritage list .
George Barclay ( RAF officer ) Squadron Leader Richard George Arthur Barclay DFC RAF was a British pilot who was killed in action on 17 July 1942 during the battle of El Alamein aged 22 . Born in South London , and attending Stowe School and Trinity College , Cambridge , Barclay joined the University Air Squadron in 1938 , and was called up on the outbreak of war . Posted to No . 249 Squadron RAF in July 1940 , he flew through the Battle of Britain , receiving the DFC in October . " Flying Officer Richard George Arthur Barclay ( 74661 ) , Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve - No . 249 Squadron . This officer has shown admirable coolness and courage in combat against the enemy . His keenness and determination have enabled him to destroy at least four of their aircraft " ( DFC Citation ) As a flight commander with No . 611 Squadron RAF , Barclay was shot down over occupied France in September 1941 . He force landed and evaded capture , making his way to Spain with help from the French Resistance . In April 1942 he was posted to North Africa and returned to flying as CO of No . 238 Squadron RAF , flying Hawker Hurricane s Mk II ' s . He was shot down and killed by Lt . Werner Schröer of III . / Jagdgeschwader 27 on 17 July 1942 . Barclay is buried at the El Alamein War Cemetery , Egypt . His diaries , written during his wartime career up until his death , were published in 1974 and give a rare , descriptive and highly articulate first hand account of the life of a fighter pilot in 1940 - 41 .
William J . Brewer William John Brewer ( 1843 - June 19 , 1878 ) was an American soldier who received the Medal of Honor for valor during the American Civil War . Biography . Brewer served in the Union Army in the 2nd New York Cavalry . He received the Medal of Honor on May 3 , 1865 , for his actions during the Appomattox campaign . Medal of Honor citation . Citation :
28th Arkansas Infantry Regiment The 28th Arkansas Infantry ( 1862 – 1865 ) was a Confederate Army infantry regiment during the American Civil War . The unit was later re - designated as the 36th Arkansas Infantry Regiment . Organization . 28th Infantry Regiment , originally known as McRae ' s Emergency Regiment and also called 2nd Trans - Mississippi Regiment , was organized on June 26 , 1862 . Colonel Dandridge McRae , Lieutenant Colonel John E . Glenn , and Major W . S . Hanna were in command . During the reorganization of the 1st Corps , Army of the Trans - Mississippi , following the Battle of Prairie Grove , the unit was redesignated as the 36th Arkansas Infantry Regiment .
Château de la Lande The Château de la Lande is a castle in Rocles in the Allier " départment " in the Auvergne " Region " of France . History . Early in its history it was supposedly a possession or commandery of the Knights Templar . Among its later owners was the de Lichy de Lichy family .
Defence Communication Services Agency The Defence Communication Services Agency ( DCSA ) was an agency of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence responsible for the procurement and delivery of Communications and Information Services ( CIS ) to the defence community and related public and private sector bodies . The Agency was formed on 1 April 1998 , bringing together a range of CIS organisations across all three services . Formally a component of the Defence Logistics Organisation the Agency brigaded together elements of the Defence Procurement Agency , the DLO and operational support elements within the three military Front Line Commands . On 31 March 2007 the Agency was subsumed into Defence Equipment & Support , a new organisation bringing together the DPA and DLO , as the Information Systems & Services ( ISS ) cluster within that organisation . Organisation . The DCSA was formed of a core headquarters , led by a military Chief Executive at Two - star rank , supported by an Operations Directorate , Directorate of Engineering and Interoperability and a number of Integrated Project Teams , responsible for the procurement and support of systems and services . The Agency was headquartered at Basil Hill Barracks , Corsham and distributed the 5000 staff at facilities in a wide range of locations in the UK and overseas . DCSA Headquarters Formation . The founding CE was Major - General Tony Raper CB CBE , late Royal Signals , he was succeeded by Rear Admiral Rees Ward in 2002 who continued as CE until 2007 when the Agency was disestablished .
Japanese Right Army The Japanese Right Army or Army of the Right was an army of unified Japan during the second wave of Japanese invasions of Korea , in the years 1597 - 1598 . It included forces from several divisions of the earlier invasions ( 1592 - 1596 ) . The Army of the Right consisted mainly of the former Second Division led by Kato Kiyomasa , the Third Division led by Kuroda Nagamasa and the Seventh Division led by Mori Hidemoto , who replaced his cousin Mori Terumoto .
James Rogers ( VC ) James Rogers VC ( 2 June 1875 – 28 October 1961 ) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces . Early life . James Rogers was born on 2 June 1875 in Echuca , Victoria . Military service . When Rogers was 26 years old , and a sergeant in the South African Constabulary , South African Forces during the Second Boer War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC . On 15 June 1901 , at Thaba ' Nchu , South Africa , during a skirmish , a party of the rearguard , consisting of a lieutenant , Sergeant Rogers and six men , was attacked by about 60 Boers . When the lieutenant ' s horse was shot , Sergeant Rogers rode back , took the lieutenant up behind and carried him for half a mile on his own horse . The sergeant then returned to within 400 yards of the enemy and rescued two other men who had lost their horses . Afterwards , he caught two horses and helped their owners to remount . This was done under heavy fire . The Boers were near enough to Sergeant Rogers to call upon him to surrender ; his only answer was to continue firing . Rogers went on to serve with the 6th Battalion Commonwealth Horse in South Africa , and later as a Lieutenant in the First World War . He was wounded at Anzac Cove ( Gallipoli ) , and returned medically unfit to Australia . Later life . James Rogers died on 28 October 1961 , in Sydney . He was buried in Springvale Cemetery , Victoria . His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Australian War Memorial , Canberra .
French submarine Émeraude ( S604 ) The Émeraude is a nuclear submarine from the first - generation of attack submarines by the French Navy . She is the fourth of the " Rubis " series . Between May 1994 and December 1995 , she undertook a major refitting which upgraded her to the level of the " Améthyste " . On 30 March 1994 , an accidental explosion occurred in the engine compartment while the boat was engaged in an anti - submarine exercise , killing ten men who were examining the turbo - alternator room . In June 2009 , the Émeraude was sent to the mid Atlantic to aid in the search for the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder from the ill - fated Air France Flight 447 .
HMS Cricket ( shore establishment ) HMS " Cricket " was the name given to a Royal Navy shore establishment on the River Hamble from 1943 to 1946 . This name was previously used by the Insect class gunboat , HMS " Cricket " that was scrapped in 1942 . HMS " Cricket " was commissioned on 15 July 1943 . Initially it was a " Royal Marine Landing Craft Crew Training Base " . It was established as an independent command with accounts being handled by HMS " Shrapnel " . The base was later used to assemble troops and landing craft in the build - up to D - day . From 23 May 1944 , during the final preparations for D - Day , the base was completely sealed . During the base ' s operation she was assigned a number of depot ships . The first was the " Nab Happy Lass " , from the time of commissioning until 30 April 1945 . She was replaced by harbour launch 30455 until May that year , and was then succeeded by the petrol powered harbour launch 436622 until March 1946 . It was decided to close HMS " Cricket " after the end of the Second World War , a decision taken on 1 March 1946 . The last arrivals were on 20 May 1946 and " Cricket " was probably decommissioned on 15 July 1946 , three years after commissioning . Its many buildings were subsequently used for temporary post - war accommodation for the civilian population of Southampton . Manor Farm Country Park now occupies this site .
503d Aircraft Control and Warning Group The 503d Aircraft Control and Warning Group ( AC & WG ) is an inactive United States Air Force unit . Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command ( ADC ) ' s 26th Air Division at Roslyn AFS New York . It was inactivated in 1952 . History . Activated as an ADC Aircraft Control and Warning Group , forming radar squadrons in the late 1940s and the early 1950s and deploying them around the New York , New Jersey area under First Air Force and the 26th Air Division . On 16 April 1950 , the reserve 563d Aircraft Control and Warning Group was activated as a Corollary unit at Roslyn , sharing the 503d ' s equipment and facilities . The 563d was called to active duty on 2 June 1951 and was inactivated , with its personnel used as fillers for the 503d .
USS Guyandot ( AOG - 16 ) USS " Guyandot " ( AOG - 16 ) was a gasoline tanker acquired by the U . S . Navy for the dangerous task of transporting gasoline to warships in the fleet , and to remote Navy stations . " Guyandot " was built as " Veedol II " in 1930 and acquired from her owners , Tidewater Oil , in March 1943 ; converted at Brewers Drydock , Staten Island , and renamed " Guyandot " ; and commissioned 17 April 1943 , Lt . Robert R . Crockett , USNR , in command . World War II service . Taking on a full load of fuel oil , she sailed for Bermuda on 1 May ; from there she was taken in tow to Oran , where she arrived 26 May . From Oran she sailed to Bizerte , Tunisia , arriving there 8 June ; although under frequent air attack " Guyandot " worked unceasingly shuttling oil through the wreck - laden channel . Sailing to Tunis on 27 June , " Guyandot " began fueling ships for the Sicilian invasion and , after the assault in late July , carried high octane fuel to the newly taken port of Palermo , again under heavy air attack . Supporting invasion of Italy operations . Returning to Tunis 30 August , she began shuttling oil between that port and Bizerte and continued this duty until the Italian invasion was well under way . Arriving in Taranto , Italy , on 8 November , she performed yeoman work in carrying high octane aviation fuel from tankers to the shore . After a month in Palermo for drydock and overhaul , " Guyandot " returned to Taranto to take on gasoline and then sailed into the Adriatic for the port of Bari , arriving 8 February 1944 . From Bari she shuttled oil north to Manfredonia to supply the 15th Air Force at Foggia ; this work continued until late March , when she struck an underwater obstacle in Bari and , after two trips with a wooden patch , had to put in for more lasting repairs at Bizerte . The first American ship to dock at Piraeus . Emerging from drydock 11 May , " Guyandot " spent a month carrying oil from Bizerte to Italy and then sailed again to Bari , arriving there 15 June 1944 . From Bari she took high octane fuel to Manfredonia and Monopoli , carrying approximately 40 million gallons of gasoline for the forces moving up the Italian peninsula . An important break in her shuttle runs came from 2 November to 14 November , when she carried a load of high octane to Piraeus ( Port of Athens ) , Greece ; the British had landed in Greece only in late October and " Guyandot " was the first American ship to dock in Piraeus since before the outbreak of war . Final operations . Back on the Bari - Manfredonia - Monopoli run , " Guyandot " continued shuttling oil until 9 December , when she sailed to Palermo for repairs and drydocking ; on 7 January 1945 , she crossed the Mediterranean to Bizerte . Decommissioning . Decommissioned there 12 January , she was transferred to the French Navy as part of lend - lease . France returned the ship to the Navy on 21 March 1949 and on that same day formally purchased " Guyandot " for service under the name " Lac Noir " . Her name was struck from the Navy List 28 April 1949 . Military awards and honors . " Guyandot ’ s " crew was eligible for the following medals :
USS Downes ( FF - 1070 ) USS " Downes " ( DE - 1070 / FF - 1070 ) was the 19th in the series of the Knox class frigate s . She was the third ship to be named for Commodore John Downes " Downes " keel was laid 5 September 1968 by Todd Pacific Shipyards Corp . , Seattle , Washington , and was christened on 13 December 1969 during launching by her sponsor Mrs . Philip L . Kelton , the great - granddaughter of the late Commodore John Downes . The ship was commissioned 28 August 1971 " Downes " performed Anti - Submarine Warfare operations , escort duty and naval diplomacy support , when necessary , for the Pacific Fleet . Decommissioned on 5 June 1992 , " Downes " was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 11 January 1995 . " Downes " was disposed during fleet training in 2003 and sunk close to Mare Island during a SINKEX .
Ilija Gregorić Ilija Gregorić ( c . 1520 – 1574 ) was a Croatian soldier , best known as the military commander of rebels during the Croatian and Slovenian peasant revolt of 1573 . He was born in Marija Gorica , a village in Croatia . When Ottoman Turks raided Carniola in 1553 , he was captured . He escaped captivity and became a professional soldier in the Military Frontier . In 1564 , he became a serf on the estates of infamous Ferenz Tahy . Three years later , as a semi - professional soldier , he raided Ottoman territories . He was again captured by the Turks , and brought as prisoner to Constantinople . He subsequently escaped , and returned to Croatia in 1572 . Due to his military experience , rebel peasants elected him as the captain of their army . Now in command of the rebel forces , he tried to spread the revolt in Slovenia . His forces were defeated at the battles of Krško and Sv . Petar . Unlike Matija Gubec , he was not captured immediately and he tried to seek shelter in Ottoman territories . He was captured near Jasenovac and brought to Zagreb , where he was executed .
David Hicks ( chaplain ) Chaplain ( Major General ) David Harlan Hicks , USA ( born 1942 ) is a retired American Army officer who served as the 21st Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army from 2003 to 2007 . Hicks began his career in 1958 and was stationed as a patrolman in the Korean Demilitarized Zone in 1965 . An ordained Presbyterian , he served as a command chaplain at the United States Army Special Forces Command ( USASOC ) at Fort Bragg , North Carolina . He has over 30 years of experience as an army chaplain . As the Army ' s Chief of Chaplains , he oversaw over 2 , 200 chaplains serving in United States Army , National Guard , and Army Reserve capacities . He retired in 2007 , and was succeeded by Brig . Gen . Douglas L . Carver .
Explorer - class general - purpose vessel The Explorer class was a two - ship class of general purpose vessels of the Royal Australian Navy that served between 1960 and 1995 . Design . The Explorer class was a two - ship class of general purpose vessels built for the RAN . The ships had a displacement of 207 tons at standard load and 260 tons at full load . Each was long between perpendiculars and long overall , had a beam of , and a draught of . Propulsion machinery consisted of GM diesels , which supplied to the two propeller screws , and allowed the vessel to reach . The ship ' s company consisted of 14 personnel . The ship ' s armament of light weapons ( usually . 50 calibre machine guns ) were only fitted as needed . The two vessel , and , were built by Walkers Limited of Maryborough , Queensland . Both were laid down in 1959 , and were commissioned into the RAN in 1960 . Operational history . The Explorers ' primary roles were hydrographic survey and reservist training , among other duties . In December 1982 , both vessels were decommissioned . Despite this , they remained active in training until the mid - 1990s .
Werner Canders Werner Canders ( 25 March 1914 – 23 April 1993 ) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II . He was also a recipient of the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross . The Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership . Werner Canders was captured by British troops in May 1945 and was released in January 1946 .
George Peachment George Stanley Peachment VC ( 5 May 1897 – 25 September 1915 ) was an English Private in the 2nd Battalion , The King ' s Royal Rifle Corps , British Army during World War I . He was awarded the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces . Before he joined up in April 1915 , Peachment was an apprentice steam engine maker in Bury , Lancashire . At the Battle of Loos , on 25 September 1915 near Hulluch , France , during very heavy fighting , when the front line was compelled to retire in order to reorganise , Private Peachment saw his company commander lying wounded and crawled to help him . The enemy fire was intense but although there was a shell - hole quite close in which a few men had taken cover , Private Peachment never thought of saving himself . He knelt in the open by his officer and tried to help him , but while doing so was first wounded by a bomb and a minute later mortally wounded by a rifle bullet . His medal is held in the Lord Ashcroft VC Collection .
Battle of La Chincúa The Battle of La Chincúa was a battle of the War of Mexican Independence that occurred from 19 April through 28 May 1813 at a ranch at Tonalá , Chiapas . The battle was fought between the royalist forces loyal to the Spanish crown , commanded by General Miguel Dambrini , and the Mexican rebels fighting for independence from the Spanish Empire , commanded by Mariano Matamoros y Guridi . The battle resulted in a victory for the Mexican rebels . Context . Matamoros had fewer than 1 , 000 soldiers with which to confront the royalist forces under Miguel Dambrini . Dambrini , knowing of the insurgent offensive began a retreat towards Guatemala . When the two armies finally met 6 kilometers from Tonalá , Chiapas , the first skirmishes took place resulting favorably for the rebel forces . The Battle . After this retreat , the royalist forces were pursued by the rebel cavalry where after they were obliged to take refuge at a ranch at Tonalá . When Matamoros arrived , Dambrini was obliged to capitulate , surrendering all his arms , munitions and provisions . The Spanish prisoners were all executed in the Paredón Bay . During the battle , Matamoros was wounded in the leg and was thereafter forced to stay for a time at the ranch . Soon after this victory , he was promoted to Teniente General .
Sophus Baagoe Sophus Baagoe ( 4 March 1915 – 14 May 1941 ) was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross ( ) during World War II . The Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership . Baagoe claimed 14 aerial victories , 13 over the Western Front and 1 over the Mediterranean Front . The Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership . He is one of the two pilots credited with the kill of the RAF top ace Pat Marmaduke Pattle , on 20 April 1941 , in Greece , with Theodor Rossiwall . Career . Sophus Baagoe was a member of the Luftwaffe at the beginning of the war and participated in the Battle of France , where he claimed his first four victories . As a member of Zerstörergeschwader 26 " Horst Wessel " ( ZG 26 — 26th Destroyer Wing ) he exclusively flew the Messerschmitt Bf 110 , twin engine heavy fighter . He scored 9 more during the Battle of Britain against the Royal Air Force ( RAF ) , bring his total to 13 and his final victory was during the Battle of Greece . He and his aerial gunner , " Oberfeldwebel " Becker , were killed 14 May 1941 during the Battle of Crete . There is some dispute over how he died ; he was either killed by anti - aircraft fire from the ground or by RAF pilots . He may have been shot down by the New Zealand Gladiator pilot D . F . Westenra of No . 112 Squadron RAF . Baagoe was posthumously awarded the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross ( " Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes " ) on 14 June 1941 .