List of Australian George Cross recipients
The
Between the first award of the GC to an Australian in 1942 and the final bestowal to Constable Michael Kenneth Pratt in 1978,[9] 14 Australians were directly decorated with the medal. Of these, nine were awarded to military personnel and five to civilians. Eight of the medals were awarded posthumously.[10] At the time of the institution of the GC, living recipients of the Empire Gallantry Medal automatically became recipients of the new award, and were required to return their previous medal; two Australians became GC holders through this method.
Exchange recipients
In 1971, the British Government announced that living recipients of the
Recipients
This along with the * (asterisk) indicates that the George Cross was awarded
This along with the ^ indicates that the George Cross was awarded to military personnel for actions "not in the face of the enemy".
Direct awards of the George Cross
Name | Date of action | Organisation | Summary of action(s) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Eric Bailey | 12 January 1945* | New South Wales Police Force | Apprehended a suspect while mortally wounded | [13] |
Raymond Donoghue | 29 April 1960* | Metropolitan Tram Trust | Attempting to regain control of tram during accident | [14] |
Errol Emanuel | August 1971* |
July 1969 – District Commissioner, Territory of Papua New Guinea | Resolving factional conflicts and restoring local government in Papua New Guinea | [15] |
Leon Goldsworthy^ | 10 April 1944 |
12 June 1943 – Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve | Second World War |
[16] |
George Gosse^ | 8–19 May 1945 | Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve | Second World War |
[17] |
Benjamin Gower Hardy^ | 5 August 1944* | Citizens Military Force |
Gallantry during Cowra breakout | [18] |
Ralph Jones ^ |
5 August 1944* | Citizens Military Force |
Gallantry during Cowra breakout | [18] |
Horace Madden ^ |
6 November 1951* |
24 April 1951 – Australian Army | Fortitude while a prisoner of war, Korean War | [19] |
Lionel Matthews^ | March 1944* |
August 1942 – Second Australian Imperial Force | Fortitude while a Second World War |
[20] |
John Mould^ | 30 June 1942 |
14 November 1941 – Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve | Second World War |
[21] |
Michael Pratt | 4 June 1976 | Victoria Police Force | Intervention in an armed robbery | [9] |
Jonathan Rogers^ | 10 February 1964* | Royal Australian Navy | Gallantry during Melbourne-Voyager collision |
[22] |
Hugh Syme^ | 25 December 1942 |
19 May 1941 – Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve | Second World War |
[23] |
Anthony Taylor | January–March 1951 | Commonwealth Bureau of Mineral Resources | Gallantry during eruption of Mount Lamington, Papua New Guinea | [24] |
Empire Gallantry Medal and Albert Medal exchanges
EGM = This indicates a recipient of the Empire Gallantry Medal who exchanged the award for the George Cross.
AM = This indicates a recipient of the Albert Medal who exchanged the award for the George Cross.
Name | Date of action | Organisation | Summary of action(s) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Arthur Bagot^ | 12 April 1918 | Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve |
Gallantry during engine room explosion on HM Motor Launch 356 | AM[25] |
John Chalmers | 4 February 1922 | North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club | Rescue of swimmer during shark attack | AM[26] |
Stanley Gibbs | 3 January 1927 | Civilian | Rescue of swimmer during shark attack | AM[27] |
Robert Kavanaugh | 19 January 1929 | Civilian | Rescue of swimmer during shark attack | AM[28] |
Frederick March | 19 November 1924 | Chauffeur to Governor-General of Sudan | Gallantry during assassination of the Governor-General of Sudan |
EGM[29] |
William McAloney^ | 31 August 1937 | Royal Australian Air Force | Attempted rescue of an officer trapped in a burning aircraft | AM[30] |
Richard Richards | 19 March 1916 |
9 October 1915 – Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition | Gallantry during Trans-Antarctic Expedition | AM[31] |
Patrick Taylor | 15 May 1935 | Australia-New Zealand airmail flight | Gallantry during flight when the aircraft's starboard engine failed | EGM[32] |
Notes
- ^ Staunton 2005, p. vi
- ^ a b "No. 35060". The London Gazette. 31 January 1941. pp. 622–623.
- ^ Macklin 2008, p. 16
- ^ "The Decoration". George Cross Database. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
- ^ A matter of honour: the report of the review of Australian honours and awards, December 1995, pp. 21–22
- ^ "The Order of Wearing Australian Honours and Awards" (PDF). Special Gazette No. S192. Commonwealth of Australia. 28 September 2007.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Cross of Valour". It's an Honour. Commonwealth of Australia. Archived from the original on 27 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
- ^ Staunton 2005, p. 350
- ^ a b "No. 47582". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 July 1978. p. 8045.
- ^ a b c Staunton 2005, pp. 291–339
- ^ "George Cross "Exchanges"". George Cross Database. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
- ^ "Imperial Awards". It's an Honour. Commonwealth of Australia. Archived from the original on 23 June 2006. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
- ^ "No. 37771". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 October 1946. p. 5307.
- ^ "No. 42162". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 October 1960. p. 6849.
- ^ "No. 45588". The London Gazette. 1 February 1972. p. 1281.
- ^ "No. 36707". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 September 1944. p. 4333.
- ^ "No. 37549". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 April 1946. p. 2085.
- ^ a b "No. 39008". The London Gazette. 1 September 1950. p. 4431.
- ^ "No. 40665". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1955. p. 7299.
- ^ "No. 38134". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 November 1947. p. 5635.
- ^ "No. 35769". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 November 1942. p. 4761.
- ^ "No. 43604". The London Gazette. 19 March 1965. p. 2797.
- ^ "No. 36118". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 August 1943. p. 3499.
- ^ "No. 39519". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 April 1952. p. 2165.
- ^ "No. 30852". The London Gazette. 20 August 1918. p. 9700.
- ^ "No. 32727". The London Gazette. 7 July 1922. p. 5103.
- ^ "No. 33246". The London Gazette. 8 February 1927. p. 864.
- ^ "No. 33653". The London Gazette. 17 October 1930. pp. 6316–6317.
- ^ "No. 32999". The London Gazette. 5 December 1924. p. 8851.
- ^ "No. 34485". The London Gazette. 18 February 1938. p. 1069.
- ^ "No. 32842". The London Gazette. 6 July 1923. p. 4686.
- ^ "No. 34416". The London Gazette. 9 July 1937. pp. 4414–4415.
References
- ISBN 978-1-74114-882-4.
- Staunton, Anthony (2005). Victoria Cross: Australia's Finest and the Battles they Fought. Prahran, Victoria, Australia: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 1-74066-288-1.