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- Bruce_Kingsbury abstract "Bruce Steel Kingsbury, VC (8 January 1918 – 29 August 1942) was an Australian soldier of the Second World War. Serving initially in the Middle East, he gained renown for his actions during the Battle of Isurava, one of many battles forming the Kokoda Track campaign in New Guinea. His bravery during the battle was recognised with the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces. The first serviceman to receive the VC in Australian territory, Kingsbury was a member of the highly decorated 2/14th Infantry Battalion.On 29 August 1942, during the Battle of Isurava, Kingsbury was one of the few survivors of a platoon that had been overrun by the Japanese. He immediately volunteered to join a different platoon, which had been ordered to counterattack. Rushing forward and firing his Bren gun from the hip, he cleared a path through the enemy and inflicted several casualties. Kingsbury was then seen to fall, shot by a Japanese sniper and killed instantly. His actions, which delayed the Japanese long enough for the Australians to fortify their positions, were instrumental in saving Battalion Headquarters, and he was awarded the Victoria Cross as a result.".
- Bruce_Kingsbury allegiance "Australia".
- Bruce_Kingsbury award Victoria_Cross.
- Bruce_Kingsbury battle Battle_of_Jezzine_(1941).
- Bruce_Kingsbury battle Kokoda_Track_campaign.
- Bruce_Kingsbury battle North_African_Campaign.
- Bruce_Kingsbury battle South_West_Pacific_theatre_of_World_War_II.
- Bruce_Kingsbury battle Syria–Lebanon_Campaign.
- Bruce_Kingsbury battle World_War_II.
- Bruce_Kingsbury birthDate "1918-01-08".
- Bruce_Kingsbury birthPlace Australia.
- Bruce_Kingsbury birthPlace Melbourne.
- Bruce_Kingsbury birthYear "1918".
- Bruce_Kingsbury deathDate "1942-08-29".
- Bruce_Kingsbury deathPlace Isurava,_Papua_New_Guinea.
- Bruce_Kingsbury deathPlace Papua_New_Guinea.
- Bruce_Kingsbury deathYear "1942".
- Bruce_Kingsbury militaryBranch Second_Australian_Imperial_Force.
- Bruce_Kingsbury militaryUnit 14th_Battalion_(Australia).
- Bruce_Kingsbury serviceStartYear "1940".
- Bruce_Kingsbury thumbnail BruceSKingsbury.jpg?width=300.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageExternalLink INF3_0460.htm.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageID "1225919".
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageLength "22426".
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageOutDegree "85".
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageRevisionID "668009046".
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink 14th_Battalion_(Australia).
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink 7th_Division_(Australia).
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Adelaide.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Alola,_Papua_New_Guinea.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Australia.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Australian_War_Memorial.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Battle_of_Jezzine_(1941).
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Battle_of_Singapore.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Beirut.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Bombay.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Boundary_Bend,_Victoria.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Bren_light_machine_gun.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Brisbane.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Buna,_Papua_New_Guinea.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Canberra.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Category:1918_births.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Category:1942_deaths.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Category:Australian_Army_soldiers.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Category:Australian_World_War_II_recipients_of_the_Victoria_Cross.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Category:Australian_military_personnel_killed_in_World_War_II.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Category:People_from_Melbourne.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Commonwealth_of_Nations.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Distinguished_Conduct_Medal.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Egypt.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Glen_Innes,_New_South_Wales.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Gowrie,_Australian_Capital_Territory.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink History_(TV_channel).
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink History_(U.S._TV_channel).
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Isurava,_Papua_New_Guinea.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Jerusalem.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Kingsbury,_Victoria.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Kokoda.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Kokoda_Track.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Kokoda_Track_Campaign.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Kokoda_Track_campaign.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink List_of_Australian_Victoria_Cross_recipients.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink London_Gazette.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Melbourne.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Mersa_Matruh.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Military_Medal.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Mumbai.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink New_Britain.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink New_Guinea.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink New_South_Wales.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink North_African_Campaign.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Pacific_War.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Papua_New_Guinea.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Philip_Rhoden.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Port_Moresby.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Prahran.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Prahran,_Victoria.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Preston,_Victoria.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Private_(rank).
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Puckapunyal.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Queensland.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink RMIT_University.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink RMS_Aquitania.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Rabaul.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Remembrance_Driveway_(Australia).
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Second_Australian_Imperial_Force.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink South_West_Pacific_theatre_of_World_War_II.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Syria-Lebanon_Campaign.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Syria–Lebanon_Campaign.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Tel_Aviv.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Territory_of_Papua.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink The_London_Gazette.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink The_National_Archives_(United_Kingdom).
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Tomitarō_Horii.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Vichy_France.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Vichy_French.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Victoria_Cross.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Windsor,_Victoria.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink World_War_II.
- Bruce_Kingsbury wikiPageWikiLink Yandina,_Queensland.