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- Edgar_Towner abstract "Edgar Thomas Towner VC, MC (19 April 1890 – 18 August 1972) was an Australian recipient of 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. A lieutenant in the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War, Towner was awarded the Victoria Cross in 1918 for his actions during an attack on Mont St. Quentin on the Western Front.Born in Queensland to a farming family, Towner enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in 1915. Posted to the transport section of the 25th Battalion, he served in Egypt until his unit was sent to the Western Front. He then transferred to the 2nd Machine Gun Battalion where he was commissioned as a lieutenant and twice mentioned in despatches for his leadership. During June 1918, Towner led a machine gun section in attack near Morlancourt and assisted the infantry in reaching its objectives under heavy fire, for which he was awarded the Military Cross. In September, again commanding a machine gun section, he was involved in the Allied counteroffensive that broke the German lines at Mont St. Quentin and Péronne. Fighting for thirty hours after being wounded, his "conspicuous bravery, initiative and devotion to duty" earned him the Victoria Cross, which was presented by King George V in April 1919.Discharged in August, Towner returned to Australia. He was appointed a director of the Russleigh Pastoral Company, and briefly re-enlisted during the Second World War, when he was promoted to major. A keen geographer, he was awarded the Dr Thomson Foundation Gold Medal in 1956 for his geographical work. Unmarried, he died in 1972 at the age of 82.".
- Edgar_Towner award Mentioned_in_dispatches.
- Edgar_Towner award Military_Cross.
- Edgar_Towner award Victoria_Cross.
- Edgar_Towner battle Battle_of_Mont_Saint-Quentin.
- Edgar_Towner battle Battle_of_Pozières.
- Edgar_Towner battle Battle_of_the_Somme.
- Edgar_Towner battle Hundred_Days_Offensive.
- Edgar_Towner battle Second_Battle_of_the_Somme_(1918).
- Edgar_Towner battle Western_Front_(World_War_I).
- Edgar_Towner battle World_War_I.
- Edgar_Towner battle World_War_II.
- Edgar_Towner birthDate "1890-04-19".
- Edgar_Towner birthYear "1890".
- Edgar_Towner deathDate "1972-08-18".
- Edgar_Towner deathPlace Longreach,_Queensland.
- Edgar_Towner deathYear "1972".
- Edgar_Towner militaryBranch Australian_Army_Reserve.
- Edgar_Towner militaryBranch First_Australian_Imperial_Force.
- Edgar_Towner serviceEndYear "1919".
- Edgar_Towner serviceStartYear "1915".
- Edgar_Towner thumbnail Edgar_Towner_J03070A.JPG?width=300.
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- Edgar_Towner wikiPageRevisionID "616509079".
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- Edgar_Towner wikiPageWikiLink Mont_Saint-Quentin.
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