Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Frank John Partridge, VC (29 November 1924 – 23 March 1964) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry \"in the face of the enemy\" awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces. He was decorated for his actions on Bougainville in July 1945, when he attacked two Japanese bunkers despite severe wounds. Partridge was the last and, at 20 years of age, the youngest Australian awarded the Victoria Cross in World War II. He later became a farmer and a television quiz champion, and unsuccessfully ran for political office shortly before his death in a car accident."@en }
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- Frank_Partridge_(VC) abstract "Frank John Partridge, VC (29 November 1924 – 23 March 1964) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry \"in the face of the enemy\" awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces. He was decorated for his actions on Bougainville in July 1945, when he attacked two Japanese bunkers despite severe wounds. Partridge was the last and, at 20 years of age, the youngest Australian awarded the Victoria Cross in World War II. He later became a farmer and a television quiz champion, and unsuccessfully ran for political office shortly before his death in a car accident.".