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- Blair_Wark abstract "Blair Anderson Wark VC, DSO (27 July 1894 – 13 June 1941) 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 other Commonwealth armed forces. A quantity surveyor and member of the Citizens Military Force, Wark enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 5 August 1915, for service in the First World War. After initially being employed in the defence of the Suez Canal, his battalion was shipped to the Western Front; it was here that Wark would be twice decorated for his bravery and leadership. Having received the Distinguished Service Order in 1917 for his actions at the Battle of Polygon Wood, Wark was awarded the Victoria Cross in 1918 for his leadership and gallantry when in temporary command of his battalion over a three-day period, while conducting operations against the Hindenburg Line.Returning to Australia after the war, Wark resumed work as a quantity surveyor and established his own business. A respected member of Australian society, he held several positions and directorships in various companies and charities, before re-enlisting for service in the Second World War. Promoted to lieutenant colonel, Wark assumed command of the 1st Battalion (City of Sydney's Own Regiment), but died suddenly at Puckapunyal Camp, Victoria, of coronary heart disease at the age of 46.".
- Blair_Wark award Distinguished_Service_Order.
- Blair_Wark award Mentioned_in_dispatches.
- Blair_Wark award Victoria_Cross.
- Blair_Wark battle Battle_of_Amiens_(1918).
- Blair_Wark battle Battle_of_Fromelles.
- Blair_Wark battle Battle_of_Passchendaele.
- Blair_Wark battle Battle_of_Polygon_Wood.
- Blair_Wark battle Battle_of_St._Quentin_Canal.
- Blair_Wark battle Western_Front_(World_War_I).
- Blair_Wark battle World_War_I.
- Blair_Wark battle World_War_II.
- Blair_Wark militaryBranch Australian_Army_Reserve.
- Blair_Wark militaryBranch First_Australian_Imperial_Force.
- Blair_Wark militaryCommand "1st Battalion".
- Blair_Wark militaryCommand "32nd Battalion".
- Blair_Wark serviceEndYear "1919".
- Blair_Wark serviceStartYear "1912".
- Blair_Wark thumbnail Blair_Wark_VC_AWM_P01046.001.jpg?width=300.
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- Blair_Wark wikiPageWikiLink Paris.
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- Blair_Wark wikiPageWikiLink Puckapunyal.
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- Blair_Wark wikiPageWikiLink Queensland_Museum.
- Blair_Wark wikiPageWikiLink Royal_Military_College,_Duntroon.
- Blair_Wark wikiPageWikiLink Royal_North_Shore_Hospital.
- Blair_Wark wikiPageWikiLink Scotland.
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- Blair_Wark wikiPageWikiLink Suez_Canal.
- Blair_Wark wikiPageWikiLink Sydney_Technical_College.
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