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| Name | Charles Groves Wright, ANDERSON |
Richard Leslie, NORDEN |
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| Rank | Lieutenant-Colonel | Private | ||
| Force | Comd 2 / 19th Bn, Australian Imperial Force | 1st Bn, Royal Australian Regiment | ||
| VC won | Battle of Muar River, Malaya, 18 - 22 January 1942 |
Battle of Fire Support Base Coral, 14 May 1968 |
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| London Gaz | 13 February 1942 | 10 December 1968 * | ||
| Born | Cape Town, South Africa, 12 February 1897 |
Gundagai, New South Wales, 24 August 1948 |
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| Died | 11 November 1988, Canberra |
31 October 1972, Canberra |
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| Grave | Norwood Crematorium, Canberra | Woden Cemetery, Phillip, Canberra | ||
| Location of VC |
Australian War Memorial, Canberra | Australian War Memorial, Canberra | ||
| Remarks | MC | "Victoria Cross for Australia" * For the award of the Distinguished Conduct Medal ( DCM ) |
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