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Alexander Stewart BurtonAlexander Stewart Burton was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was 22 years old, and a Corporal in the 7th Bn. (Victoria), Australian Imperial Force during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 9 August 1915, at Lone Pine, Gallipoli, Turkey, the enemy made a determined counterattack on the centre of the newly captured trench held by a lieutenant (Frederick Harold Tubb), two corporals (one of whom was Corporal Burton, the other William Dunstan) and a few men. The enemy blew in the sand-bag barricade leaving only a foot standing, but the lieutenant and the two corporals repulsed the enemy and rebuilt the barricade. Twice more the enemy blew in the barricade and on each occasion they were repulsed and the barricade rebuilt, but Corporal Burton was killed while most gallantly building up the parapet under a hail of bombs. His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Australian War Memorial (Canberra, Australia). Reference This page has been migrated from the Victoria Cross Reference with permission. Burton, Alexander Stewart
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