| Accession Number | P04694.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1919 |
| Conflict |
Period 1910-1919 First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of Captain John Harold Mackenzie Edwards MC DCM MM, 21st Battalion of Brunswick, ...
Description
Studio portrait of Captain John Harold Mackenzie Edwards MC DCM MM, 21st Battalion of Brunswick, Victoria. Edwards enlisted on 15 April 1915 and left Australia as a Sergeant. His Military Medal was awarded for his actions on the Gallipoli Peninsula in discovering snipers and machine gun positions. At Mouquet Farm on 24/25 August 1916 he acted with coolness and gallant conduct whilst leading a carrying party three times to a battalion gun post, despite the heavy shelling and being wounded in both legs. This action earned him a Distinguished Conduct Medal. Promoted to the rank of lieutenant, he was awarded a Military Cross for actions on 4 July 1918 when he made a daylight raid and brought a Minenwerfer (mine thrower) back to the Australians, a second (unsuccessful) attempt to collect more, followed by a third raid when he took out three Minenwerfer with Stokes and Mills bombs. He later was promoted to the rank of Captain and returned to Australia on 30 April 1919 a member of the 22nd Battalion.