Pacific Star : Captain J E McKeddie, 2/12 Field Regiment

Places	Oceania: New Guinea1 Oceania: New Guinea1, Huon Peninsula, Finschhafen, Sattelberg Area Oceania: New Guinea1, Huon Peninsula, Wareo
Accession Number	REL/10340.004
Collection type	Heraldry
Object type	Medal
Physical description	Bronze
Maker	Unknown
Place made	United Kingdom
Date made	c 1946
Conflict	Second World War, 1939-1945

Description

Pacific Star. Unnamed as issued .

History / Summary

VX17668 Lieutenant John Edwin McKeddie of East Malvern, Victoria. Born 25 November 1902. Enlisted 27 May 1940. Commissioned 15 November 1940. Served with 2/12 Australian Field Regiment. McKeddie saw extensive service in the Middle East and in New Guinea. He was ADC to Lieutenant General Morsehead in 1941. In the New Guinea campaign in 1943 he was twice awarded the Military Cross for fearlessly directing artillery fire while exposed and under heavy fire himself.