| Accession Number | P02939.038 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white, Portrait |
| Physical description | Black & white, Portrait |
| Maker |
Muntz Muntz Studios |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Malvern |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 6594 Sergeant (Sgt) Maurice Vincent Buckley VC (served as Gerald Sexton), 13th ...
Description
Studio portrait of 6594 Sergeant (Sgt) Maurice Vincent Buckley VC (served as Gerald Sexton), 13th Battalion. Sgt Buckley was awarded the Victoria Cross for "most conspicuous bravery" on 18 September 1918, near Le Verguier, France. During an attack, Sgt Buckley and his section rushed down a bank to where an enemy party was manning a field gun, killing them all. He then returned to the bank, firing on the enemy with his machine gun inducing them to surrender. Sgt Buckley was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal on 8 August 1918, before returning to Australia, medically unfit in December 1919. He died on 27 January 1921 after being thrown from a horse.