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Hero hands over VC to war memorial

Cpl Daniel Keighran VC… only the third to be awarded the Victoria Cross For Australia since its inception in 1991. Photo by Lauren Black, Department of Defence
CPL Daniel Keighran VC will present his Victoria Cross to the Australian War Memorial, tomorrow at 9am.

Dr Peter Pedersen, assistant director and branch head of the national collection will accept the medal on behalf of the AWM.

The Victoria Cross and an accompanying medal group, on loan to the Memorial, will go on display in the Hall of Valour early next year.

Cpl Keighran is only the third recipient of the Victoria Cross for Australia, which in 1991 replaced the British or Imperial Victoria Cross.

His

medal is the 69th VC on display at the memorial in a collection that also includes three British medals.

 

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