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Arthur Blackburn, a lawyer, became the first South Australian to receive the Victoria Cross. At the 1915 landing on Gallipoli, it is believed that he and another man penetrated further inland than ...
Crete's position in the centre of the eastern Mediterranean made it a key strategic asset during the Second World War. For the Allies it offered potential as a base for operations in the Balkans, and ...