Edgar Towner
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Description
Edgar Thomas Towner, VC, MC was an Australian grazier, soldier, geographer, and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces. A lieutenant in the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War, Towner was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on 1 September 1918, during an attack on Mont St Quentin on the Western Front.
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