Albert Jacka

Albert Jacka, VC, MC amp Bar was an Australian 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. Jacka was the first Australian to be decorated with the VC during the First World War, receiving the medal for his actions during the Gallipoli Campaign. He later served on the Western Front and was twice further decorated for his bravery.

Albert Jacka was born on a dairy farm near Winchelsea, Victoria onJanuary 1893, the fourth of seven children to Nathaniel Jacka and his Englishborn wife Elizabeth . His family moved to Wedderburn, Victoria when he was five years old, where he attended the local school before working with his father as a haulage contractor. He was working for the Victorian State Forests Department when the First World War broke out.

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