Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross (1894–1983)
Thomas Leslie Axford
Jack Axford c.1918
Nickname(s)
Jack
Born
(1894-06-18)18 June 1894 Carrieton, South Australia
Died
11 October 1983(1983-10-11) (aged 89) Between Dubai and Hong Kong (aircraft)
Buried
Karrakatta Cemetery, Western Australia
Allegiance
Australia
Service/branch
Australian Army
Years of service
1912–1919 1941–1947
Rank
Sergeant
Unit
16th Battalion
Battles/wars
First World War
Western Front
Battle of the Somme
Battle of Pozieres
Battle of Mouquet Farm
Battle of Passchendaele (WIA)
German spring offensive
Battle of Hamel
Second World War
Awards
Victoria Cross Military Medal
Thomas Leslie "Jack" Axford, VC, MM (18 June 1894 – 11 October 1983) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Thomas Leslie "Jack" Axford, VC, MM (18 June 1894 – 11 October 1983) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry...
Flanking the enemy position, a single-handed effort by Lance Corporal ThomasAxford restored the situation. Rushing towards the enemy, after lobbing several...
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Victoria Cross recipients who are interred in Karrakatta Cemetery: ThomasAxford John Carroll Sir Hughie Edwards Robert Gee James Heather Gordon George...
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century. Axford Park, at the intersection of Oxford Street in Mount Hawthorn, is named in honour of World War I Victoria Cross recipient ThomasAxford. At...
Bart. and his wife, Dita, in 1928. The building work was undertaken by Axford & Smith, Widcombe Joinery Works, Bath. A new garden layout was proposed...
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the television series Miami Vice, opposite Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas, for which he was awarded a Golden Globe and an Emmy in 1985. At this time...
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Milwaukee, John Axford. "Just watching him go about his business was a big thing to me", Bell said. In his first game pitching setup to Axford after losing...
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