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Leonard Keysor VC (also known as "Keyzor") (3 November 1885 - 12 October 1951) was a British recipient in the Australian Imperial Force of the Victoria Cross, the highest military award given to British and Commonwealth forces.
On 7 August 1915 at Lone Pine, Gallipoli, Turkey, 29 year-old Keysor performed an act of bravery for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross.
Biography
He was a private in the 1st Battalion (N.S.W.), Australian Imperial Force during the First World War.
At the Battle of Lone Pine, Private Keysor was in a trench which was being heavily bombed by the enemy. He picked up two live bombs and threw them back at the enemy at great risk to himself, and continued throwing bombs until wounded. On 8 August at the same place, he successfully bombed the enemy out of a position where they had gained temporary mastery over his own trench, again being wounded. He refused to go to hospital and, volunteering to throw bombs for another company which had lost its bomb throwers, continued bombing until the situation was relieved.
He later achieved the rank of lieutenant.
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia.
See also
References
- Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
- The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
- VCs of the First World War - Gallipoli (Stephen Snelling, 1995)
External links
- Location of grave and VC medal (Golders Green)
- KEYSOR L.M.
- Lance-Corporal L Keysor (photo, brief details)