Leonard Maurice Keysor born on 3rd of November 1885 in London England and died on 12th October 1951, Leonard had migrated to Australia just before war and worked as a clerk and enrolled a couple of months before the war, then In 1915 on the 25th of April he landed at Gallipoli where in a couple of months he was then advanced as Lance Corporal.
The Victorian cross was established in 1856 by Queen Victoria, for this is the most distinguished award and is given for the most favourable acts of bravery during war. The VC is in the shape of a cross hence the name Victorian cross the VC’s shape originates from the Maltese cross, followed by the lion which is situated In the middle of the cross which stands on the royal crown.
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As the Turkish hurled the palm sized bombs in the Australian’s trench Leonard keysor would continuously throw and catch those bombs over a period of 50 hours.
Despite being injured two times Leonard refused medical attention, if the bomb was about to go off, Leonard would cover the bomb with either sandbags or his grey coat. Leonard’s actions not only risked the survival of his own life, but had also saved the life of the other Australian soldiers who were fighting in the trench. Leonard would say “I didn’t do anything more special than others I was noticed and that was the difference”.
Another occasion where Leonard Keysor display heroic actions was in the Gallipoli Peninsula on the 7th of August 1915, where Leonard was in a trench that was being bombed severely by the opposing enemy, when risking his own life Leonard picked two live bombs which had a little time left on them and launched it back at the enemy in spite of being injured, Leonards determination of throwing bombs had led him to save the most crucial part of the
The Victorian cross was established in 1856 by Queen Victoria, for this is the most distinguished award and is given for the most favourable acts of bravery during war. The VC is in the shape of a cross hence the name Victorian cross the VC’s shape originates from the Maltese cross, followed by the lion which is situated In the middle of the cross which stands on the royal crown.
The words” for Valour are …show more content…
As the Turkish hurled the palm sized bombs in the Australian’s trench Leonard keysor would continuously throw and catch those bombs over a period of 50 hours.
Despite being injured two times Leonard refused medical attention, if the bomb was about to go off, Leonard would cover the bomb with either sandbags or his grey coat. Leonard’s actions not only risked the survival of his own life, but had also saved the life of the other Australian soldiers who were fighting in the trench. Leonard would say “I didn’t do anything more special than others I was noticed and that was the difference”.
Another occasion where Leonard Keysor display heroic actions was in the Gallipoli Peninsula on the 7th of August 1915, where Leonard was in a trench that was being bombed severely by the opposing enemy, when risking his own life Leonard picked two live bombs which had a little time left on them and launched it back at the enemy in spite of being injured, Leonards determination of throwing bombs had led him to save the most crucial part of the