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| Keywords: Stan McDougall VC A05155.jpg Black white <br> Summary Studio portrait of Sergeant Sgt Stanley Robert McDougall VC MM 47th Battalion Sgt McDougall was awarded the Victoria Cross for 'most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty when the enemy attacked' on 28 March 1918 at Dernacourt France Sgt McDougall realised that the enemy had entered the line and charged the second wave of the enemy as they tried to enter the line He succeded in stopping the second wave at which point he attacked the enemy that already gained entry killing many and enabling the capture of thirty three prisoners thus stopping their advance Eight days later he repelled another enemy attack in the same spot for which he was awarded the Military Medal He returned to Australia and was discharged on 15 December 1918 <br> Copyright Copyright expired - public domain <br> Copyright holder Copyright Expired <br> Related subject Portraits; Victoria Cross <br> Related place Dernancourt <br> Related conflict First World War 1914-1918 A05155 Transferred from http //en wikipedia org en wikipedia; transferred to Commons by User Rcbutcher using http //tools wikimedia de/~magnus/commonshelper php CommonsHelper <br/> Original text http //cas awm gov au/photograph/A05155 Original uploader was Pdfpdf at http //en wikipedia org en wikipedia 2009 10 21 original upload date ~ 1917 not stated PD-Australia Original upload log page en wikipedia Stan_McDougall_VC_A05155 jpg 2009-10-21 10 58 Pdfpdf 300×407× 37588 bytes <nowiki> Black whit</nowiki> DEFAULTSORT McDougall Stanley Robert World War I people of the Australian Army Recipients of the Victoria Cross from Australia People of Tasmania Black and white photographs | ||||
