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| Keywords: William Joynt A03534.jpg Black white <br> Summary Studio portrait of Lieutenant Lieut William Donovan Joynt VC 8th Battalion Lieut Joynt was awarded the Victoria Cross for 'most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty during the attack on Herlville Wood' on 23 August 1918 near Peronne France Lieut Joynt took charge of the company after the company commander was killed reorganising them under heavy machine gun fire He later led a frontal bayonet attack on the enemy saving a critical situation He continued to attack in this manner until he was badly wounded by a shell He was discharged in June 1920 <br> Copyright Copyright expired - public domain<br> Copyright holder Copyright Expired<br> Related subject Portraits<br> Related unit 8 Battalion<br> Related conflict First World War 1914-1918 A03534 Originally uploaded 6 September 2009 to en Wikipedia http //en wikipedia org/w/index php title Special Log page File William_Joynt_A03534 jpg log by Pdfpdf talk ~ 1918 photographer not identified PD-Australia DEFAULTSORT Joynt William World War I people of the Australian Army Recipients of the Victoria Cross from Australia Black and white photographs | ||||
