Australian Victoria Cross Recipient
Lance Corporal Bernard Sidney Gordon
Unit
41st Battalion
Born
16 August 1891 at Launceston, Tasmania
Date of action
27 August 1918
Place
Fargny Wood, near Bray, France
Details
During the day Gordon’s battalion was precariously wedged between the banks of the Somme and Fargny Wood. Gordon single-handedly attacked a German machine-gun post that was persistently enfilading the Australian position, killing the gunner and capturing the post, which consisted of one officer and ten men. He then entered Fargny Wood and cleared a trench, capturing twenty-nine prisoners and two machine guns. He took over further trenches, capturing twenty-two prisoners and three machine guns.
Died
19 October 1963
Buried or Commemorated
Mount Thompson Crematorium, Brisbane
Current location of the VC
Privately held