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| rdfs:comment | - Alfred John Shout VC, MC (8 August 1882 – 11 August 1915) was a New Zealand-born Australian soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces. In 1915, he was awarded the Military Cross during the landing at Anzac Cove in April and received the Victoria Cross posthumously for his actions during the Battle of Lone Pine in August. Shout was also Mentioned in Despatches, making him the most highly decorated soldier of the Australian Imperial Force during the Gallipoli Campaign.
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| death place | - Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey
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| Allegiance | - Australia
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- South Africa
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| Quote | - ... Lieutenant Shout was a hero. Wounded himself several times, he kept picking up wounded men and carrying them out of the firing line. I saw him carry fully a dozen men away. Then another bullet struck him in the arm, and it fell useless by his side. Still he would not go to the rear. "I am here with you boys to the finish", was the only reply he would make ... A little later Lieutenant Shout was wounded again, and fell down. It was cruel to see him. He struggled and struggled until he got to his feet, refusing all entreaties to go to the rear. Then he staggered and fell and tried to rise again. At last some men seized him and carried him away, still protesting.
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| abstract | - Alfred John Shout VC, MC (8 August 1882 – 11 August 1915) was a New Zealand-born Australian soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces. In 1915, he was awarded the Military Cross during the landing at Anzac Cove in April and received the Victoria Cross posthumously for his actions during the Battle of Lone Pine in August. Shout was also Mentioned in Despatches, making him the most highly decorated soldier of the Australian Imperial Force during the Gallipoli Campaign.
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