The Australian | Jewish 'warrior' Diggers hailed for World War I service The Australian “Everyone deserved a VC; I just happened to be noticed.” So said Leonard Keysor about being awarded the Victoria Cross for extraordinary bravery and converted cricketing skills as a lance corporal at the battle of Lone Pine at Gallipoli in 1915, one of the few ... Tony Abbott pays tribute to WWI Jewish diggers in Great Synagogue |
