Henry Dalziel
Recipient of the Victoria Cross
Died when: 72 years 156 days (869 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Henry Dalziel, VC (18 February 1893 – 24 July 1965) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
He was awarded the VC while serving with the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War.Dalziel's VC was the 1,000th awarded.
After the war, Dalziel returned to Australia and tried to make a living by farming.Troubled by the injuries he sustained during the war, he left the land and took up factory work.
He moved between jobs several times during the 1930s, and led something of a transient lifestyle, even at one stage turning to gold prospecting.
In the mid-1930s he rejoined the army in a part-time capacity and during the Second World War served in a training role in Australia.
He died in 1965 at the age of 72.
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