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Cutler, Arthur Roden |
| Date of birth: | May 24th, 1916 (Manly, Sydney, Australia)
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February 21st, 2002 (Manly, Sydney, Australia)
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Australian |
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BIOGRAPHY:
Arthur Roden Cutler also received the Knight in the Order of Australia, istituted in 1975.
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VICTORIA CROSS (VC)
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Rank:
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Lieutenant
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Unit:
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5th. Field Artillery, Australian Military Forces
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Awarded on:
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June 11th, 1942
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Action:
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Lieutenant Cutler has performed many heroic actions during his military career. Some examples are the reparation of a crucial telephone line under heavy enemy fire, beating off an enemy tank attack and the capture of an important enemy position during the period of 19 June/6 July 1941 in the Merdjayoun-Damou area, Syria. During a later action Lieutenant Cuttler was seriously wounded and when he was rescued after 26 hours his leg had to be amputated.
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Details:
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Later became Sir Roden.
Sir Roden Cutler died 21 februari 2002.
Sir Roden Cutler ia buried at the South Head Cemetery, Vaucluse, Sidney, Australia.
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