Caught a glimpse of Edgar Towner's "proof" on the news promo tonight. Fortunately they mentioned his name as I was under the belief the statue was down here in Victoria not in Queensland. Good to see a community pulling together to commemorate a local VC recipient. Encouraging. Outback town praised for war hero statue efforts - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Mont St Quentin: Australian War Memorial - Mont St Quentin and Péronne: Australian Victories AWM Collection Record: P02939.035 - Portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Edgar Thomas Towner, VC, MC, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion. Lt Towner was awarded the Victoria Cross for "most conspicuous bravery, initiative and devotion to duty" on 1 ...
