Frank Partridge
Recipient of the Victoria Cross
Died when: 39 years 115 days (471 months)Star Sign: Sagittarius
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Frank John Partridge, VC (29 November 1924 – 23 March 1964) was an Australian soldier, farmer, quiz show champion, and a 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.
He was decorated for his actions on Bougainville in July 1945, when he attacked two Japanese bunkers despite severe wounds.Partridge was the last and, at 20 years of age, the youngest Australian awarded the Victoria Cross in the Second World War.
He later became a farmer and a television quiz champion, and unsuccessfully ran for political office shortly before his death in a car accident.
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