Australian Victoria Cross Recipient

Lieutenant Clifford William King Sadlier

Unit 51st Battalion
Born 11 June 1892 at Camberwell, Victoria
Date of action 24-25 April 1918
Place Villers-Bretonneux, France
Details

During an action Sadlier, although wounded in the thigh, collected the members of his bombing section and with the support of Sergeant C.A. Stokes led them against the machine guns, successfully killing the crews and capturing two guns. Sadlier alone attacked a third enemy machine gun with his revolver, killing the crew of four and taking the gun. He was again wounded and forced to the rear.

Died 28 April 1964
Buried or Commemorated Plaque at Karrakatta Crematorium, Perth
Current location of the VC St George’s Cathedral, Perth