< Portal:Military history of Australia < Selected anniversaries < May
Portal:Military history of Australia/Selected anniversaries/May/May 12
- 1917 – World War I: Rupert Vance Moon is awarded a VC for actions near Bullecourt.
- 1945 – World War II: John Bernard MacKey is awarded a VC for actions on Tarakan Island.
- 1968 – Vietnam War: Fire Support Base Coral is attacked by 141 NVA Regiment, and 1RAR repulses the attack in the last battalion size battle fought by the Australian Army to date.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.