Australian WW2 Victoria Cross To Be Auctioned Next Week

"... Ted Kenna VC died two years ago aged 90. By all logic he should have died on May 15, 1945 when he single-handedly took out a Japanese heavy machinegun post near Wewak in New Guinea. If that didn't exhaust his luck reserve, he tried the same technique on a similar post two weeks later. That time a Japanese bullet took away the lower part of his face, but he had enough luck left to survive.
The medal and others [KENNA] was awarded during his career, will be auctioned in Melbourne next week. Estimated to be worth $900,000, it will be the first Australian World War II Victoria Cross to be sold publicly. ..."

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