Support grows for recognition of Australia’s first Victoria Cross recipient, Frederick Whirlpool, and his grave

By Sarah Falson
February 19 2019 - 5:00am
Memorial: Susan Templeman MP (left), Mary Lyons-Buckett and John Leek at the cemetery where Mr Whirlpool is buried in an unmarked grave. Picture: Supplied
Memorial: Susan Templeman MP (left), Mary Lyons-Buckett and John Leek at the cemetery where Mr Whirlpool is buried in an unmarked grave. Picture: Supplied

He was the first Australian awarded the Victoria Cross. Just one mourner went to his funeral and his unmarked grave has no headstone.

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