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Private Frank Partridge V.C.Print Page 
29-June-2015
Photographs supplied by Sandra Brown
The rest area commemorates Frank Partridge (1924-1964) who was awarded the Victoria Cross (V.C.) for his action in Bougainville during World War Two. Partridge was killed in a car accident in 1964, and was buried with full military honours in Macksville Cemetery. His wife and three-month-old son survived him.
In July 1945, aged 20, and with 3 bullets in him, he single-handedly destroyed a Japanese machine-gun nest and became the youngest Victoria Cross winner of the War. Apparently he stormed the enemy position throwing a grenade and yelling "Come out and fight" before diving into the bunker and killing a Japanese soldier with his knife.
Location
| Address: | Remembrance Drive (Hume Highway), Frank Partridge V.C. Memorial Rest Area, Menangle, 2568 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.156877 Long: 150.738504 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Park |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Military |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 03-September-1939 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 15-August-1945 |
| Link: | http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/adbonli… |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 2004 |
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