Portal:Military history of Australia/Selected anniversaries/July/July 24

July 24


 * 1900 – Second Boer War: Neville Howse is awarded the Victoria Cross for actions near Vredefort, Orange Free State.
 * 1916 – World War I: Thomas Cooke is awarded the Victoria Cross for actions at Pozieres, France.
 * 1945 – World War II: Frank John Partridge is awarded the Victoria Cross for actions during the Battle of Ratsua on the Bonis Peninsula, Bougainville.