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Owen Mitts
Owen Mitts (1902-1932) is a famous Australian soldier and war hero of the [|Emu War] on the Emus. Owen Mitts had one of the best records of Emu hunting with 97 confrimed kills. Owen Mitts was run over and killed by a horde of Emus in Eastern Queensland in 1932, aged only 29. Even though the Emu War was largely seen as a failure, Owen Mitts is seen as a hero and received the Victorian Cross after his death, as a tribute to his legacy. A memorial with several artifacts, including the original Victorian Cross given to him, can be found in The Australian Museum in Sydney.