Researching Edgar Towner
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 801 people with the Towner surname? In that year Towner was ranked number 2781 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Edgar means "Great spear man" and is of English origin.
Records of Edgar Towner on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Edgar Towner and the Towner Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 1071 people with the Towner surname in the UK? Towner is now ranked number 3042 for popularity in the UK. |
Towner Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Towner surname in the USA? Towner is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Edgar Towner. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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Edgar Towner
Edgar Thomas Towner, VC, MC (19 April 1890 – 18 August 1972) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces. A lieutenant in the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War, Towner was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on 1 September 1918, during an attack on Mont St. Quentin on the Western Front.
Born in Queensland to a farming family, Towner enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in 1915. Posted to the transport section of the 25th Battalion, he served in Egypt until his unit was sent to the Western Front. He then transferred to the 2nd Machine Gun Battalion where he was commissioned as a lieutenant and twice mentioned in despatches for his leadership. During June 1918, Towner led a machine gun section in attack near Morlancourt and assisted the infantry in reaching its objectives under heavy fire, for which he was awarded the Military Cross. In September, again commanding a machine gun section, he was involved in the Allied counteroffensive that broke the German lines at Mont St. Quentin and Péronne. Fighting for thirty hours after being wounded, his "conspicuous bravery, initiative and devotion to duty" earned him the Victoria Cross, which was presented by King George V in April 1919.
Discharged in August, Towner returned to Australia. He was appointed a director of the Russleigh Pastoral Company, and briefly re-enlisted during the Second World War, when he was promoted to major. A keen geographer, he was awarded the Dr Thomson Foundation Gold Medal in 1956 for his geographical work. Unmarried, he died in 1972 at the age of 82.
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