Henry Dalziel
Henry Dalziel,
VC (18 February 1893 – 24 July 1965) was an
Australian recipient of the
Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and
Commonwealth forces. He was awarded the VC while serving with the
Australian Imperial Force during the
First World War. Dalziel's VC was the 1,000th awarded. After the war, Dalziel returned to Australia and tried to make a living by farming. Troubled by the injuries he sustained during the war, he left the land and took up factory work. He moved between jobs several times during the 1930s, and led something of a transient lifestyle, even at one stage turning to gold prospecting. In the mid-1930s he rejoined the army in a part-time capacity and during the
Second World War served in a training role in Australia. He died in 1965 at the age of 72.
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