From top: Sergeant Martin O’Meara; Manager Army Heritage Australia Neil Dailey (top left) and Major Henry Fijolek of the Austrailian Army and Army Museum of Western Australia
This morning.
The National Museum of Ireland – Decorative Arts and History, Collins Barracks, Dublin 4.
The Installation of Martin O’Meara’s Victoria Cross, the highest award for ‘gallantry in the face of the enemy’ that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Sergeant O’Meara – who was born in Terryglass, County Tipperary in 1885- was given the award to recognise his acts of bravery at Pozieres in France in August 1916.
This Loan will be for approximately 12 months and marks the first time an Australian Government owned Victoria Cross will have left Australian Shores.
Irish Australian soldier’s Victoria Cross medal loaned to National Museum (RTE)