Who is Mark Donaldson?
Q: Who is Mark Donaldson?
A: Mark Donaldson is an Australian soldier who was given the first Victoria Cross for Australia.
Q: What is the Victoria Cross?
A: The Victoria Cross is the highest medal for bravery for people in the Australian Defence Forces, replacing the Victoria Cross.
Q: How many Australians have been given the highest bravery award before Mark Donaldson?
A: 96 other Australians have been given the highest bravery award before Mark Donaldson.
Q: How many years had it been since the last time an Australian was given the highest bravery award?
A: It had been 40 years since the last time an Australian was given the highest bravery award.
Q: Who gave Donaldson the award?
A: The Governor General of Australia, Quentin Bryce, gave Donaldson the award.
Q: When did the ceremony take place?
A: The ceremony took place on January 16, 2009.
Q: What did Donaldson do to earn the award?
A: Donaldson risked his life to save nine wounded Australian soldiers and an Afghan interpreter who had been hurt when the Taliban attacked them while they were travelling in a group of vehicles in the Uruzgan Province in Afghanistan in September, 2008.
