Wedderburn Who's Who
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Distinguished and Famous people from Wedderburn
🎖️ Albert Jacka VC
Albert Jacka moved with his family to Wedderburn at five, attended school there and later worked with his father and the Victorian State Forests Department. Enlisting in 1914, he served with the 14th Battalion at Gallipoli, where his actions at Courtney's Post brought the Victoria Cross, the first awarded to an Australian in the First World War. Further service in France added to his reputation for courage. The district remembers a childhood resident and working young man as well as a decorated soldier, keeping the prewar life in view alongside the later honours.
🎖️ Albert Borella VC
Albert Borella was born at Borung in 1881 and grew up in the surrounding district, with Wedderburn serving his family as a social and shopping centre. His later life took him into farming, the Northern Territory and wartime service. He received the Victoria Cross for leading his platoon under fire in France in July 1918. A joint sculpture at Wedderburn's Soldiers' Memorial Park commemorates Borella and Albert Jacka while distinguishing their different local beginnings. Borella's connection belongs to the neighbouring Borung district and the town his family regularly used, rather than a Wedderburn birthplace.
