Historical information
MILITARY CROSS (MC) The Military Cross (MC) is the third level military decoration awarded to commissioned army officers of the substantive rank of captain or below for "gallantry during active operations against the enemy". 5 RAR recipients: Maj M P Blake, Maj R F Sutton, Lt M G Langley, 2nd Lt R A Brett, 2nd Lt M G Deak, 2nd Lt J D McAloney, 2nd Lt C D Rainer
Physical description
A black board with white texts about MC award and the recipients from 5 RAR. The medal includes a silver cross with crown at each end and "ER" in the center. The ribbon has three equal stripes of one purple in between of two white.
MILITARY CROSS (MC) The Military Cross (MC) is the third level military decoration awarded to commissioned army officers of the substantive rank of captain or below for "gallantry during active operations against the enemy". 5 RAR recipients: Maj M P Blake, Maj R F Sutton, Lt M G Langley, 2nd Lt R A Brett, 2nd Lt M G Deak, 2nd Lt J D McAloney, 2nd Lt C D Rainer
Inscriptions & markings
Military Cross (MC)'s details and names of recipients.
Subjects
- replica medals,
- military cross,
- mc,
- 5 rar,
- maj murray phillip blake,
- 57055,
- mention in dispatches,
- maj richard farquhar sutton,
- 235192,
- royal australian infantry corps,
- lt michael geneste langley,
- 61680,
- royal regiment of australian artillery,
- 1st field regiment,
- 2nd lt robert anthony brett,
- 217210,
- 2nd special air service squadon,
- 2nd lt michael gunther joseph deak,
- 216701,
- 2nd lt john douglas mcaloney,
- 38050,
- 4th battalion,
- 2nd lt dennis claude rainer,
- 54624,
- 5th battalion,
- the royal australian regiment
