St. James’s Palace, London SW1

1st December 2020

VICTORIA CROSS FOR AUSTRALIA

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY

The QUEEN having been graciously pleased, on the advice of Her Majesty’s Australian Ministers, to approve the award of the Victoria Cross for Australia to:

The late Ordinary Seaman Edward SHEEAN, the award of the Mention in Despatches for the same acts of gallantry, announced in the London Gazette of the 29 June, 1943 (No. 36072), and amended on 23 July 1943 (No. 36106), is cancelled.