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Keith Payne
Keith Payne, (born 30 August 1933) is an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry "in the presence of the enemy" awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces. Payne's VC was awarded due to his actions during the Vietnam War. Aged , he is the last living Australian recipient of the original "Imperial" Victoria Cross.〔Mark Donaldson, Ben Roberts-Smith, Daniel Keighran and Cameron Baird are recipients of the Victoria Cross for Australia, a separate award to the original Victoria Cross. Edward Kenna, the last living Australian recipient from the Second World War, died on 8 July 2009.〕 ==Early life== Keith Payne was born at Ingham, Queensland, on 30 August 1933, the son of Romilda (Millie) Hussey and Henry Thomas Payne. He attended Ingham State School and later became an apprentice cabinet-maker. Dissatisfied with working as a tradesman, Payne joined the Australian Army in August 1951 and, after brief period in Citizen Military Forces (CMF), was posted to the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, in September the following year.
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