Hugo Vivian Hope Throssell VC (1884 – 1933), Second-Lieutenant of the 10th Light Horse, was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross for his bravery at Gallipoli. He was honoured for his conduct during a Turkish counter-attack where despite multiple wounds he refused to leave his post at Hill 60 and managed to secure the situation at a critical time. The post war years saw Hugo become an outspoken advocate about the futility of war, ending in his tragic suicide in 1933.

Image A03688, courtesy of the AWM.