VICTORIA CROSS ASSOCIATION 'VICTORY DAY 8TH JUNE 1946' MENU. SIGNED BY 28 VICTORIA CROSS WINNERS.

The menu belonged to Lieutenant William John Symons VC 7th AIF, who won the Victoria Cross at Lone Pine Gallipoli. His citation reads; 

'On 8–9 August 1915, at Lone Pine, Gallipoli, Turkey, Symons was in command of a section of newly captured trenches and repelled several counter-attacks with great coolness. An enemy attack on an isolated sap early in the morning resulted in six officers becoming casualties and part of the sap being lost, but Symons retook it, shooting two Turks. The sap was then attacked from three sides and this officer managed, in the face of heavy fire, to build a barricade. On the enemy setting fire to the head cover, he extinguished it and rebuilt the barricade. His coolness and determination finally compelled the enemy to withdraw'. 

The menu is signed by 28 VC winners.