The 14th Battalion of the Australian Imperial Forces was known as "Jacka's Mob" after their officer, the profane, insubordinate, and much-loved larrikin Albert Jacka, a dairy farmer's son from Victoria.
A man more inclined to use his fists than his reasoning to solve a problem, Jacka would surely have been promoted higher in the ranks than he was, were it not for his temper, his argumentative personality, and his dislike of military discipline. For an act of incredible bravery at Gallipoli, Jacka won Australia's first Victoria Cross of the Great War, and he went on displaying acts of bravery that many felt should have led to the award of at least a second VC.
Complex, intelligent, and fiercely loyal to his men, Jacka was a remarkable man - this is his story.
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