Daniel Keighran date of birth:

June 18, 1983

How old is Daniel Keighran?

42

Where was Daniel Keighran born?

Nambour, Queensland

Daniel Keighran body shape:

Athletic

What color are Daniel Keighran's eyes?

Blue

What color is Daniel Keighran's hair?

Red

Is Daniel Keighran gay or straight?

Straight

What is Daniel Keighran's ethnicity?

White

What is Daniel Keighran nationality?

Australian

What is Daniel Keighran's occupation?

Military man

Daniel Keighran claim to fame:

Keighran was awarded the Victoria Cross for Australia for his actions in the Battle of Derapet on 24 August 2010, during the War in Afghanistan.

Short Biography

Daniel Alan Keighran, VC, (born 18 June 1983) is an Australian soldier and a recipient of the Victoria Cross for Australia, the highest award in the Australian honours system. Keighran was awarded the Victoria Cross for Australia for his actions in the Battle of Derapet on 24 August 2010, during the War in Afghanistan. He was presented with the medal by the Governor-General of Australia, Quentin Bryce, in a ceremony in Canberra on 1 November 2012. Keighran is the third soldier to be awarded the Victoria Cross for Australia and the first member of the Royal Australian Regiment so awarded.