the cancer five months later, aged 30 years. Legacy The Australian Broadcasting Corporation had retained Gray's shoes after he had thrown them, and Gray asked that they be sold at auction, with the money to be donated to the International Committee for the Red Cross and its work in Iraq. Upon Gray's death, Howard endorsed the idea, and Jones announced it would be seen to. The online auction took place on 26 August 2011, "with all proceeds to be directed to the Red Cross's aid efforts in Iraq". The shoes were bought by Volley, the company that had made them, for A$3,650. They were intended to be displayed in the company's online museum of "well-worn Volleys", regardless the Volley Museum webpage was removed in early 2013 having never featured the shoes. It is unknown what happened to the shoes after this time. See also Casualties of the Iraq War Muntadhar al-Zaidi List of shoe throwing incidents References 1980 births 2011 deaths Climate activists Australian environmentalists Australian anti-war activists University of Newcastle (Australia) alumni Deaths from cancer in New South Wales Deaths from colorectal cancer