▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁the ▁British ▁Government ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁Albert ▁Medal ▁would ▁be ▁dis cont in ued ▁and ▁living ▁recip ients ▁would ▁hence for th ▁be ▁regarded ▁as ▁hold ers ▁of ▁the ▁George ▁Cross . ▁The ▁change ▁came ▁into ▁effect ▁from ▁ 2 1 ▁October , ▁and ▁living ▁recip ients ▁were ▁accordingly ▁invited ▁to ▁exchange ▁their ▁med als ; ▁Bag ot ▁took ▁up ▁the ▁offer . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁family ▁Arthur ▁Ger ald ▁Bag ot ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁April ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁in ▁Ad ela ide , ▁South ▁Australia . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁sixth ▁of ▁ten ▁children ▁to ▁Christopher ▁Michael ▁Bag ot , ▁a ▁sheep ▁far mer ▁and ▁station ▁owner , ▁and ▁Ele an or ▁Mary ▁( née ▁Haw ker ). ▁The ▁family ▁home ▁was ▁in ▁L args ▁Bay . ▁Bag ot ▁belonged ▁to ▁a ▁distinguished ▁family : ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁great - grand son ▁of ▁Admir al ▁Edward ▁Haw ker ▁and ▁of ▁past oral ist ▁Charles ▁Her vey ▁Bag ot , ▁a ▁grand son ▁of ▁sett ler ▁and ▁politician ▁George ▁Charles ▁Haw ker , ▁and ▁a ▁first ▁cousin ▁of ▁L ano e ▁Haw ker , ▁a ▁flying ▁ace ▁and ▁Victoria ▁Cross ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War . ▁Bag ot ▁and ▁his ▁four ▁brothers ▁were ▁educated ▁at ▁St ▁Peter ' s ▁College , ▁Ad ela ide , ▁before ▁Arthur ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁Ge el ong ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁At