Awards of the George Cross : 1940-2009 / by John Frayn Turner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Turner, John Frayn, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

George Cross.

Heroes--Great Britain--Biography.

Heroes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (239 p.)

Place of Publication:

Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Early in WW2, King George VI was deeply impressed by the heroic deeds of servicemen out of the front line and civilian non-combatants in acts connected with the war such as bomb disposal and rescues after air raids. So in September 1940 the King instituted the George Cross for 'For Gallantry' away from the heat of actual battle, to be awarded to civilians and servicemen and women. As the war progressed, the range of deeds increased. In April 1942 the unprecedented award of the GC was made to the entire population of the Island of Malta 'to honor her brave people'. Later the award was made for

Contents:

""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Foreword""; ""George Cross Recipients""; ""Chapter One - 1940""; ""Flight Lieutenant John Noel Dowland AND Leonard Henry Harrison, CIVILIAN ARMAMENT INSTRUCTOR, RAF MANBY""; ""Second Lieutenant Wallace Launcelot Andrews, ROYAL ENGINEERS""; ""Squadron Leader Eric Lawrence Moxey, RAF VOLUNTEER RESERVE""; ""Aircraftman Vivian Hollowday""; ""Lieutenant Bertram Stuart Trevelyan Archer""; ""Albert Ernest Dolphin, PORTER""; ""Dr Arthur Douglas Merriman, EXPERIMENTAL OFFICER""

""Temporary Lieutenant Robert Davies, ROYAL ENGINEERS Sapper George Cameron Wylie, ROYAL ENGINEERS""""Thomas Alderson, DETACHMENT LEADER, RESCUE PARTIES""; ""Harry Errington, FIREMAN, AUXILIARY FIRE SERVICE""; ""Roy Thomas Harris, AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS ENGINEERS SERVICE""; ""Lieutenant John MacMillan Stevenson Patton, ROYAL CANADIAN ENGINEERS""; ""Leonard John Miles, ARP WARDEN""; ""Lieutenant Commander Richard John Hammersley Ryan, ROYAL NAVY Chief Petty Officer Reginald Vincent Ellingworth, ROYAL NAVY""; ""Norman Tunna, GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY SHUNTER""

""Wing Commander Laurence Frank Sinclair, ROYAL AIR FORCE""""Sub Lieutenant William Horace Taylor, ROYAL NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE""; ""George Walter Inwood, SECTION COMMANDER, HOME GUARD""; ""Second Lieutenant Alexander Fraser Campbell, ROYAL ENGINEERS Sergeant Michael Gibson, ROYAL ENGINEERS""; ""Sub Lieutenant Jack Maynard Cholmondeley Easton, ROYAL NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE Able Seaman Bennett Southwell, ROYAL NAVY""; ""Sub Lieutenant John Herbert Babington, ROYAL NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE""; ""Lieutenant Robert Selby Armitage, ROYAL NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE""

""Acting Flight Lieutenant Wilson Hodgson Charlton""""Major Herbert John Leslie Barefoot""; ""Sergeant Raymond Mayhew Lewin""; ""Special Constable Brandon Moss""; ""Lieutenant William Marsdel Eastman, ROYAL ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS Captain Robert Llewellyn Jephson-Jones, ROYAL ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS""; ""Lieutenant Harold Reginald Newgass, ROYAL NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE""; ""Sub Lieutenant Peter Victor Danckwerts, ROYAL NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE""; ""Sub Lieutenant John Bryan Peter Duppa-Miller, ROYAL NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE Able Seaman Stephen John Tuckwell, ROYAL NAVY""

""Sub Lieutenant Richard Valentine Moore, ROYAL NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE""""William Mosedale, STATION OFFICER AND RESCUE OFFICER, BIRMINGHAM FIRE BRIGADE""; ""Acting Captain Michael Floud Blaney, CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS""; ""Sub Lieutenant Geoffrey Gledhill Turner""; ""Sub Lieutenant Francis Haffey Brooke-Smith, ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE""; ""Chapter Two - 1941""; ""Acting Corporal James Patrick Scully, ROYAL PIONEER CORPS""; ""Lieutenant Ernest Oliver Gidden, ROYAL NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE""; ""Charles Henry George Howard, EARL OF SUFFOLK AND BERKSHIRE""

""Lieutenant Hugh Randall Syme, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781783409815

1783409819

OCLC:

854974830