Albert George Dolphin
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Albert George Dolphin was posthumously awarded the George Cross
for the heroism he displayed on the September 7, 1940. He was working as an emergency hospital porter when a bomb fell on kitchens at the South Eastern Hospital (now the New Cross Hospital
), killing four nurses and injuring others. Dolphin hurried to rescue a nurse who was trapped by fallen masonry and bravely threw himself across her to protect her as a damaged wall gave way. Dolphin was killed but the nurse, though severely injured, survived due to his action. The award was noted in the London Gazette
of January 17, 1941.
George Cross
The George Cross is the highest civil decoration of the United Kingdom, and also holds, or has held, that status in many of the other countries of the Commonwealth of Nations...
for the heroism he displayed on the September 7, 1940. He was working as an emergency hospital porter when a bomb fell on kitchens at the South Eastern Hospital (now the New Cross Hospital
New Cross Hospital
New Cross Hospital is a hospital in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. It is located to the east of the city centre in Wednesfield....
), killing four nurses and injuring others. Dolphin hurried to rescue a nurse who was trapped by fallen masonry and bravely threw himself across her to protect her as a damaged wall gave way. Dolphin was killed but the nurse, though severely injured, survived due to his action. The award was noted in the London Gazette
London Gazette
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published...
of January 17, 1941.