Sub‑Lieutenant John Bryan Peter Duppa-Miller of the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve was awarded the George Cross

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 in bomb and mine disposal while serving with HMS President

HMS President (shore establishment)

HMS President is a stone frigate, or shore establishment of the Royal Naval Reserve; on the northern bank of the River Thames near Tower Bridge in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.-Present day:...

 during the Blitz in the winter of 1940. Notice of his award appeared in the London Gazette on the 14th of January 1941, the citation praising his 'great gallantry and undaunted devotion to duty.'

Miller was married to Clare Heald

Clare Heald

Clare Mary Heald , or as she was to become later when she re-married, Clare Miller, was a well-known horsewoman in her day, and horrified the hierarchy of racing in 1930 by applying for a licence to ride under both Jockey Club and National Hunt rules.She was strongly supported by 'Brab' , the...

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