John Noel Dowland
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Squadron Leader John Noel Dowland was awarded the George Cross
, as was a civilian armanent instructor, Leonard Henry Harrison
, for his gallantry in defusing a bomb which had fallen on the grain ship SS Kildare in Immingham
docks on 11 February 1940. The bomb proved extremely difficult to defuse as it had embedded itself at an extreme angle in the main deck. The citation, which appeared in the London Gazette
on the 7 January 1941, noted that he displayed the same " conspicuous courage and devotion to duty in circumstances of exceptional danger and difficulty" when defusing a bomb on a trawler in June 1940. He was born on the 6 November 1914, was 26 years old when awarded the medal, and died on the 13 January 1942.
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...
, as was a civilian armanent instructor, Leonard Henry Harrison
Leonard Henry Harrison
Leonard Henry Harrison was awarded the George Cross for "for acts of exceptional coolness and courage on several occasions" in defusing unexploded German bombs during World War II . Having joined the RAF in 1922, he served as Civilian Armament Instructor at an Royal Air Force armament training...
, for his gallantry in defusing a bomb which had fallen on the grain ship SS Kildare in Immingham
Immingham
Immingham is a town in North East Lincolnshire, located on the south bank of the Humber Estuary...
docks on 11 February 1940. The bomb proved extremely difficult to defuse as it had embedded itself at an extreme angle in the main deck. The citation, which appeared 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...
on the 7 January 1941, noted that he displayed the same " conspicuous courage and devotion to duty in circumstances of exceptional danger and difficulty" when defusing a bomb on a trawler in June 1940. He was born on the 6 November 1914, was 26 years old when awarded the medal, and died on the 13 January 1942.