Leslie Owen Fox
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Leslie Owen Fox was awarded the George Cross
for the gallantry he displayed in rescuing victims from a bombsite in Fulham
on the 20 February 1944. Notice of his award was published in the London Gazette on the 20 February 1945. He was a deputy party leader in the London County Council Heavy Rescue Service at the time.
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 gallantry he displayed in rescuing victims from a bombsite in Fulham
Fulham
Fulham is an area of southwest London in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, SW6 located south west of Charing Cross. It lies on the left bank of the Thames, between Putney and Chelsea. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London...
on the 20 February 1944. Notice of his award was published in the London Gazette on the 20 February 1945. He was a deputy party leader in the London County Council Heavy Rescue Service at the time.