The George Cross (GC) is the second highest award of the United Kingdom honours system awarded "for acts of the greatest heroism or for most conspicuous courage in circumstance of extreme danger", not in the presence of the enemy, to members of the British armed forces and to British civilians. Posthumous awards have been allowed since it was instituted. It was previously awarded to residents of Commonwealth countries (and in one case to Malta, a colony which subsequently became a Commonwealth country), most of which have since established their own honours systems and no longer recommend British honours. It may be awarded to a person of any military rank in any service and to civilians including police, emergency services and merchant seamen. Many of the awards have been personally presented by the British monarch to recipients or, in the case of posthumous awards, to next of kin. These investitures are usually held at Buckingham Palace.
SURNAME
Schmid
FORENAME
Olaf Sean George
UNIT
11 EOD Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
RANK
Staff Sergeant
NUMBER
25045811
AWARD
George Cross
PLACE
Afghanistan 2009
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
KIA - see Roll of Honour
London Gazette 59365, 19th March 2010, Page 4832
SURNAME
Croucher
FORENAME
Matthew
UNIT
R.M.R. 40 Commando
RANK
Lance Corporal
NUMBER
P903233G
AWARD
George Cross
PLACE
Afghanistan 2008
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Solihull, Warwickshire
age 24
son of Richard and Margaret Croucher
reservist
runs a risk-assessment business...
SURNAME
Wright
FORENAME
Mark William
UNIT
3 Para
RANK
Corporal
NUMBER
25087140
AWARD
George Cross
PLACE
Afghanistan 2006
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
KIA - see Roll of Honour
SURNAME
Duncan
FORENAME
Charles Alfred
UNIT
4 Bn
RANK
Private
NUMBER
6287023
AWARD
George Cross
PLACE
Tunisia 1943
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
KIA - see Roll of Honour
SURNAME
Willetts
FORENAME
Michael
UNIT
3 Para
RANK
Sergeant
NUMBER
23910067
AWARD
George Cross
PLACE
Northern Ireland
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
killed - see Roll of Honour
SURNAME
Nicholls
FORENAME
Arthur Frederick Crane
UNIT
Force 133 SOE
RANK
Brigadier
NUMBER
62269
AWARD
George Cross
PLACE
Albania 1943-44
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
died - see Roll of Honour
SURNAME
Nairac
FORENAME
Robert Laurence
UNIT
14th Intelligence Company (4th Field Survey Troop)
RANK
Captain
NUMBER
493007
AWARD
George Cross
PLACE
Northern Ireland 1977
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
died - see Roll of Honour
SURNAME
Horsfield
FORENAME
Kenneth
UNIT
2 SAS (3 Squadron)
RANK
Corporal
NUMBER
353119
AWARD
George Cross
PLACE
Italy 1944
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
parent unit Manchester Regiment
killed 18.8.1944 - see Roll of Honour
SURNAME
Smith
FORENAME
Kenneth
UNIT
LRDG Signal Section
RANK
Signalman
NUMBER
2328696
AWARD
George Cross
PLACE
Island of Ist,Adriatic 1945
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
KIA - see Roll of Honour
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