EOD Davies, Robert

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John Robertson

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  • SURNAME
Davies
  • FORENAME
Robert
  • UNIT
Royal Engineers (Bomb Disposal)
  • RANK
T/Lieutenant
  • NUMBER
  • AWARD
George Cross
  • PLACE
London, England 1940
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 3.10.1900 Newlyn, Cornwall
son of John Sampson and Annie (nee Vingoe) Davies, St Erth, Cornwall
emigrated to Canada
Canadian Army 1918
returned to Cornwall 1930s
Royal Engineers 1940
died 27.9.1975 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Aged 74)
Cremated
London Gazette 34956, 27th September 1940, Page 5767
 

CITATION:

George Cross : Lieutenant Davies was the officer in charge of the party detailed to recover the bomb which fell in the vicinity of St. Paul's Cathedral.
So conscious was this officer of the imminent danger to the Cathedral that regardless of personal risk he spared neither himself nor his men in their efforts to locate the bomb. After unremitting effort, during which all ranks knew that an explosion might occur at any moment, the bomb was successfully extricated.

In order to shield his men from further danger, Lieutenant Davies himself drove the vehicle in which the bomb was removed and personally carried out its disposal.

Source : LG34956

WEB LINKS:

https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34956/supplement/5767
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Davies_(British_Army_officer)

FINDAGRAVE:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/220360001/robert-davies
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