George Herbert Goodman
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Lieut-Commander George Herbert Goodman M.B.E. of the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve was awarded the George Cross
for the "great gallantry and undaunted devotion to duty" he showed on the 15th of January 1942 in defusing an Italian circling torpedo which had beached east of Alexandria
. He was assisted in this action by PO William B Filer RN and painter Archibald John Russell RN, both of whom received the George Medal
.
Goodman was attached to HMS Vernon
, HMS President
and HMS Nile
(Alexandria) and rendered many unexploded devices safe during the war in Britain and North Africa. Notice of his award appeared in the London Gazette
on the 15th of September, 1942. He was born in Bromsgrove 25 November 1900 and was killed in action 31 May 1945. http://www.naval-history.net/WW2MedalsBr-GC.htm#good
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 "great gallantry and undaunted devotion to duty" he showed on the 15th of January 1942 in defusing an Italian circling torpedo which had beached east of Alexandria
Alexandria
Alexandria is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving...
. He was assisted in this action by PO William B Filer RN and painter Archibald John Russell RN, both of whom received the George Medal
George Medal
The George Medal is the second level civil decoration of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth.The GM was instituted on 24 September 1940 by King George VI. At this time, during the height of The Blitz, there was a strong desire to reward the many acts of civilian courage...
.
Goodman was attached to HMS Vernon
HMS Vernon (shore establishment)
HMS Vernon was a shore establishment or 'stone frigate' of the Royal Navy. Vernon was established on 26 April 1876 as the Royal Navy's Torpedo Branch and operated until 1 April 1996, when the various elements comprising the establishment were split up and moved to different commands.-Foundation...
, 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:...
and HMS Nile
HMS Nile
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Nile, after the Battle of the Nile in 1798: was a 12-gun cutter purchased in 1806. She was sold in 1810, but was rejected by the purchaser and subsequently broken up in 1811. was a 92-gun second rate ship of the line launched in 1839...
(Alexandria) and rendered many unexploded devices safe during the war in Britain and North Africa. Notice of his award 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 15th of September, 1942. He was born in Bromsgrove 25 November 1900 and was killed in action 31 May 1945. http://www.naval-history.net/WW2MedalsBr-GC.htm#good