BEAUCHAMP LODGE 1422 - The West Kent Military Lodge

Greatest Heroism - The George Cross

Author:
Mark Eyles-Thomas
PDProvGM West Kent, Member of Beauchamp Lodge No.1422
Date:
17 April 2022
Category:
The George Cross GC

The George Cross is a British civilian and military decoration, instituted in 1940 by King George VI for “acts of the greatest heroism or of the most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme danger.” The award, which can be conferred posthumously, is usually given to civilians, although it can be bestowed on military personnel for acts for which military decorations are not usually awarded. The George Cross superseded the Medal of the Order of the British Empire for Gallantry (commonly known as the Empire Gallantry Medal).


Corporal Daphne Pearson was a recipient of the Empire Gallantry Medal (EGM). In 1940 she pulled a pilot from a burning aircraft as munitions exploded around them. She then returned to the wreck to search for surviving crew members.

A painting of Corporal Daphne Pearson in her WRAF uniform
Corporal Daphne Pearson
A picture of the Empire Gallantry medal
Empire Gallantry Medal

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