George Cross recipient. In the autumn of 1940, at Chatham Docks, Kent, he volunteered to deal with a very dangerous bomb that was believed to be fitted with an anti-withdrawal device. He was lowered into a 16ft pit where he tied a line to the head of the fuse; under tension, however, the line broke. He again went down into the pit. In all he had to make 3 attempts to remove the fuse before finally directing the lifting of the bomb, which was then taken away. As a result of his action much new information was learnt about this type of bomb.
George Cross recipient. In the autumn of 1940, at Chatham Docks, Kent, he volunteered to deal with a very dangerous bomb that was believed to be fitted with an anti-withdrawal device. He was lowered into a 16ft pit where he tied a line to the head of the fuse; under tension, however, the line broke. He again went down into the pit. In all he had to make 3 attempts to remove the fuse before finally directing the lifting of the bomb, which was then taken away. As a result of his action much new information was learnt about this type of bomb.
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