Medals, including a George Cross,belonging to Lieutenant-Commander Harold Newgass of the Royal Naval
Medals, including a George Cross,belonging to Lieutenant-Commander Harold Newgass of the Royal NavalVolunteer Reserve.Newgass received the George Crossfor heroic actions during the first major raid of the LiverpoolBlitz, on November 28th, 1940. He removed the fuse,detonator and timing mechanism from the German parachute mine thathad fallen through the top of a large gasometer at Garston Gas Works. -- source link
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