Bidspirit auction | 6 George Cross holders signed

6 George Cross holders signed unique Royal Visit RAF cover. Signed by H Flintoff GC, L Sinclair GC, F Fairfax GC, Ken Farrow GC, C Wilcox GC, Carl Walker GC RV25a Queen Mother to embark on Royal Yacht Signed. 2 Aug 90 BFPS 1990 Queen Mother to embark on Royal Yacht at Portsmouth. Flown Wessex Crew of the Queen's Flight from Windsor Castle to Portsmouth where Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother then embarked on the Royal Yacht Britannia. Personally Signed by 6 George Cross holders, Detective Sergeant Frederick William Fairfax GC (17 June 1917, Westminster, London-February 1998, Yeovil), won the George Cross for his heroism in chasing the armed robbers Derek Bentley and Christopher Craig, The pair had broken into a warehouse in Croydon and were pursued by Fairfax onto the roof of the building. The police officer grabbed Bentley, when Craig shot him, grazing his shoulder. Despite his injury, the unarmed Fairfax chased Bentley and managed to arrest and subdue him. More officers arrived at the scene and Constable Sidney Miles scaled the roof, only to be shot dead by Craig, who then jumped from the roof after expending his ammunition, injured himself upon landing and was arrested, H H Flintoff GC ran to the aid of a Farmer after a Bull turned on him, Kenneth Farrow GC, Served in WW11 as a 218 Sqn Air Gunner Operation Taxable. won George Cross 21 Jun 48 (Cardiff City Police Force). Ken Farrow GC ( Police Constable ) rescued a child who had fallen into the feeder, an aqueduct which supplies water from the river Taff to Cardiff, running under concrete slabs, Charles Wilcox Rescued man trapped up a Wall 1949, Air Vice Marshal Sir Laurence Frank Sinclair, GC, KCB, CBE, DSO & Bar (13 June 1908 - 14 May 2002) was a Royal Air Force officer who was awarded the George Cross for rescuing a severely injured airman from a crashed and burning plane. Charles Walker, who received the George Cross (GC) for saving a man's life by diving into a burning sea, has died aged 97. But what a long and varied life he enjoyed, and what a hero he was when the moment came for him to face his greatest test. My life-long interest in gallantry has led me to conclude that there are essentially two sorts of bravery: spur-of-the-moment courage and ”cold courage”, involving a premeditated act of bravery. Good condition Est.