George Cross
Britishnoun
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George Cross, the hero of a mystery series by Tim Sullivan, is an unconventional sleuth in the great British tradition that extends from Father Brown to the Thursday Murder Club.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
The George Medal is Britain's second-highest civilian bravery award after the George Cross, and is given for "conspicuous gallantry not in the presence of the enemy".
From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025
Weeks later, the suburbs of Weoley Castle and Northfield in Birmingham had a mixture of the St George Cross and union jacks hanging from every lamppost along several of their streets.
From BBC • Aug. 21, 2025
In 2000, she presented the Royal Ulster Constabulary with the George Cross, then later that decade watched dance and drama in Londonderry, and toured the site of the Omagh bombing.
From BBC • Sep. 10, 2022
Other decorations were awarded to Ernest Rand on the Pinega sector and to "Dad" Albertson on the Dvina front, both of them receiving the St. George Cross.
From The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 by Jahns, Lewis E.
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