Friday 28 June 2013

Medals of hero who saved London's West End by defusing bomb up for sale | Mail Online

Medals of hero who saved London's West End by defusing bomb up for sale | Mail Online: "A George Cross medal that has been put up for auction has brought to the fore the story of a little known hero of the Blitz who saved London's West End from being blown to bits by a huge German bomb.

Government scientist Arthur Merriman was a former schoolteacher and First World War veteran with a fascination for fused devices."
Nerves of steel: Arthur Merriman saved lives when he defused an unexploded bomb during the Blitz on Regent Street