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has gloss | eng: Staff Sergeant Sidney George Rogerson GC, was awarded the George Cross for the " most conspicuous gallantry" he showed on the 2nd of January 1946 when a massive explosion wrecked 27 railway wagons and 2 lorries being loaded with munitions at Savernake Forest in Wiltshire. He showed "great courage and calmness" in taking control of the situation and rescued two severely injured men from beneath a burning lorry carrying a full load of shells. |
lexicalization | eng: Sidney George Rogerson |
instance of | c/British recipients of the George Cross |
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