|
The description of the act for which Roderick Borden Gray was awarded the GC, in 'The Register of the George Cross' published by 'This England' magazine, would seem to make it clear that the enemy had departed by the time he performed the deed for which he was decorated. That is, having helped several wounded crew members into a dinghy, and despite being badly wounded himself, Gray refused to overload the dinghy by getting in himself. *Instead he held onto the side, eventually losing conciousness and dying. In such a case the George Cross is the appropriate award.
LM
|