Papers detailing act of courage of Bernard Darley
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Title
Papers detailing act of courage of Bernard Darley
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Identifier
9625.cpd
Subject
Darley, Bernard
Abstract
L.A.C. Bernard Darley (Service no. 28345), R.A.F, was commended for fighting a fire at Workshop No. 2 M.T.R.D. Royal Air Force, St Omer . He entered a burning building and fought the fire from within to prevent the explosion of two petrol filled tanks and electrical fire to the nearby power station, at great risk to his own life.
He was assisted through the entire operation by a German Prisoner of War named Otto Arndt (No. 585) of the 139th P.O.W. Company. The two became friends. Otto crafted Bernard a matchbox as a gift (photos of which have been submitted separately).
He was assisted through the entire operation by a German Prisoner of War named Otto Arndt (No. 585) of the 139th P.O.W. Company. The two became friends. Otto crafted Bernard a matchbox as a gift (photos of which have been submitted separately).
Date
10th September 1919 - 23rd September 1919
Date Created
1919-09-10
Temporal Coverage
1919-10-23
Source
Leaf
Medium
Paper
Type
Official document
number of pages
3
Contributor
Admin
Merilyn Jones
Publisher
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford