Английская Википедия:George Wyllie (British Army soldier)

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:For Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox military person George Cameron Wyllie,[1] GC (25 December 1908 – 1 February 1987) of the Royal Engineers was awarded the George Cross for the heroism he displayed on 12 September 1940 when a Шаблон:Convert bomb fell near St Paul's Cathedral in Deans Yard. It took three days to dig the bomb out of soft soil, work made even more dangerous by a fire at a fractured gas main. Wylie and his team placed the recovered bomb on a lorry, which was driven to Hackney Marshes, where the bomb was detonated, leaving a crater Шаблон:Convert wide.[2]

The citation from a supplement to The London Gazette of 27 September 1940 (dated 30 September 1940) reads:[3]

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  1. Wyllie's name was misspelt "Wylie" in his London Gazette citation, Michael Ashcroft, George Cross Heroes, 2010
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  3. Шаблон:London Gazette