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Heroes of ROF Royal Ordnance Munitions Factory Explosion in Kirkby, Liverpool
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Heroes of ROF Royal Ordnance Munitions Factory Explosion in Kirkby, Liverpool
Heroes of ROF Royal Ordnance Munitions Factory Explosion in Kirkby, Liverpool, on 15th September 1944, receive their awards.
LEFT TO RIGHT are....
Foreman William James Panton (BEM and George Medal)
Shop manager James Shanks Murdock (BEM and Georg Medal) Factory Development Officer Richard Arthur Samuel Bywater (George Cross and George Medal) Factory Superintendent Laurence George Gale (OBE) Mrs William Louis Fitzmaurice (who received the George Medal on behalf of her husband who is on special duty in Berlin) Shop manager Mark Victor Rowling (BEM and George Medal) and Roy Thomas William Edwards (George Medal)
BEM is the British Empire Medal.
11 people were injured there was a total of 37 awards for bravery and distinguished conduct made by the King.
Picture taken 19th September 1945
Staff
Liverpool Echo
Mirrorpix
Liverpool
Merseyside
England
WW2 B/W Print 69.jpg
Media ID 21882773
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