Name George Goodman Allegiance United Kingdom Role GC | Rank Lieutenant Commander Battles and wars World War II Battles/wars World War II Service/branch Royal Navy | |
Born 25 November 1900
Bromsgrove, Worcestershire ( 1900-11-25 ) Buried at The Hague (Westduin) General Cemetery Awards George Cross
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) Died 1945, Rotterdam, Netherlands Unit Royal Naval Reserve, HMS President, HMS Vernon | ||
Birth name George Herbert Goodman | ||
Lieutenant Commander George Herbert Goodman, (25 November 1900 – 31 May 1945) of the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve was awarded the George Cross for the "great gallantry and undaunted devotion to duty" he showed on 15 January 1942 in defusing an Italian circling torpedo.
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- Naval career
- George Cross
- Death
- References
Nobody knows you harmonica and guitar cover by nanaimo musician george goodman
Naval career
Goodman was attached to HMS Vernon, HMS President and HMS Nile (Alexandria) and rendered many unexploded devices safe during the war in Britain and North Africa.
George Cross
Goodman was the first person to defuse the Italian self-destructing torpedo which had beached itself east of Alexandria. He was assisted in this action by Petty Officer William Filer and painter Archibald John Russell, both of whom received the George Medal.
Notice of Goodman's George Cross appeared in the London Gazette on 15 September 1942, reading:
The King has been graciously pleased to approve the award of the George Cross for great gallantry and undaunted devotion to duty to:
Temporary Lieutenant George Herbert Goodman, M.B.E., R.N.V.R.
Death
Gooman died when a booby-trap exploded in a house in Rotterdam, on 31 May 1945.