Nickname(s) Max Name Max Blaney Allegiance United Kingdom Service/branch British Army | Years of service 1939–1940 Unit Royal Engineers Service number 119978 | |
Born 14 November 1910
Newry, Ireland ( 1910-11-14 ) Buried at Newry Old Chapel Roman Catholic Cemetery, Newry Battles/wars World War II Bomb disposal
* The Blitz † Died December 13, 1940, Manor Park, London, United Kingdom Similar People James Lennox Dawson, Reg Varney, Thomas Frank Durrant, James Dundas, Charles Warren | ||
Michael Floud Blaney, GC (14 November 1910 – 13 December 1940), known as Max Blaney, was posthumously awarded the George Cross for defusing enemy bombs during the Blitz in 1940.
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Second World War
Blaney, a member of the Corps of Royal Engineers, dismantled several bombs on 18 September, 20 October and 13 December 1940. During the last incident he was killed, aged 30, when the bomb he was defusing exploded in Manor Park, Essex.
George Cross citation
Notice of Blaney's George Cross appeared in the London Gazette on 15 April 1941:
The King has been graciously pleased to approve the award of the George Cross, for most conspicuous gallantry in carrying out hazardous work in a very brave manner.
In December 2013 an Ulster History Circle blue plaque was unveiled in his memory in Newry.
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