FIRST WOMAN WINNER OF GEORGE CROSS
LONDON, December 10.
A 19-year-old Caterham A.R.P. warden is the first woman to receive the George Medal. She is Sonia Straw, a secretary by day and first-aid warden at night. She has a jolly smile, a boyish walk and is a sports enthusiast, who holds awards foe all-rountl athletics. Miss Straw attended wounded women and children during an air raid in Caterham, Surrey.
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Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 85, 4 January 1941, Page 16
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