AWARDED M.B.E.
FARMER AND HIS WIFE
RUGBY, September 6,
A Nottinghamshire farmer, Harry Broadberry, and his wife Amelia both received the British Empire Medal in the latest list of awards. <
When an aircraft manned by a Polish crew crashed and caught fire the Broadberrys heard it fall and hurried to the scene. They went first of all to the. assistance of the two badlyinjured pilots, who were lying close to the burning aircraft. With the aid of two members of the crew who were in a very dazed condition they dragged the injured men clear of the flames. The rear gunner had been trapped in the turret. Broadberry obtained an axe and worked in intense heat for an hour and a half before he extricated the gunner. In this he had the assistance of his wife, who had rendered first aid to the injured pilots., During this time the petrol tanks blew up and ammunition was continually exploding. The Broadberrys showed complete disregard of their own safety, and as a result of their courage. and endurance three lives were saved.— B.O.W.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 60, 8 September 1941, Page 7
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