GEORGE CROSSES ARE AWARDED
(N.Z.P.A.—REUTER CABLE) (Rec. 11.5). LONDON, August 2. George Hamille Platt, a clerk, and Solomon Winetrobe, a former paratrooper, have both been awarded a George Medal for heroism in saving the lives of women in a Glasgow fashion store fire in May, in which 13 died. Winetrobe worked his way along a five-inch wide ledge 55 feet above the street, and persuaded five women trapped on the top floor to step along the ledge. He supported them until they reached Platt, who helped them to the safety of a nearby cinema.
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Grey River Argus, 3 August 1949, Page 5
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