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Barbara Jane Harrison
GC
Barbara Jane Harrison, GC
Born
Barbara Jane Harrison
(1945-05-24)24 May 1945
Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died
8 April 1968(1968-04-08) (aged 22)
London Heathrow Airport
Cause of death
Fire
Resting place
Fulford Cemetery, York
Nationality
British
Other names
Jane Harrison
Occupation
Flight attendant
Employer
British Overseas Airways Corporation
Known for
BOAC Flight 712
Parent(s)
Alan Harrison, Lena Harrison (née Adlard)
Awards
George Cross (posthumous)
Barbara Jane Harrison GC (24 May 1945 – 8 April 1968), known as Jane Harrison,[1] was a British flight attendant who was posthumously awarded the George Cross for her role in the evacuation of BOAC Flight 712. She is one of four women to have been awarded the George Cross for heroism,[2] and the only woman awarded the medal on that basis for gallantry in peacetime. The other three female George Cross recipients served with the Special Operations Executive in occupied France during the Second World War.
^Michael Ashcroft, George Cross Heroes, 2010
^Other women have received awards that were later replaced by the GC for actions in peacetime
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