Albert Dolphin

George Cross and its ribbon bar

Albert George Dolphin (1896 – 7 September 1940) was posthumously awarded the George Cross for the heroism he displayed on 7 September 1940. He was working as an emergency hospital porter when a bomb fell on kitchens at the South Eastern Hospital (now the New Cross Hospital), killing four nurses and injuring others. Dolphin hurried to rescue a nurse who was trapped by fallen masonry and threw himself across her to protect her as a damaged wall gave way. Dolphin was killed, aged 44,[1] but the nurse, though severely injured, survived due to his action. The award was noted in the London Gazette of 17 January 1941.

References

  1. ↑ CWGC Casualty Record, Deptford Metropolitan Borough.
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