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Bernard Darley

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SubjectDarley, Bernard
TitleBernard Darley
NotesL.A.C. Bernard Darley (Service no. 28345), R.A.F, was commended for fighting a fire at the Workshop No. 2 M.T.R.D. Royal Air Force, entering a burning building and fighting the fire from within to prevent the explosion of two petrol filled tanks and electrical fire to the nearby power station, at great risk to his own life.

He was assisted through the entire operation by a German Prisoner of War named Otto Arndt (No. 585) of the 139th P.O.W. Company. The two became friends. Arndt crafted Bernard a matchbox as a gift (photos of which have been submitted separately).
Item DateUnknown
Creation placeUnknown
File typeImage
Item sourcePhotograph
Item mediumPhotographic paper
ContentPhotograph
CataloguerAdmin
FilenameGWA_7650_IMG_4343.jpg
CopyrightThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
Digital repositoryThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford
Contributor NameMerilyn Jones
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/8524