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Certificate of Employment, L.A.C. Bernard Darley, R.A.F.

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SubjectDarley, Bernard
TitleCertificate of Employment, L.A.C. Bernard Darley, R.A.F.
NotesL.A.C. Bernard Darley (Service no. 28345), R.A.F, was commended for fighting a fire at Workshop No. 2 M.T.R.D. Royal Air Force, St Omer . He entered a burning building and fought 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. Otto crafted Bernard a matchbox as a gift (photos of which have been submitted separately).
Item Date13th May 1916
Creation placeUnknown
File typeImage
Item sourceLeaf
Item mediumPaper
ContentOfficial document
CataloguerAdmin
FilenameGWA_7655_P7210038.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/8529