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Barry Johnson, GC (born 25 January 1952) is a former British Army
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soldier of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps
The Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) was a corps of the British Army. At its renaming as a Royal Corps in 1918 it was both a supply and repair corps. In the supply area it had responsibility for weapons, armoured vehicles and other military equip ...
who was awarded the George Cross
The George Cross (GC) is the highest award bestowed by the British government for non-operational gallantry or gallantry not in the presence of an enemy. In the British honours system, the George Cross, since its introduction in 1940, has been ...
for his gallantry in defusing a mortar bomb in Derry
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, Northern Ireland
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on 7 October 1989. The device detonated, causing him serious injury. Notice of his award appeared in the ''London Gazette
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'' on 6 November 1990.
Early life
He was born on 25 January 1952 inLondon
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and entered the Army Apprentices College The Army Apprentices College was a college system in the United Kingdom that offered military training, education and common core skills, leadership and adventurous training, character development and trade training.
History
The advent of mechanis ...
as an Ammunition Technician in 1967.
Citation
What follows is the full text of the official citation for Johnson's George Cross as it appeared in the ''London Gazette
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Honours
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Barry 1952 births Royal Army Ordnance Corps soldiers British recipients of the George Cross Living people Military personnel from London Bomb disposal personnel British military personnel of The Troubles (Northern Ireland)