Captain
Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, e ...
Edmund Geoffrey Abbott,
GC (20 July 1895 – 3 April 1974) was a
Royal Navy officer and recipient of the
Albert Medal, later exchanged for 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 ...
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Abbott was promoted to captain on 5 July 1939.
Albert Medal
On 12 March 1920, Abbott was
gazetted for his actions on 5 August 1919.
His citation read:
As the Albert Medal was replaced by the George Cross in 1971, Abbott's post-nominal letters changed from AM to GC at that time.
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Royal Navy (RN) Officers 1939–1945
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1895 births
1974 deaths
People from Northwood, London
Recipients of the Albert Medal (lifesaving)
Royal Navy officers of World War I
Royal Navy officers of World War II