Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Police Constable

Unit:

"E" Division, Metropolitan Police, British Police Forces, Home Office, British Government

Awarded on:

April 25th, 1941

"A block of flats was severely damaged by a bomb. Police Constable Hill heard cries for help coming from beneath the wreckage, on top of which was lying a huge slab of masonry. Wardens and Police succeeded in lifting one end of the slab and a man's hand was then exposed. It was only possible for one person to work under the slab and PC. Hill immediately started removing debris and passing it back to others. In this way he gradually made a hole and reached the victim who was in a cavity but unable to move. While he was working several bombs felland there was a considerable danger that the wreckage would slip and crush the Police Constable."