Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Police Constable

Unit:

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

Awarded on:

May 23rd, 1941

"Incendiary bombs caused a fire in an upstairs flat occupied by an elderly woman who was bedridden. Without hesitation Police Constable Fleming, who was off duty, entered the house and ran up the stairs into a room which was full of smoke. Failing to find the victim, he crawled into another room which was on fire and eventually reached the bed on which the woman was lying. He got her to the landing and carried her down the stairs to safety. The courageous action of Fleming undoubtedly saved the woman's life."