Date of birth:

January 11th, 1919 (Essex, United Kingdom)

Date of death:

July 16th, 2015 (Bakewell, United Kingdom)

Nationality:

British

Avey served in the 7th Armored Division and was taken prisoner of war. He wrote the book "The Man who Broke into Auschwitz".

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

March 9th, 2010

Mr. Avey exchanged places with a Jewish inmate at Auschwitz while he was a prisoner of war - gathering facts about conditions and helping an inmate survive by sharing supplies.

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Concentration Camp Auschwitz I

Oswiecim - Lesser Poland