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- Karl_Gravell abstract "Leading Aircraftman Karl Mander Gravell, GC was posthumously awarded the George Cross, the highest British(and Commonwealth) award for bravery out of combat. The decoration was awarded for the heroism he showed on the 10 November 1941 in Calgary, Alberta.LAC Gravell was on a training flight when the Tiger Moth aircraft he was flying in suffered mechanical failure and crashed in flames. Gravell managed to get clear but despite hisserious injuries - he had lost an eye and was badly burned - he dived back into the inferno with his own clothes still on fire in a vain effort to rescue the pilot. He was pulled from the wreckage but later died from his grievous burns. Born in Sweden in 1922, he moved to Canada with his family in 1937 and became a naturalized Canadian citizen in July of that year. The aspiring air gunner had joined the Royal Canadian Air Force on 15 March 1941 from his adopted home town of Vancouver. After completing his depot training, he had been posted to No. 2 Wireless School in Calgary.The following citation was published in the London Gazette on the 11 June 1942:"In November, 1941, a training aircraft crashed and immediately burst into flames. Leading Aircraftman Gravell, who was under training as a wireless air gunner, managed to extricate himself from the wreckage and get clear. In spite of the intense shock caused by the loss of one eye and severe burns, suffered at the time of the crash, Leading Aircraftman Gravell's first and only thought was for the welfare of his pilot. The pilot was still in the aircraft and Gravell ignoring his own serious injuries and the fact that his clothes were ablaze attempted to get back to the flaming wreckage to pull him clear. He had barely reached the aircraft when he was dragged away and rolled on the ground to extinguish the flames which had, by this time, completely enveloped his clothing. Leading Aircraftman Gravell subsequently died from his burns. Had he not considered his pilot before his own safety and had he immediately proceeded to extinguish the flames on his own clothing, he would probably not have lost his life."LAC Gravell is buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver.".
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- Karl_Gravell birthDate "1922-09-27".
- Karl_Gravell birthPlace Norrk%C3%B6ping.
- Karl_Gravell birthPlace Norrköping.
- Karl_Gravell birthPlace Sweden.
- Karl_Gravell birthYear "1922".
- Karl_Gravell deathDate "1941-11-10".
- Karl_Gravell deathPlace Calgary.
- Karl_Gravell deathPlace Canada.
- Karl_Gravell deathYear "1941".
- Karl_Gravell militaryBranch Royal_Canadian_Air_Force.
- Karl_Gravell thumbnail George_Cross_UK_ribbon.png?width=300.
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- Karl_Gravell allegiance Canada.
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- Karl_Gravell dateOfBirth "1922-09-27".
- Karl_Gravell dateOfDeath "1941-11-10".
- Karl_Gravell deathDate "1941-11-10".
- Karl_Gravell deathPlace "Calgary, Canada".
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- Karl_Gravell name "Gravell, Karl Mander".
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- Karl_Gravell placeOfDeath "Calgary, Canada".
- Karl_Gravell rank Leading_aircraftman.
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- Karl_Gravell comment "Leading Aircraftman Karl Mander Gravell, GC was posthumously awarded the George Cross, the highest British(and Commonwealth) award for bravery out of combat. The decoration was awarded for the heroism he showed on the 10 November 1941 in Calgary, Alberta.LAC Gravell was on a training flight when the Tiger Moth aircraft he was flying in suffered mechanical failure and crashed in flames.".
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- Karl_Gravell depiction George_Cross_UK_ribbon.png.
- Karl_Gravell givenName "Karl Mander".
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- Karl_Gravell name "Gravell, Karl Mander".
- Karl_Gravell name "Karl Mander Gravell".
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