About Max Blaney
Lived 1910 – 1940 (aged 30). Max Blaney was a British engineer.
Michael Floud Blaney, GC (14 November 1910 – 13 December 1940), known as Max Blaney, was posthumously awarded the George Cross for defusing enemy bombs during the Blitz in 1940.
Second World War Blaney, a member of the Corps of Royal Engineers, dismantled several bombs on 18 September, 20 October and 13 December 1940. During the last incident he was killed, aged 30, when the bomb he was defusing exploded in Manor Park, Essex.
George Cross citation Notice of Blaney's George Cross appeared in the London Gazette on 15 April 1941:
In December 2013 an Ulster History Circle blue plaque was unveiled in his memory in Newry.
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Who was Max Blaney?
George Cross recipient in World War II
When was Max Blaney born?
Max Blaney was born on 14 November 1910 in Newry.
When did Max Blaney die?
Max Blaney died on 13 December 1940 in Manor Park.
What was Max Blaney's occupation?
Max Blaney was an engineer.
What nationality was Max Blaney?
Max Blaney was British.
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