The George Medal is awarded by the United Kingdom and Commonwealth of Nations for acts of great bravery; over 2,000 medals have been awarded since its inception in September 1940.
Below is set out a selection of recipients of the award, during the 1950s.
Where a recipient has received a second George Medal, a picture of the ribbon bearing the bar symbol is shown.
ARTHUR HILTON British 5th Army - During an operation in Celle in Germany the lorry he was travelling in skidded and went off a bridge into the River Aller.
Even though he could not swim, he dived underneath the truck to rescue 2 men trapped in the cabin, unfortunately being unable to find his friend who was in the back of the lorry with himself, who was later found drowned underneath the vehicle