Max Blaney

Michael Floud Blaney
NicknameMax
Born(1910-11-14)14 November 1910
Newry, Ireland
Died13 December 1940(1940-12-13) (aged 30)
Manor Park, Essex, England
Buried
Newry Old Chapel Roman Catholic Cemetery, Newry
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
Service years1939–1940
RankCaptain
Service number119978
UnitCorps of Royal Engineers
ConflictsSecond World War
AwardsGeorge Cross

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.

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