The George Cross—For “Heroism and Devotion”—arrives in Malta: On Sunday, September 13, 1942, Lord Gort, acting on behalf of King George VI., presented the George Cross to Malta’s citizens. The crosswas accompanied by a letter in the King’s onw hand, reading “Tohonour her brave people. I award the George Cross to the island fortress of Malta to bear witnes sto a heroism, and devotion that will long be famous in history.”
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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 52, Issue 3275, 14 June 1943, Page 6
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71The George Cross—For “Heroism and Devotion”—arrives in Malta: On Sunday, September 13, 1942, Lord Gort, acting on behalf of King George VI., presented the George Cross to Malta’s citizens. The crosswas accompanied by a letter in the King’s onw hand, reading “Tohonour her brave people. I award the George Cross to the island fortress of Malta to bear witnes sto a heroism, and devotion that will long be famous in history.” Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 52, Issue 3275, 14 June 1943, Page 6
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