2010 Winner PC Colin Swan A wrong turn led off-duty policeman Colin to a burning double-decker bus. He then risked his own life to rescue all 66 people on board just seconds before the vehicle exploded. Colin, 48, from London, was on the M3 when he spotted black smoke coming from the rear of a […]
Category: 2010 Winners
Outstanding Bravery
2010 Winner Allison John Allison made medical history as the first person in Britain to have all her major organs transplanted. And she returns to hospital almost every day… as a doctor. When her failing liver, heart, lungs and kidneys were all successfully replaced as a teenager she vowed to repay the medical world. Allison, […]
Special Recognition
2010 Winner Warrent Officer Class 2 Kim Hughes Bomb disposal expert Kim risked his life defusing seven bombs to save wounded comrades in Afghanistan – shunning the usual protective clothing. After Taliban bombs killed three soldiers and left two maimed, stranded and surrounded by explosive booby traps, the brave 31-year-old had no time to consider […]
Lifetime Achievement
2010 Winner Battle of Britain Air Crew Throughout the summer of 1940, the skies over southern England were the stage for an epic air battle. British air crew fought for our very survival. After France fell on June 22, Winston Churchill announced: “The fight for France is over. The Battle for Britain has begun.” The […]