58329: Bernard Darley

L.A.C. Bernard Darley (Service no. 28345), R.A.F, was commended for fighting a fire at the Workshop No. 2 M.T.R.D. Royal Air Force, entering a burning building and fighting the fire from within to prevent the explosion of two petrol filled tanks and electrical fire to the nearby power station, at great risk to his own life.

He was assisted through the entire operation by a German Prisoner of War named Otto Arndt (No. 585) of the 139th P.O.W. Company. The two became friends. Arndt crafted Bernard a matchbox as a gift (photos of which have been submitted separately).