Michael Floud Blaney

Michael Floud Blaney
Born	14 November 1910(1910-11-14) Newry, Ireland
Died	13 December 1940(1940-12-13) (aged 30) Manor Park, Essex, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Corps of Royal Engineers
Years of service	–1940
Rank	Acting Captain
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	George Cross

Michael Floud Blaney GC (14 November 1910, Newry, Ireland – 13 December 1940, Manor Park, Essex, England) was the Acting Captain of the Corps of Royal Engineers during World War II, serving as a bomb defuser.

He was awarded the George Cross posthumously for dismantling several bombs on 18 September, 20 October and 13 December 1940. During the last incident he was killed, aged 30, when the bomb in question exploded in Manor Park, Essex.

External links

• George Cross database
• Details of Blaney's heroic act which won him the posthumous George Cross

Persondata
Name	Blaney, Michael Floud
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	14 November 1910
Place of birth	Newry, Ireland
Date of death	13 December 1940
Place of death	Manor Park, Essex, England

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