Widow accepts George Medal for husband
- Title
- Widow accepts George Medal for husband
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- 20 Dec 1990
- Year of production
- 1990
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- Duration
- 00:02:28
- Description
- Interview with Audrey Vernon, widow of Robert Vernon, who died trying to tackle the fire on the Piper Alpha oil production platform. She is delighted his and many others’ bravery is finally getting rewarded, she will accept the George Medal from the Queen. Female interviewer not identified.
- Contributors
- Audrey Vernon
- Keywords
- Deaths; Fires; Honours; Oil extraction; North Sea; Rescue work; Explosions; Manmade disasters; Decorations of honour; Robert Vernon
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LBC/IRN, "Widow accepts George Medal for husband". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0012300529018 (Accessed 12 May 2025)