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Vivian Hollowday, GC (13 October 1916 – 15 April 1977), sometimes known as Bob Hollowday, was a British recipient of the George Cross, the highest British award for gallantry not in the face of the enemy. He was the first non-commissioned member of the Royal Air Force (RAF) to receive this honour.

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  • Vivian Hollowday (en)
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  • Vivian Hollowday, GC (13 October 1916 – 15 April 1977), sometimes known as Bob Hollowday, was a British recipient of the George Cross, the highest British award for gallantry not in the face of the enemy. He was the first non-commissioned member of the Royal Air Force (RAF) to receive this honour. (en)
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  • Vivian Hollowday (en)
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  • Vivian Hollowday (en)
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  • Bedford, Bedfordshire, England (en)
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  • Ulceby, Lincolnshire, England (en)
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  • Vivian Hollowday, GC (13 October 1916 – 15 April 1977), sometimes known as Bob Hollowday, was a British recipient of the George Cross, the highest British award for gallantry not in the face of the enemy. He was the first non-commissioned member of the Royal Air Force (RAF) to receive this honour. Hollowday attended Worksop College, a public school in North Nottinghamshire before joining the Royal Air Force at the start of the Second World War, in September 1939. He was a member of 14 Flying Training School, and of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. He was cremated and buried at , Renhold, Bedfordshire, England. Along with the George Cross, Hollowday was the recipient of the 1939–45 Star, Africa Star, Italy Star, France and Germany Star, the Defence Medal, War Medal 1939–1945, and was Mentioned in Despatches. As a recipient of the George Cross he also received the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal in 1953 and the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal in 1977. (en)
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