Eric George Bailey | |
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Born | |
Died | 12 January 1945 | (aged 38)
Resting place | Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney |
Police career | |
Country | Australia |
Department | New South Wales Police Force |
Service years | 1927–1945 |
Rank | Sergeant 3rd Class |
Awards | George Cross George Lewis Trophy Certificate of Merit, Royal Humane Society of Australasia |
Eric George Bailey GC (14 October 1906 – 12 January 1945) was a sergeant with the New South Wales Police Force and a posthumous Australian recipient of the George Cross, the highest civil decoration for heroism in the United Kingdom and formerly in the Commonwealth.[1][2]