Barbara Jane Harrison

For other people with this name, see Jane Harrison.

Barbara Jane Harrison
GC
Barbara Jane Harrison, GC
Born
Barbara Jane Harrison

(1945-05-24)24 May 1945
Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died8 April 1968(1968-04-08) (aged 22)
London Heathrow Airport
Cause of deathFire
Resting placeFulford Cemetery, York
NationalityBritish
Other namesJane Harrison
OccupationFlight attendant
EmployerBritish Overseas Airways Corporation
Known forBOAC Flight 712
Parent(s)Alan Harrison, Lena Harrison (née Adlard)
AwardsGeorge Cross (posthumous)

Barbara Jane Harrison GC (24 May 1945 – 8 April 1968), known as Jane Harrison,[1] was a British flight attendant who was posthumously awarded the George Cross for her role in the evacuation of BOAC Flight 712. She is one of four women to have been awarded the George Cross for heroism,[2] and the only woman awarded the medal on that basis for gallantry in peacetime. The other three female George Cross recipients served with the Special Operations Executive in occupied France during the Second World War.

  1. ^ Michael Ashcroft, George Cross Heroes, 2010
  2. ^ Other women have received awards that were later replaced by the GC for actions in peacetime