Carl Walker

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Constable (later Inspector) Carl Walker was awarded the George Cross, along with Constable Gerald Irving Richardson, for the heroism he displayed on the 23rd of August 1971 in chasing an armed gang who had raided a jeweller's shop in Blackpool. During the prolonged pursuit, Richardson was shot in the stomach and Walker in the groin after blocking the robbers' car with his own police car and chasing them on foot. Richardson died of his injuries the next day. The citations were published in the London Gazette on the 13th of November 1972. [1]