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  • Gary O'Donnell (British Army soldier)
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  • Warrant Officer Class 2 Gary John O'Donnell GM & Bar (21 July 1968 – 10 September 2008) was a British Army bomb disposal expert who was awarded the George Medal twice. The George Medal is the second highest decoration for "acts of great bravery" not "in the face of the enemy". His second George Medal was the first such award in 26 years and the first ever posthumous bar. O'Donnell was killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack in Afghanistan.
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Unit
  • 11
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serviceyears
  • 1992
Birth Date
  • 1968-07-21
Branch
  • 23
death place
  • Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Nickname
  • Gaz
Name
  • Gary John O'Donnell
Birth Place
  • Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Awards
  • George Medal and Bar
death date
  • 2008-09-10
Rank
Allegiance
  • United Kingdom
Battles
placeofburial
  • Leamington Spa, England, UK
abstract
  • Warrant Officer Class 2 Gary John O'Donnell GM & Bar (21 July 1968 – 10 September 2008) was a British Army bomb disposal expert who was awarded the George Medal twice. The George Medal is the second highest decoration for "acts of great bravery" not "in the face of the enemy". His second George Medal was the first such award in 26 years and the first ever posthumous bar. O'Donnell was killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack in Afghanistan.