Fred Fairfax
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Fred Fairfax
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Frederick William Fairfax GC was a British police detective awarded the George Cross for his heroism in chasing the armed robbers Derek Bentley and Christopher Craig on 2 November 1952. The pair had broken into a warehouse in Croydon and were pursued by Fairfax onto the roof of the building. Fairfax grabbed Bentley then Craig shot him, grazing his shoulder. Despite his injury, the unarmed Fairfax chased Bentley and managed to arrest and subdue him. More officers arrived at the scene and Constabl
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Fairfax
date created:
2007-11-19T11:10:51Z
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2024-09-08T12:41:06Z
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