298:, the vehicle hit a pothole in the road and flipped over. Sitting upfront, both Randall and the driver were covered in fuel and set alight. The soldiers in the back of the truck managed to scramble free, but Randall on leaving the cab saw that the driver was unconscious and re-entered the front of the truck to drag him to safety. Once the driver came around, Peter realized that a dog was chained up inside the burning truck. Removing his clothes, he went back into the truck once again and released the animal.
101:
81:
305:, where he underwent several operations. Plastic boots were placed on his burned feet and steel pins inserted through his knees so that they could be supported by scaffolding placed around his bed. Once he was flown back to Britain, and still bedridden, he received a letter from General Sir
478:
518:
503:
498:
488:
438:
533:
379:. At the time he was Chairman of the Gallantry Medallists League and of the Leicester branch of the Malaya and Borneo Veterans' Association. He was in a
228:, receiving a US President's medal for rescuing American airmen while at sea. Peter left school at the age of 14, trying various jobs before joining the
365:
162:
538:
493:
483:
325:
took place on 6 December 1955, he was the only member of Royal Army
Veterinary Corps to receive the medal since it was implemented in 1940.
523:
383:, being hit by a car. He went into a coma, and was transferred back to Britain. He never awoke from his coma and died on 23 April 2007.
264:
256:
181:
142:
528:
252:
138:
430:
204:'s Margaret Wheatley Cross, for his actions on 8 October 1954 where he saved the life of a fellow soldier and a
295:
68:
455:
241:
134:
317:
were to present him with the
Margaret Wheatley Cross for rescuing the dog from the burning truck. The
513:
508:
271:
322:
380:
349:
328:
As his injuries prevented him from being posted to hot countries, he left the Army in 1959.
287:
152:
345:
260:
361:
306:
86:
472:
353:
248:
341:
310:
283:
229:
225:
205:
197:
193:
188:
166:
106:
371:
In 2004, he attended a meeting of the Malaya and Borneo
Veterans' Association in
318:
221:
337:
217:
291:
64:
44:
313:
for rescuing the truck driver. The following month, he was notified by the
376:
279:
245:
216:
Peter
Randall was born on 20 August 1930. His father had served with the
124:
302:
48:
40:
372:
344:, before returning to Melton Mowbray as a shop manager. He became a
263:
with the
Veterinary Corps, he aided in training the horses for the
357:
314:
275:
201:
364:. For his work with the mentally handicapped, he was appointed a
391:
His wife Rose died in 2006. They had a daughter and a son.
290:. On 8 October 1954, while en route to Thompson Falls (now
158:
148:
130:
120:
112:
92:
74:
54:
27:
20:
479:British military personnel of the Mau Mau Uprising
519:British Army personnel of the Malayan Emergency
301:He was taken to a British Military hospital in
8:
450:
448:
425:
423:
192:(20 August 1930 – 23 April 2007) was a
421:
419:
417:
415:
413:
411:
409:
407:
405:
403:
504:Members of the Order of the British Empire
17:
366:Member of the Order of the British Empire
352:. As a security officer, he moved to the
163:Member of the Order of the British Empire
399:
259:following his marriage. While based at
7:
499:Royal Army Veterinary Corps soldiers
431:"Obituaries: Sergeant Peter Randall"
441:from the original on 3 March 2010.
14:
534:Military personnel from Hampshire
294:) in a truck with ten men of the
489:4th Queen's Own Hussars soldiers
265:Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
99:
79:
196:soldier and a recipient of the
539:Road incident deaths in London
494:Recipients of the George Medal
484:Royal Sussex Regiment soldiers
1:
240:He was first assigned to the
224:and would go on to serve in
257:Royal Army Veterinary Corps
143:Royal Army Veterinary Corps
555:
524:British special constables
348:and Chairman of the local
321:of the George Medal with
253:4th Queen's Own Hussars
170:Margaret Wheatley Cross
139:4th Queen's Own Hussars
69:England, United Kingdom
208:from a burning truck.
336:He first worked as a
296:King's African Rifles
255:before moving to the
251:. He switched to the
242:Royal Sussex Regiment
135:Royal Sussex Regiment
113:Years of service
270:Peter was posted to
356:before retiring to
272:British East Africa
323:Queen Elizabeth II
177:Peter John Randall
529:People from Groby
309:awarding him the
174:
173:
546:
464:
463:
452:
443:
442:
427:
381:traffic accident
350:Chamber of Trade
288:Mau Mau Uprising
236:Military service
191:
186:
153:Mau Mau Uprising
105:
103:
102:
94:
85:
83:
82:
61:
37:
35:
18:
554:
553:
549:
548:
547:
545:
544:
543:
469:
468:
467:
456:"Peter Randall"
454:
453:
446:
437:. 22 May 2007.
429:
428:
401:
397:
389:
346:school governor
334:
282:in charge of a
261:Hemel Hempstead
238:
214:
184:
180:
169:
165:
141:
137:
100:
98:
80:
78:
63:
59:
39:
33:
31:
23:
12:
11:
5:
552:
550:
542:
541:
536:
531:
526:
521:
516:
511:
506:
501:
496:
491:
486:
481:
471:
470:
466:
465:
444:
398:
396:
393:
388:
385:
362:Leicestershire
333:
330:
307:George Erskine
237:
234:
213:
210:
172:
171:
160:
156:
155:
150:
146:
145:
132:
128:
127:
122:
118:
117:
114:
110:
109:
96:
90:
89:
87:United Kingdom
76:
72:
71:
62:(aged 76)
56:
52:
51:
38:20 August 1930
29:
25:
24:
21:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
551:
540:
537:
535:
532:
530:
527:
525:
522:
520:
517:
515:
512:
510:
507:
505:
502:
500:
497:
495:
492:
490:
487:
485:
482:
480:
477:
476:
474:
462:. 4 May 2007.
461:
457:
451:
449:
445:
440:
436:
432:
426:
424:
422:
420:
418:
416:
414:
412:
410:
408:
406:
404:
400:
394:
392:
387:Personal life
386:
384:
382:
378:
374:
369:
367:
363:
359:
355:
354:Isle of Wight
351:
347:
343:
339:
331:
329:
326:
324:
320:
316:
312:
308:
304:
299:
297:
293:
289:
285:
281:
277:
273:
268:
266:
262:
258:
254:
250:
247:
243:
235:
233:
231:
227:
223:
219:
211:
209:
207:
203:
199:
195:
190:
183:
178:
168:
164:
161:
157:
154:
151:
147:
144:
140:
136:
133:
129:
126:
123:
119:
115:
111:
108:
97:
91:
88:
77:
73:
70:
66:
58:23 April 2007
57:
53:
50:
46:
42:
30:
26:
22:Peter Randall
19:
16:
459:
434:
390:
370:
342:Lincolnshire
335:
327:
311:George Medal
300:
269:
239:
230:British Army
226:World War II
215:
206:military dog
198:George Medal
194:British Army
176:
175:
167:George Medal
149:Battles/wars
107:British Army
60:(2007-04-23)
15:
514:1930 births
509:2007 deaths
319:investiture
286:during the
222:World War I
473:Categories
395:References
338:gamekeeper
332:Later life
218:Royal Navy
212:Early life
200:, and the
75:Allegiance
34:1930-08-20
460:The Times
435:The Times
368:in 2000.
292:Nyahururu
116:1946–1959
65:Leicester
45:Hampshire
439:Archived
377:Malaysia
284:dog unit
280:corporal
249:bandsman
246:clarinet
125:Sergeant
93:Service/
303:Nairobi
278:) as a
232:at 16.
49:England
41:Fareham
373:Penang
159:Awards
104:
95:branch
84:
358:Groby
315:RSPCA
276:Kenya
274:(now
244:as a
202:RSPCA
187:
185:,
131:Unit
121:Rank
55:Died
28:Born
340:in
220:in
182:MBE
475::
458:.
447:^
433:.
402:^
375:,
360:,
267:.
189:GM
179:,
67:,
47:,
43:,
36:)
32:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.