2004 Winner Trooper Chris Finney Trooper Chris Finney is a true war hero who showed breathtaking courage under fire during the Iraq War. Not only did the then 18-year-old soldier rescue a wounded colleague, but he also put his life at risk to radio headquarters and attempted to save the life of a second comrade […]
Year: 2021
Special Award
2004 Winner Lydia Nash We all want to win a fortune on a TV quiz show, but very few of us would then give it all away. Student Lydia Nash did just that, walking away with £16,000 from ITV1’s Who Wants To Be A Millionaire – and then donating it all to disabled Thai orphans. […]
Beyond the Call of Duty
2004 Winner ‘A’ Flight, 202 Squadron, RAF Boulmer Every day, RAF search-and-rescue teams risk their lives to save others but few can be as brave as the four men of ‘A’ Flight. This amazing crew defied danger to save five men from a burning ship which was set to explode off the Northumbrian coast. The […]
Inspirational Sportsmen
2004 Winner The World Cup winning England Rugby Squad For one brief moment on the morning of Saturday November 22, 2003, England collectively held its breath. With only 26 seconds left on the clock and the rugby World Cup final already in extra time, England’s fly-half Jonny Wilkinson, right, had a chance to kick for […]
Child of Courage
2004 Winner Michaela “Dolly” McCarthy Doctors told brave Michaela McCarthy she would never walk again after an horrific road accident. The 10-year-old – who is known as Dolly – was out with a friend, near her home in Colchester, Essex, last August when the tragedy occurred and she was left pinned under an HGV. Dolly’s […]
Child of Courage
2004 Winner Terri Calvesbert Terri Calvesbert was just two-years-old when she was horrifically burned during a fire at her home, started accidentally by her mother’s cigarette. So extreme were her injuries that the firefighters who found her initially thought the tiny tot was a charred doll. Ninety per cent of Terri’s body was covered in […]