Gordon Bastian, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetGordon Bastian
British sailor
Date of Birth: 30-Mar-1902
Place of Birth: Barry, Wales, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 01-Nov-1987
Profession: military personnel
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Gordon Bastian
- Gordon Love Bastian, (30 March 1902 – November 1987) was an engineering officer in the British Merchant Navy who was awarded the Albert Medal for risking his own life to save other members of the crew of SS Empire Bowman after it was torpedoed on 31 March 1943.
- In 1971, living recipients of the Albert Medal and Edward Medal were instructed to return their medal and were instead issued with the George Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry awarded to civilians or to military personnel for actions "not in the face of the enemy" in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth
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