John Axon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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British train driver, posthumous recipient of the George Cross
Date of Birth: 04-Dec-1900
Place of Birth: Stockport, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 09-Feb-1957
Profession: railroad engineer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About John Axon
- John Axon GC (4 December 1900 – 9 February 1957) was an English train driver from Stockport (Edgeley Depot) who died while trying to stop a runaway freight train on a 1 in 58 gradient at Chapel-en-le-Frith in Derbyshire after a brake failure.
- The train consisted of an ex-LMS Stanier Class 8F 2-8-0 No.
- 48188 hauling 33 wagons and a brake van.
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