Matt Osborne (RAF airman), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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George Cross recipient
Date of Birth: 19-Oct-1906
Place of Birth: Grimsby, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 01-Apr-1942
Profession: military personnel
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Matt Osborne (RAF airman)
- Leading Aircraftman Albert Matthew Osborne GC (19 October 1906 – 2 April 1942), known as Matt Osborne, of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve was awarded a posthumous George Cross for his "unsurpassed courage and devotion to duty" during incessant German air attacks on Malta. Among his many acts of valour he made safe torpedoes in burning aircraft, rescued a pilot from a burning plane and worked to rescue trapped airmen amid heavy enemy bombing.
- He was killed on 2 April 1942 by an explosion while fire fighting in a similarly courageous manner. He enlisted in the RAF in July 1940.
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