Cop The Truth (Free subscription) | 29/07/2008
Lance Corporal Matthew Croucher, 24, from Solihull, West Midlands, of the 40 Commando Royal Marines, is being awarded the George Cross for heroism in Afghanistan. In February, L/Cpl Croucher was on a patrol in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, when he hit...
lying for a living (Free subscription) | 24/07/2008
The incredible heroism of lance corporal Matthew Croucher: Royal Marine who jumped on grenade awarded George Cross. L/Cpl Croucher, 24, was part of a company of 40 Commando sent to investigate a suspected Taliban bomb-making factory near the town of Sangin when he set off the trip-wire booby-trap that unleashed [...]
The Independent (Free subscription) | 24/07/2008
When Lance Corporal Matthew Croucher flung himself on a live grenade, he wondered just how long it would be before it detonated and what it would feel like to die. The explosion came just five seconds later.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
L/Cpl Matthew Croucher says he would repeat "supreme act of heroism" to save his comrades.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
Lance Corporal Matthew Croucher, a Royal Marine reservist, was on a covert reconnaissance mission in southern Afghanistan when he felt a tripwire go tight against his legs. Instead of running away he threw himself on top of the attached grenade, risking his life and shielding his comrades from death or serious injury
The hermeneutic of continuity (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
Today's Daily Telegraph has the story of Matthew Croucher who has been awarded the George Cross for his heroism. He was on an operation to investigate a suspected bomb-making factory when he tripped a booby-trap that set off a grenade. Virtue - prudence, justice and fortitude are certainly there. (Temperance too if you consider the other two headings.) "I thought, 'I've set this bloody thing off and...
Express & Star (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
An heroic Midland Royal Marine who jumped on an exploding grenade to save the lives of his comrades has become part of a select group of 20 living recipients of the George Cross. Lance Corporal Matthew Croucher, aged 24, was taking part in a mission to uncover a suspected Taliban bomb-making factory in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, [...]
Tim Worstall (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
This was always likely, wasn’t it? L/Cpl Matthew Croucher will become part of a select of group of just 20 living George Cross holders when the Queen awards him the medal, which is given for acts showing the same level of heroism as the Victoria Cross. The Marine had less than [...]
