- Contributed byÌý
- actiondesksheffield
- People in story:Ìý
- George Lord
- Location of story:Ìý
- Exeter, Devon, England
- Background to story:Ìý
- Army
- Article ID:Ìý
- A6616947
- Contributed on:Ìý
- 02 November 2005
Photograph of George Lord aged 29 seated second from the left on the front row. The photograph was taken in February 1940 at Topson Barracks in Exeter, Devon, following a 10-mile cross-country run. George won the race coming home first out of 660 competitors and received a cash 1st prize of two shillings and six pence (12 ½ pence)
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