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Fusilier Derek Godfrey Kinne GC (born 11 January 1930) was awarded the George Cross for the valour he showed in withstanding torture at the hands of the Chinese Communist forces during the Korean War. He was serving with the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers when he was taken prisoner by the communists on the last day of the Imjin River battle on 25 April 1951. He escaped twice, the first time within a day of his capture, and was held in solitary confinement in ever more brutal conditions as a result of his unbreakable defiance. His final period of punishment was for wearing a rosette to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's coronation. He was eventually released, in a prisoner exchange, on 10 August 1953.

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  • Fusilier Derek Godfrey Kinne GC (born 11 January 1930) was awarded the George Cross for the valour he showed in withstanding torture at the hands of the Chinese Communist forces during the Korean War. He was serving with the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers when he was taken prisoner by the communists on the last day of the Imjin River battle on 25 April 1951. He escaped twice, the first time within a day of his capture, and was held in solitary confinement in ever more brutal conditions as a result of his unbreakable defiance. His final period of punishment was for wearing a rosette to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's coronation. He was eventually released, in a prisoner exchange, on 10 August 1953.
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  • Fusilier Derek Godfrey Kinne GC (born 11 January 1930) was awarded the George Cross for the valour he showed in withstanding torture at the hands of the Chinese Communist forces during the Korean War. He was serving with the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers when he was taken prisoner by the communists on the last day of the Imjin River battle on 25 April 1951. He escaped twice, the first time within a day of his capture, and was held in solitary confinement in ever more brutal conditions as a result of his unbreakable defiance. His final period of punishment was for wearing a rosette to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's coronation. He was eventually released, in a prisoner exchange, on 10 August 1953. Notice of his award was published in the London Gazette on 13 April 1954. It ended thus He was born on 11 January 1930. His brother, Raymond, was killed in Korea while fighting with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in 1950, the event which spurred him to take re-join the army to take revenge for his brother
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