Acting Corporal James Patrick Scully (20 October 1909 - 1974) of the Pioneer Corps was awarded the George Cross for the valour he displayed on the 8 March 1941 in Liverpool in rescuing people from a bomb damaged building. He was originally from Dublin. The citation was published in the London Gazette on the 8 July 1941, and reads: James Scully was the first Catholic recipient of a George Cross and is commemorated by a sculpture at Simpson Barracks. A Troop of the modern-day Royal Logistics Corps is also named after him.