Stuart Archer

Colonel Bertram Stuart Trevelyan Archer GC OBE ERD (3 February 1915 – 2 May 2015), known as Stuart Archer,  was a recipient of the George Cross, the highest British and Commonwealth award for gallantry not in the face of the enemy. 

Archer was born in London.

On 3 February 2015 Archer became the first recipient of the Victoria Cross or the George Cross to reach 100 years of age. 

Archer died on 2 May 2015 at the age of 100.

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Category:1915 births
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Category:British centenarians
Category:British military personnel of World War II
Category:People from Hampstead