caption serviceyears laterwork branch death_date death_place birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date alt nickname rank image article_title name
lieutenant commander l. v. goldsworthy 1941 -- 1946 vice-chairman of the victoria cross and george cross association 22px royal australian naval volunteer reserve 7 august 1994 perth , western australia broken hill , new south wales australia george despatches cross distinguished service cross george medal mentioned in second world war 19 january 1909 a uniform . he is wearing a cap that has a head-and-shoulders badge on the front depicting a crown that has an portrait anchor hanging off it in the middle of splashing waves of . a smiling man in naval `` goldie '' lieutenant commander leon goldsworthy 081383.jpg leon goldsworthy
 leon goldsworthy
leon goldsworthy

leonard verdi goldsworthy gc , dsc , gm -lrb- 19 january 1909 -- 7 august 1994 -rrb- , known as leon goldsworthy , was a distinguished australian bomb and mine specialist in the second world war , and a recipient of the george cross , the highest gallantry award for actions which are `` not in the face of the enemy '' that can be awarded to people of british or commonwealth nations .
he was awarded the gc for defusing four german ground mines , three magnetic mines and one acoustic mine under harrowing circumstances over a period of ten months .
upon the conclusion of war , goldsworthy had achieved the rank of lieutenant commander and was australia 's most highly decorated naval officer .
he returned to his home in perth , western australia and became involved in an electrical sign business .
