Armed Forces (Flexible Working) Bill [Lords]

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 8:47 pm on 30 October 2017.

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Photo of Julian Lewis Julian Lewis Chair, Defence Committee, Chair, Defence Committee 8:47, 30 October 2017

As proof that great minds think alike, the fact that my hon. Friend referred to the second world war means that I cannot pass up the opportunity to point out that today is the 75th anniversary of the seizure of vital Enigma documents from the U-boat, U-559. Three young men swam over to that sinking U-boat and went on board in the dead of night. Two of them, Tony Fasson and Colin Grazier, went down with the sinking boat and were posthumously awarded the George Cross, and the third, a 16-year-old called Tommy Brown, who did not survive the war, was awarded the George Medal. By their sacrifice and bravery, thousands upon thousands of allied lives were saved.