Was Norman Tunna, the Birkenhead railwayman who won the George Cross during the Second World War, related to Charles Tunna, who used to have a barber's shop in Borough Road, Birkenhead? It's quite an unusual name, so it seems likely.

Info about Norman Tunna here ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Tunna

what a brave man...

Interesting read.thanks for this info.

Brothers,

Charles Tunna, 1911-1967

below 1911 census and 1964 Telephone Book.

Thanks for that, Bert. I often used to pass Charles Tunna's barber shop in Borough Road and the name rang a bell when I read about Norman Tunna.

You're welcome, Yoller,

and from the London Gazette,

A really interesting story about a very brave man - thanks!

I wonder if he was related to Ron Tunna who was a groundsman at the Oval in Bebington until he retired about 1987 or 1988 I think. He would have been born late 1920's or early 30's.

Ron was a nephew, Captain.

The son of Normans brother Albert, Ron was born 1929.

Thanks for that Bert. I worked with Ron for a few years. Nice guy but blind as a bat!

To see what might have happened - have a look for Soham railway disaster - which involved a smaller train.

The bravery of this man was amazing.

These are the front and back pages of the Hornet comic in 1966 - Norman Tunna and the burning bomb.

There is also an account of the incident in his own words via this Google Books link ...

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=t74ma...nna&f=false