He was posthumously awarded the George Cross in 1972 .
Gerald Irving Richardson , GC was a police officer in the Lancashire Constabulary and one of the highest - ranking officers to be murdered in the line of duty in Great Britain .
Gerald Irving Richardson was posthumously awarded the George Cross in 1972 .
Gerald Irving Richardson , GC was a police officer in the Lancashire Constabulary and one of the highest - ranking officers to be murdered in the line of duty in Great Britain .