English: MR G. A. N. TAYLOR GC, VULCANOLOGIST, COMMONWEALTH BUREAU OF MINERAL RESOURCES, AWARDED THE GEORGE CROSS FOR CONSPICUOUS COURAGE IN THE FACE OF GREAT DANGER FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD DURING THE ERUPTION OF MOUNT LAMINGTON IN PAPUA IN 1951. HIS WORK SAVED MANY LIVES, AS A RESULT OF HIS INVESTIGATIONS IN THE DANGER ZONE HE WAS ABLE, WHEN NECESSARY, TO WARN REHABILITATION PARTIES AND ENSURE THAT THEY WERE PREVENTED FROM ENTERING AN AREA WHICH HE SO FEARLESSLY ENTERED HIMSELF.