George Cross Island Association George Cross Island Association The George Cross Island Association is a charitable organisation that was initiated to honour and remember those that suffered during the Siege of Malta (World War II). The association has branches across the UK and a branch in Malta. The Patron of the G.C.I.A. is HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, KG, KT, Prince Phillip who himself served in Malta. The George Cross Island Association was founded by retired British Navy man Fredrick James Plenty (1921 to 1996). With the help of his one time Captain and a group of like minded veterans and servicemen, the association
George Cross the words "George Cross" for the purposes of trade or business without the Prime Minister's authorisation. The fictional detective inspector William E. "Jack" Frost in the novels of R. D. Wingfield and television series "A Touch Of Frost" is a recipient of the George Cross, which sometimes serves as a plot element in allowing him to get away with actions that would otherwise have landed him in trouble. The character tends to experience survivor guilt whenever his George Cross is brought to mind. Charles (Karl, Graf von) Dennim, the protagonist in Geoffrey Household's 1960 thriller "Watcher in the Shadows", was