Michael Pratt (GC)
Michael Kenneth Pratt GC is a former constable of the Victoria Police Force of Melbourne, Australia, and a recipient of the George Cross, gazetted on 4 July 1978.Education
Pratt went to school at the Christian Brothers College at Alphington and Bundoora, followed by Preston Technical School, where he captained the Football Club in 1972.Intervention
On the morning of 4 June 1976 Senior Constable Pratt intervened in a robbery of an ANZ Bank branch in Clifton Hill, and was shot in the back when he tried to stop the robbery. Keith George Faure was convicted for the shooting. The injuries received resulted in Pratt retiring from the Victoria Police.Citation
What follows is the full text of the official citation in the London Gazette:Honours and awards
