“She was trying to protect children,” she said.<\/p>\n
“She died, and they lived.”<\/p>\n
Bickley believes there are many people who should be recognised for their courage on that day, but agreed Nansi was a hero. <\/p>\n
“I think Nansi went way, way beyond what she needed to do,” she said. <\/p>\n
“She could have saved her own life. She cared more for the children.”<\/p>\n
Nansi’s godson, Dai Powell, campaigned for greater recognition and said stories of what happened were passed down through his family for decades.<\/p>\n
“My ultimate hero. No-one will ever touch her,” he said.<\/p>\n
“We’d all like to think we’d do the same thing, but until it happens we don’t really know.<\/p>\n
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