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Charles William Lawson |
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Edward Medal | |||
| Date: | 24 Mar 1911 | ||
| Colliery: | Hetton Colliery | ||
| Occupation: | Undermanager | ||
Award of Edward Medal
Whitehall, July 4, 1911.
His Majesty The King has been pleased to award the Edward Medal of the Second Class to Mr. Charles Lawson, Under Manager of the Lyons Colliery, Hetton-le-Hole, under the following circumstances :—
On the 24th March, 1911, a fall of stone occurred at the colliery, burying a miner named Shears and striking the Under Manager, who was fortunately knocked clear of the main body of the debris. Mr. Lawson found that Shears was beneath a large mass of stone, which was held up to some extent by displaced timber and rubbish, but which also rested in part on a prop that pinned down his foot. He obtained help and freed Shears' head, but a larger fall appeared imminent, and, to prevent further injury to Shears if a fall should occur, so much material had to be placed round him to serve as supports that the party could hardly get room to work. Repeated attempts to release him were made, both from the front and by trying to get over the fall in order to work in from the back. On three occasions the rescuers had to retreat owing to fresh falls, which considerably increased the danger in which they worked. All the time Shears was held fast, and the prop holding him down could not be sawn through without injuring him. Finally, after many attempts, Lawson managed to creep through to Shears' side, where he remained till he had chipped away enough of the stone to enable Shears to be liberated, nine hours after the fall.
Source: London Gazette (07 Jul 1911)
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| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
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| Geoff Atkinson | 03 Oct 2010 |
Charles W.Lawson was my great-grandfather. He is my particular research interest but I am also researching other branches of my family from Hetton and Easington Lane -i.e. Paisley, Bones, Howe. |
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| Sheila Ormerod | 12 Mar 2021 |
My great grandfather was Thomas Lawson of Easington Lane. I was trying to trace if Charles W Lawson was related to my mothers side of the family. |
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| Tina Rundle nee Lawson | 10 Mar 2021 |
Am I related? |
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