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John Joseph Nevin |
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| Date: | 22 Jul 1918 | ||
| Colliery: | Margaret Iron Ore Mine | ||
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Award of Edward Medals
Whitehall, 11th June, 1919.
His Majesty The King has been pleased to award the Edward Medal to John Joseph Nevin and Alfred Horn.
On the 22nd July, 1918, two miners were buried by a fall of ground in the Margaret Iron Ore Mine, Frizington, Cumberland. The fall swept out all the timber and left exposed a dangerous roof, in parts 20 feet high and fully 20 feet wide, from which masses of rock were liable to fall at any moment. As the place could not be made safe by means of timber in any reasonable time, several men took the risk of working under the exposed and dangerous roof in order to release the two imprisoned miners who were buried amongst a mixed mass of timber, stone and iron ore, while others stood on the fall and watched the roof, thereby inspiring confidence amongst the men engaged immediately underneath. The actual danger the rescuers ran was that of being trapped by a fall of ground from what was known to be a dangerous roof. Fortunately no fall took place during the work, which lasted about 1¾ hours, or the rescuers could hardly have escaped injury. One of the men rescued succumbed afterwards to his injuries.
Eight men were engaged in the work of rescue. Horn and Nevin specially distinguished themselves.
Source: London Gazette (13 Jun 1919)
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| Dennis J J WILSON | 01 Jan 2012 |
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