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David York |
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Edward Medal | |||
| Date: | 28 Jun 1932 | ||
| Colliery: | Pelton Colliery | ||
| Occupation: | Master Shifter | ||
Award of Edward Medal
Whitehall, September 23, 1932.
His Majesty The King has been graciously pleased to award the Edward Medal to David York in recognition of his gallantry in the following circumstances :—
On the 28th June, 1932, a cage with four men on board was descending a shaft at Pelton Colliery, Pelton Fell, Durham, when, just after leaving a platform at a seam seventy-six yards above the pit bottom, a corner of the cage caught a girder supporting the platform and the cage remained suspended about 7½ feet below the platform. Realising the serious danger that any movement of the cage might send it crashing to the pit bottom, York, a Master Shifter, volunteered to try to obtain assistance. He climbed out of the cage into the shaft, and although he had only a few inches of clearance in which to work and although his only hand or foot hold was a two-inch pipe, he succeeded in squeezing himself between the cage and the girder and reaching the platform. After telephoning for assistance he returned to the shaft, gave warning to the engine man to stop winding, and attempted to make the cage secure. He succeeded in attaching a cable to the cage chains, but before he was able to anchor it the cage fell to the shaft bottom, the other three occupants of the cage being killed.
Source: London Gazette (04 Oct 1932)
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| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
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| LISA COPELAND | 18 Apr 2012 |
York family back ground |
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