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Awards for Gallantry
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Carnegie Hero Fund - Honorary Certificate | |||
| Date: | 05 Apr 1940 | ||
| Colliery: | Usworth Colliery | ||
| Occupation: | Filler | ||
Heroes Rewarded
Five Usworth Colliery miners who were heroes of a gassing tragedy in which two of their colleagues lost their lives were yesterday each presented with a certificate and £10 cheque from the Carnegie Hero Trust Fund at a public gathering in Usworth Colliery Methodist Church Schoolroom.
A gold watch for each was also presented from the directors and work-people. The men were Thomas Richardson Surtees, overman ; Allan Surtees, deputy overman; Thomas Alexander Clarke, John Lloyd, and John Edward Lowden, fillers, all of New Washington.
The men on discovering the presence of gas used wet handkerchiefs as gas masks, and crawled about 150 yards along the coal face to bring out three colleagues who were unconscious. Despite artificial respiration two of the rescued men died.
The awards were handed over by Ald. John Gilliland (President of Durham Miners' Association). He was supported by Mr. W. Brown (H.M. Senior Inspector of Mines), Mr. T. Emmerson (Local Inspector of Mines), Mr. J. E. Swan (General Secretary of the D.M.A.), Mr. M. H. Kellett (director of Washington Coal Company, which includes Usworth Colliery), Mr. R. Williams (manager), County Councillor W. Drummond (chairman, Usworth Lodge D.M.A.) and Mr. J. Walmsley (secretary, Usworth Lodge).
Source: Sunderland Echo and Shipping Gazette (09 Sep 1940)
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