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Awards for Gallantry
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George Cole |
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Edward Medal, Second Class | |||
| Date: | 12 May 1910 | ||
| Colliery: | Stockingford Station | ||
| Occupation: | Station Master | ||
Whitehall, October 25, 1910.
His Majesty The King has been graciously pleased to award the Edward Medal of the Second Class to ...
Also to George Cole, who is the Statiomnaster at Stockingford Station, on the Midland Railway.
On the 12th May last, a little child between two and three years old wandered, unnoticed, on to the level-crossing at the station just as an express train from Birmingham to Leicester was approaching. George Cole's attention was called to the child's danger by the whistle of the engine, and, rushing across the level-crossing, he caught hold of the child's shoulders and swung it out of danger. The train was travelling very fast, and was only about 25 yards away from the child when the Stationmaster saw it, and he showed great promptness and courage in risking his life to save the life of the child.
His Majesty personally decorated William Piercey and George Cole at Marlborough House on the 12th October, 1910.
Source: London Gazette (25 Oct 1910)
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