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Awards for Gallantry
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Albert H. Adcock |
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Edward Medal, Second Class | |||
| Date: | 25 Aug 1909 | ||
| Colliery: | St. John, New Brunswick | ||
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Whitehall, March 1, 1911.
His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to award the Edward Medal of the Second Class to Mr. Albert H. Adcock for risking his life to save a little girl from being run over by a train. On the morning of August 25th, 1909, at St. John, New Brunswick, a train from Montreal was entering the train-shed, when a little girl about five years old ran across the track in front of the engine. The engine driver applied his brakes, but could not stop the train in time, and the child would have been killed had not Adcock with great quickness and presence of mind jumped at once to the centre of the track, seized the child, and swung her clear of the track. The engine brushed Adcock's coat as he saved the child, showing how narrow was his own escape.
Source: London Gazette (03 Mar 1911)
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| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
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| Albert E Adcock | 25 Jun 2014 |
I was was meandering the internet and decided to plug in my name. Much more than I expected came up, including this site. My fathers family has been here in the United States for several generations so if there is any relational connection, it will go way back. Blessings to all. Albert E Adcock |
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