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Awards for Gallantry
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James Dally |
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Edward Medal, Second Class | |||
| Date: | 28 Oct 1914 | ||
| Colliery: | Crumlin Viaduct, Great Western Railway | ||
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Whitehall, July 14, 1915.
His Majesty the King has been pleased to award the Edward Medal of the Second Class to ...
Also to James Dally, under the following circumstances :—
On the 28th of October, 1914, two workmen were engaged in painting the Crumlin Viaduct on the Great Western Railway, on a staging 175 feet above the ground, when a piece of timber forming one of the horizontal supports of the staging broke. One of the men fell to the ground and was killed on the spot; the second man succeeded in gripping an iron stretcher forming part of the bridge. Dally, who was standing on the gangway of the bridge at the time of the accident, went to the man's assistance, crawling along the diagonal bracings between the booms of the girders, and persuaded him to swing his legs until they came within reach. He then instructed the man to move his hands gradually nearer, and in the end succeeded in drawing him into safety on the gangway. The man would probably have lost his life had it not been for the courage and presence of mind shown by Dally.
These Medals were presented by His Majesty the King at Buckingham Palace on the 12th July, 1915.
Source: London Gazette (16 Jul 1915)
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| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
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| Bryan Boots | 30 Sep 2016 |
Fatalaties on the Crumlin Viaduct |
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