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George Jones |
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Edward Medal, Second Class | |||
| Date: | 05 Aug 1910 | ||
| Colliery: | Main Coal Colliery, Northop, Flint | ||
| Occupation: | Fireman | ||
Whitehall, November 15, 1911.
His Majesty The King has also been pleased to award the Edward Medal of the Second Class to George Jones and Hugh Roberts.
On the 5th August, 1910, a serious explosion, causing the loss of two lives, occurred at the Main Coal Colliery, Northop, near Flint, owing to the ignition of fire damp by a shot fired to bring down coal. Jones, the fireman in charge at the time of the explosion, was severely injured; but, although a fire was known to be burning in the mine, he returned twice to the workings, in search of one of the men under his charge who was believed to be missing. On the second occasion Jones was accompanied by Roberts, a timbceman, who subsequently went again into the mine in order to extinguish the fire.
Source: London Gazette (17 Nov 1911)
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| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
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| Paul Crumpton | 14 Dec 2012 |
Gorge was my grandfather. |
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