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	Gallantry		Gallantry

	Albert Henry Cooper
	Edward Medal, Second Class
	Date:	08 Jan 1913
	Colliery:	Markham Colliery, Stavely, Derbyshire
	Occupation:	Under Manager

 

Whitehall, June 11, 1913.

His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to award the Edward Medal of the Second Class to Albert Henry Cooper, Arthur Bernard Hewitt, and George Thompson, in the following circumstances:—

On the 8th January last a stteel girder fell from a roof in the Markham No. 2 Colliery, Stavely, Derbyshire, causing a fall of the roof. Mr. Cooper, the under manager of the mine, who at once went to the place, took steps to repair the damage, and, while the debris was being removed in tubs, a second fall occurred without warning and buried three men engaged in the work of removal. Though fragments of the roof were still falling, Mr. Cooper dashed over the heap of debris and, being joined later on by Mr. Hewitt, the manager, he succeeded in rescuing two of the men. They then proceeded to search for the third man and discovered him completely buried. George Thompson, a workman employed at the mine, came to help, and the three worked for about fifty minutes in order to extricate the unfortunate man. They had all but succeeded, when a further heavy fall took place killing him outright. Notwithstanding the risk of further falls, the work of rescue was continued for four hours, till the dead body was reached.

The three men incurred prolonged and serious risk in their efforts to save life.

Source: London Gazette (13 Jun 1913)

Email	Researcher	Date	Interest
	Geoff Hogarth	04 Jun 2013	Albert Henry Cooper is my wife Rosemary Cooper's Grandfather.

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