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Awards for Gallantry
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James Haddon |
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Edward Medal | |||
| Date: | 28 Nov 1916 | ||
| Colliery: | Pye Hill Colliery, Nottinghamshire | ||
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Whitehall, 1st October, 1917.
His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to award the Edward Medal to ...
Also to Daniel Foulds, James Haddon, William Heathcote, James Short and Alfred Smith, under the following circumstances:—
On the 28th November, 1916, at about 12.30 a.m., a heavy fall of roof occurred at the Pye Hill Colliery, Nottinghamshire, by which three men were buried. Foulds, Haddon, Heathcote, Short and Smith quickly arrived, and attempted to rescue the buried men by digging out the fallen roof and setting props as they progressed. The roof was still extremely dangerous and stones were constantly falling. Three times heavy falls occurred breaking the props which had been set up, but, on each of these occasions, the rescuers were fortunate in having sufficient warning to enable them to escape. They remained at work for seven hours until all three buried men were reached and taken out; unfortunately all were found to be dead.
During the entire period the rescuers were in continuous danger of serious injury or death from a further sudden fall.
Source: London Gazette (02 Oct 1917)
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