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William Humphries |
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Edward Medal | |||
| Date: | 11 Feb 1922 | ||
| Colliery: | South Kirkby Colliery, Yorkshire | ||
| Occupation: | Deputy | ||
Whitehall, 22nd June 1922.
His Majesty The King has been graciously pleased to award the Edward Medal to William Humphries, deputy at the South Kirkby Colliery, Yorkshire, and George Smith, overman at the same Colliery, in the following circumstances :—
On February 11th, 1922, a workman named Creighton, employed in a seam of the South Kirkby Colliery, Yorkshire, was completely buried by a fall of roof. Several miners who were at work near the spot came to the rescue, among them Humphries and Smith. The imprisoned man's head and shoulders were soon freed, but owing to the pressure of debris on the lower part of his body and legs it was impossible to pull him clear, while, so fast as earth was removed, more slipped down in its place. The rescue party placed sleepers across the body of the imprisoned man, thus preventing his being completely engulfed by the debris, and eventually a passage was made under the sleepers over Creighton's body, which was unhurt, with the exception of one foot, which was firmly pinned down by a large stone. The foot was eventually released and the man freed after eight and a half hours' work.
All the men who took part in the rescue were exposed to great risk for a prolonged period, and behaved with great gallantry and devotion to duty, but Humphries and Smith were unanimously selected by their comrades as having specially distinguished themselves.
Source: London Gazette (30 Jun 1922)
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| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
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| david humphries | 31 Jul 2011 |
possible relative |
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| kathryn humphries | 31 Jul 2011 |
family tree |
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| jessica humphries | 31 Jul 2011 |
family tree purposes |
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| jan | 12 Nov 2011 |
William and Sarah (Anderson)? Humphries in UK |
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| maureen simmons | 05 Aug 2013 |
the William Humphries who received this medal was not my grandfather as he had moved to dover by then but believe he was related. cousin or uncle !! |
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