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Awards for Gallantry
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Charles Sellars |
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Edward Medal | |||
| Date: | 20 Apr 1918 | ||
| Colliery: | Grimthorpe Colliery, Barnsley | ||
| Occupation: | Deputy | ||
Whitehall, 4th November, 1918.
His Majesty The King has been pleased to award the Edward Medal to ...
Also the Edward Medal to Charles Sellars, Deputy, and Laurence Wiseman, a collier, employed at the Grimethorpe Colliery, Barnsley:—
On the 20th April, 1918, a collier was buried by a fall of roof. Sellars was soon on the spot, and, after failing in an effort to get at the man by working under falling ground, he got on the top of the fall and worked along with Wiseman. After two-hours and a half of persistent effort they succeeded in rescuing the workman. Both Sellars and Wiseman ran the risk of being injured by further falls.
Source: London Gazette (08 Nov 1918)
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