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George Hoyle |
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Edward Medal | |||
| Date: | 27 Nov 1918 | ||
| Colliery: | Halifax | ||
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Whitehall, 11th June, 1919.
His Majesty the King has been pleased to award the Edward Medal to ...
Also to George Hoyle.
On the 27th November, 1918, at about 4.0 p.m., a fire broke out on the third floor of the cotton factory of Nahums' Union Mills Company, Halifax, and at once spread with very great rapidity. Hoyle, who is only 14 years of age, was working in the basement. As soon as he heard of the fire, he took a chemical extinguisher and ran up to the third floor. He then warned the women employed on the upper floors. By this time both staircases were burning, so that retreat by this means was impossible. He at once opened the crane door, and after seeing that the chain was run out to its full length, drew it in, and assisted about 25 women to descend by it. He remained until the last, and then descended himself without injury. Fifteen minutes after the fire broke out, the roof of the factory fell in.
By his coolness and courage Hoyle undoubtedly saved upwards of 20 lives at the risk of his own life.
Source: London Gazette (13 Jun 1919)
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| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
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| GRAHAM HOYLE | 20 Jul 2018 |
George Hoyle was my grandfather |
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| Allan Stanistreet | 01 Oct 2019 |
Author and researcher. Wish to discover biographical details of George Hoyle to see if he might have been eligible to be considered a George Cross holder. |
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