Tweet

	Gallantry		Gallantry

	James Rogerson Mann
	Edward Medal
	Date:	05 Dec 1919
	Colliery:	Bolton
	Occupation:

 

Whitehall, 12th July, 1920.

His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to award the Edward Medal to ...

Also the Edward Medal to James Rogerson Mann.

At 9.30 a.m. on the 5th December, 1919, a fire broke out in one of the rooms on the middle floor of a five-storey cotton mill belonging to Messrs. N. Pickering and Sons, Limited, St. John Street, Bolton. The fire spread to the floors above, and whilst engaged in fighting the fire in the top room, one of the firemen of the Bolton Fire Brigade found himself cut off from the doorway and stairs by fire and smoke. The fire escape was at the opposite end of the building, and he was cut off from that also. He broke windows and called for help from those below and it was obvious that he was in a very dangerous position and likely to be overcome unless speedily rescued. Mann, who is employed at the mill, at once tied a rope round his waist and, after getting on to a one-storey shed, climbed the nearest water-spout to the windows of the top storey where the fireman was seen. On reaching the level of the window he untied the rope and handed it to the fireman, who tied it inside the building and then descended by it. Mann descended by the water­spout, which, being an old one, was liable to break away at any moment.

There can be no doubt that Mann by his prompt and brave action saved the life of the-fireman.

Source: London Gazette (16 Jul 1920)

Email	Researcher	Date	Interest
	Sharon Clarke ( Mann )	20 Jul 2019	He was my grandad
	Sharon mann	07 Apr 2021	My grandfather is James Rogers on Mann

What is your name?
What is your contact email address?
What is your research interest?