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Awards for Gallantry
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Albert Edward Smith |
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| Date: | 09 Sep 1919 | ||
| Colliery: | Dinnington Main Colliery | ||
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Whitehall, 12th November, 1920.
His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to award the Edward Medal to ...
Also to Albert Edward Smith.
On the 9th September, 1919, whilst timber at the Dinnington Main Colliery was being drawn from a part of the workings, a fall of material occurred which struck a man named James Sharpe and pinned him by one foot. Some workmen from adjoining places went at once to try to rescue him, but they were unable to get him away. The fall of material, had displaced some timber, and the ground was very unsettled. Albert E. Smith, one of the officials of the mine, quickly came to the spot, and, seeing that Sharpe was in grave danger of being buried by the unsafe and unsupported roof, he arranged for a temporary chock to be set up. The chock had barely been erected when about two tons of material fell, which would but for the chock have killed Smith. The chock, however, protected him, and the men were able after the fall to continue the work for the liberation of Sharpe. Immediately afterwards the whole place collapsed.
Source: London Gazette (16 Nov 1920)
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