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Awards for Gallantry
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Arthur Lewin |
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Edward Medal | |||
| Date: | 18 Oct 1928 | ||
| Colliery: | Lincoln | ||
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Whitehall, February 20, 1929.
His Majesty The King has been graciously pleased to award the Edward Medal to Arthur Lewin in recognition of his gallantry in the following circumstances:—
At about 8.45 p.m. on the 18th October, 1928, Lewin was closing the gates at Pelham Street Level Crossing at Lincoln to permit an engine and two vans to cross. He had closed the large gates on the east side of the crossing, and was moving to close the wicket gate on the same side when he saw an old man open the wicket gate and start to walk across the railway lines. The man disregarded the warning shouted by Lewin, who, seeing the danger, ran across the lines and tried to pull him clear of the engine which was then moving at about five miles per hour. Unfortunately, Lewin, who is himself 67 years of age, was just too late, and not only was the old man knocked down and killed, but Lewin himself sustained serious injuries, which have resulted in the amputation of one of his arms.
Source: London Gazette (12 Mar 1929)
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