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	Gallantry		Gallantry

	Osmond Williams
	Edward Medal
	Date:	15 Jul 1932
	Colliery:	Sierra Leone
	Occupation:	Electrial Foreman

 

Whitehall, November 2, 1932.

His Majesty The King has been graciously pleased to award the Edward Medal to Osmond Williams in recognition of his gallantry in the following circumstances:&*mdash;

On the 15th, July, 1932, Mr. Williams, an electrical foreman in the Public Works Department, Sierra Leone, received a telephone message to the effect that a distribution wire had fallen in a street in Freetown and he immediately went to investigate. When he arrived at the spot he saw a woman approaching the broken wire and shouted to her to stop, but she continued on her way and became entangled in the wire. Mr. Williams immediately endeavoured to free the woman and, in spite of severe shocks, succeeded in doing so. He applied artificial respiration until the woman's breathing appeared to be normal and then drove her to hospital. Afterwards he returned and superintended the repair of the broken wire. The woman subsequently died from the shock which she received.

Mr. Williams was an experienced electrician and, in consequence, was fully aware of the danger which he incurred. At the time, his clothing was wet with rain which greatly in­reased his peril, and there can be no doubt that he knowingly risked his own life in going to the woman's rescue.

Source: London Gazette (29 Nov 1932)

Email	Researcher	Date	Interest
	Robert Williams	10 Jan 2010	Osmond Williams was my father. Those searching for further information about Osmond are cordially invited to contact me.

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