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Robert Stead Little |
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Edward Medal | |||
| Date: | 11 Jan 1939 | ||
| Colliery: | Blackley, Manchester | ||
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Whitehall, April 19, 1939.
His Majesty The King has been graciously pleased to award the Edward Medal to Robert Stead Little, in recognition of his gallantry in the following circumstances:—
On the 11th January, 1939, a fitter engaged on repairs in a chemical reaction pan at the works of the British Dyestuffs Corporation at Blackley, Manchester, fell into the pan. Little, who was in charge of the shift, was called and while rescue apparatus was being brought, he descended into the pan at great risk to himself and carried his unconscious fellow-worker up the ladder. Unfortunately, however, another man who had started to go down the manhole collapsed on the top of Little and the rescued man, knocking them both to the bottom where all three remained unconscious. The rescue party then arrived and brought them to the surface. Two of them were dead, but Little recovered.
Source: London Gazette (05 May 1939)
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| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
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| Anne-Marie Stead | 16 Sep 2013 |
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