| Gallantry |
|
Gallantry | ||
 |
|
 |
||
Awards for Gallantry
 |
Richard Rylance |
 |
|
Edward Medal | |||
| Date: | 21 Feb 1941 | ||
| Colliery: | Maypole Colliery, Manchester | ||
| Occupation: | Under Manager | ||
Whitehall, June 12, 1941.
The King has been graciously pleased to award the Edward Medal to Richard Rylance, in recognition of his gallantry in the following circumstances:—
On the 2ist February, 1941, an extensive fall of roof occurred underground at the Maypole Colliery, Wigan, as the result of which a collier was trapped in a small area of the workings. On arrival at the Colliery the Under-manager, Mr. Richard Rylance, began to make a narrow tunnel through the fallen material. By working at full length with his arms above his head for four hours with only three short breaks of ten minutes each, he excavated a passage twelve yards long to the place where the collier was trapped. After removing some loose stones he succeeded in crawling in and assisted the collier to escape alive and unhurt. The tunnelling had to be done with a pick blade as there was not sufficient room to wield a proper tool and during the whole period there was risk of further collapse.
Mr. Rylance showed outstanding courage in effecting the rescue of William Pennington, the trapped collier, in most difficult and dangerous circumstances.
Source: London Gazette (08 Jul 1941)
 |
 |
| Researchers | |
|
|
| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Rylance | 10 Nov 2010 |
Family history |
|
| ken MacGowan | 22 Nov 2019 |
Joseph Hine Rylance is my Grandfather and is mentioned in these pages. Frederick Rylance was his brother. I am attempting to discover the relationship between the Rylances mentioned here. Thank you for any help. Best wishes, Ken MacGowan. |
|
If you are researching Richard Rylance (e.g. for family tree purposes) and you would like to hear from others with the same interest then please complete the details in the following form. We will show the information you provide on this page so that you can be contacted.
Contains public sector information licensed under the 
