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Charles Alfred Fairbrother |
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British Empire Medal (Civil Division) | |||
| Date: | 1948 | ||
| Colliery: | Blidworth Colliery, Nottinghamshire | ||
| Occupation: | Machine Operator | ||
Awarded the British Empire Medal (Civil Division)
Charles Alfred Fairbrother, Machine Operator, Blidworth Colliery, Nottinghamshire.
Horace Reginald Leivers, Deputy, Blidworth Colliery, Nottinghamshire.
A large-fall of roof occurred, at Blidworth Colliery which buried three men. One of them was near the edge of the fall and was speedily rescued.
Leivers and Fairbrother first attempted to reach the two trapped men by way of the roof cavity but this was found to be too hazardous as the roof continued to fall. Leivers decided to drive a tunnel in the coal, a distance of 13 feet, in order to reach the men. This work was undertaken by Leivers, ably supported by Fairbrother, and after five and a half hours one man was rescued and, later, the body of the other man was recovered. By their determination and courage Fairbrother and Leivers saved the life of one of their fellow workers.
Source: London Gazette (25 May 1948)
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