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	William Jamieson
	British Empire Medal (Civil Division)
	Date:	1936
	Colliery:	Ariston Gold Mine, Prestea
	Occupation:	European Shift Superintendent

 

St. James's Palace, S.W.1,

23rd June, 1936.

The King has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of His Majesty's Birthday, to approve of the Award of the Medal of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire to the undermentioned :—

For Gallantry.

William Jamieson, European Shift Superintendent, Ariston Gold Mine, Prestea, Gold Coast.

Mr. William Jamieson was being lowered underground in the service cage when one of the native workmen was found lying unconscious on the shaft station. As he appeared to have been gassed, Mr. Jamieson, with a companion, decided to investigate the cause of the trouble. On passing through the ventilation door at the back of the shaft station they found three more boys lying about fifty feet from the door, a few feet apart. It was evident that they had been seriously gassed and they were at once removed to the shaft station. At a point about 900 feet north of the shaft another boy was found lying across the track and Mr. Jamieson after sending back two boys with this man continued on to the working face of the drift, alone. There he found six boys lying about in a very serious condition and he at once proceeded to drag them back put of the fumes. He had eventually himself to be helped out of the mine as he was then unable to walk without assistance. His prompt and gallant behaviour, carried out at great personal risk, undoubtedly saved the lives of these six Africans.

Source: London Gazette (19 Jun 1936)

Email	Researcher	Date	Interest
	Richard	23 Feb 2015	Father might have worked with him
	Richard leeson	21 Aug 2016	Tracing mr Leeson of ariston gold mines who came to Ghana

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