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William Henry Owen |
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Certificate of Honour of St. John of Jerusalem | |||
| Date: | 20 Nov 1925 | ||
| Colliery: | Golborne Colliery | ||
| Occupation: | Drawer | ||
The Certificate of Honour of St. John of Jerusalem has been awarded to William Henry Owen, a colliery drawer at Golborne, in Lancashire, who risked his life on 20th November, 1925. A large fall of roof, some 50 tons, occurred in the balance road of Messrs. Richard Evans and Co.’s Seven Feet Mine at Golborne, on the date mentioned, through a prop being knocked out by the dirt balance tub getting off the road completely burying a dataller named Albert Bowles. Mr. Owen, in jumping out of the way of the fall, lost his light, but, although in total darkness, he pluckily went to the rescue. Getting no reply when be shouted, "Are you all right, Albert ? " he went to the spot and found Albert Bowles under a stone which weighed about 10 cwt. The place was uneasy all the time, but Owen moved the stone away from Bowles, who was conscious, and pleaded, "Get me out as soon as you can. " Owens then crept about eight yards over the fall, and secured assistance, and Bowles was rescued and taken to the Wigan Infirmary, where he died from his injuries.
Source: The Science and Art of Mining (13 Jun 1926)
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