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Awards for Gallantry
Rowland Bennett |
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Carnegie Hero Fund | |||
| Date: | 1935-01 | ||
| Colliery: | Hanley Deep Pit | ||
| Occupation: | Colliery Manager | ||
Seven men who played heroic parts in the rescue of a miner imprisoned under a fall of roof in the Hanley Deep pit, 1,300 ft. below the surface, in January, received Carnegie Hero Fund awards — consisting of cheques and framed certificates — from Mr. James Norval, chairman of the Carnegie Hero Fund Trustees, at the Grand Hotel, Hanley, last Saturday night. The certificates were inscribed "Presented by the Trustees in recognition of heroic endeavour to save human life." The recipients were Messrs. ROWLAND BENNETT (manager at the pit), W. HOUGH, A. HILL, J. BREARLEY, W. WINKLE, A. BECK, and A. MALEY.
Source: The Science and Art of Mining (13 Dec 1935)
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