Mike,
Here is the citation from the London Gazette! This is a very useful source
of info on awards as well as companies going bust:-
THE LONDON GAZETTE, 13 JUNE, 1913.
Whitehall, June 11, 1913.
His Majesty the KING has been graciously pleased to award the Edward Medal
of the Second Class to Albert Henry Cooper, Arthur Bernard Hewitt, and
George Thompson, in the following circumstances:
On the 8th January last a steel girder fell from a roof in the Markham No. 2
Colliery, Stavely, Derbyshire, causing a fall of the roof. Mr. Cooper, the
under manager of the mine, who at once went to the place, took steps to
repair the damage, and, while the debris was being removed in tubs, a second
fall occurred without) warning and buried three men engaged in the work of
removal. Though fragments of the roof were still falling, Mr. Cooper dashed
over the heap of debris and, being
joined later on by Mr. Hewitt, the manager, he succeeded in rescuing two of
the men. They then proceeded to search for the third man and discovered him
completely buried. George Thompson, a workman employed at the mine, came to
help, and the three worked for about fifty minutes in order to extricate the
unfortunate man. They had all but succeeded, when a further heavy fall took
place killing him outright. Notwithstanding the risk of further falls, the
work of rescue was continued for four hours, till the dead body was reached.
The three men incurred prolonged and serious risk in their efforts to save
life.
Regards,
Iain Wright
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From: "Mike Gill" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 8:04 PM
Subject: King Edward Medal recipiant
> Can anyone on the list please confirm that before 1915 Arthur Bernard
Hewitt
> managed Markham No.2 Pit, near Chesterfield, where he is said to have been
> awarded the King Edward Medal for conspicuous bravery for rescuing several
> entombed miners. It is also said that Hewitt was awarded the Carnegie
> Hero's Certificate and that the miners presented him with a gold medal in
> token of his bravery.
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> Hewitt managed the New Ingleton Colliery, in North Yorkshire (then the
West
> Riding) from around September 1915 to early 1932.
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> Thanks in advance.
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> Mike Gill
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