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In message <[log in to unmask]>, Mike Gill <[log in to unmask]> writes >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. > > > >Hewitt managed the New Ingleton Colliery, in North Yorkshire (then the West >Riding) from around September 1915 to early 1932. > > > >Thanks in advance. > > > >Mike Gill Hi Mike, As a quick search I had a look in HM Inspectors Reports 1910, 11, 12, 13 and 14 - No Mention Chapman - "Stanton and Staveley" - No Mention in the Index Williams - "The Derbyshire Miners" - No Mention in the Index. There was a fatal accident at Markham on 8 Jan 1913, when 3 men were caught by a fall. 2 were extricated, but 1 died. There is no special mention in HM Inspectors Reports. Sorry, no other references. -- David Williams