List of recipients of the Order of Industrial Heroism

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'Order of Industrial Heroism' certificate awarded to in 1933. Features a 1923 woodcut design by Eric Gill.

The list of recipients of the Order of Industrial Heroism (OIH) contains 440 recipients,[1][2][3] who received awards between its inception in 1923 and dissolution in 1964.

Sometimes there were multiple awards relating to one event; six of the awards were to miners' union lodges, rather than individuals, where a large number of members had been involved in mine rescues.[2] Only one of the solo awardees was a woman;[4] another received one alongside three men.

No. Name Occupation Residence Incident date Presentation venue Presentation date Further info.
1 Dock worker Aigburth, Liverpool Liverpool Stadium 30 September 1923 Put out a fire beneath railway wagons containing picric acid, thereby preventing a major explosion.[5]
2 Dock worker Bootle Liverpool Stadium 30 September 1923 Put out a fire beneath railway wagons containing picric acid, thereby preventing a major explosion.[5]
3 Dock worker Bootle Liverpool Stadium 30 September 1923 Put out a fire beneath railway wagons containing picric acid, thereby preventing a major explosion.[5]
4 Dock worker Walton, Liverpool Liverpool Stadium 30 September 1923 Put out a fire beneath railway wagons containing picric acid, thereby preventing a major explosion.[5]
5 Fisherman Bridlington 1 June 1923 Glass Dome Spa, Bridlington 3 October 1923 Saved the crew of the Mistletoe, a motorboat which was on fire off Spurn Point. Was badly burned carrying a can of burning petrol from below decks.[6]
6 Train driver Manchester Beswick Co-operative Hall, Longsight 14 October 1923 Brought his train to a safe stop despite being badly scalded in a boiler blow-back. Presented by George Lansbury, MP.[7][8]
7 Collier (coal hewer) Burnopfield, Durham 27 October 1923 Pavilion Theatre, Burnopfield 27 April 1924 Rescued an injured miner by cerawling through a narrow gap, at South Garesfield Colliery.[9]
8 Shipwright apprentice December 1923 Pavilion, 1 May 1924 For a "man overboard" rescue from ice-cold water, while working for Harland and Wolff, on Briton, a steamer.[10][11]
9 Workman Llanelly Llanelly Market Hall 1 June 1924 Rescued a colleague from the collapsing roof of Llanelly Copper Works.[12]
10 Train driver 3 April 1924 Attercliffe, Sheffield 13 July 1924 Drove his train ahead of a runaway train, gradually bringing them together and then to a stop.[13][4][11]
11 Collier (mine deputy) Walker Borough Theatre, Wallsend 20 July 1924 Rescued two unconscious men from a gas-filled underground road at Wallsend G Pit.[14]
12 Collier Royston Miners' Gala, Royston 21 August 1924 Rescued a man buried by an ongoing rock fall at a mine pit, despite being restricted to 'light duties' by ill health.[15]
13 Collier 6 September 1924 Shankhouse Co-operative Hall, Pulled a man away from under a falling rock, at great risk to his own life.[16]
14 Railway fireman Forrest Gate , Barnet Brought a runway High Barnet to Moorgate train safely to a halt, despite being badly burned by an engine blow-back.11 September 1924 [17]
15 Birtley Co-operative Hall, Birtley 13 October 1924
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17 Tram driver Hanley 18 February 1924 Severely injured after staying at the controls of a tram whose brakes had failed, in an effort to stop it as it ran downhill. Award presented by Ernest Bevin.[11]
18 Colliery manager Harriseahead 1 February 1925 [11] also received the Edward Medal.[18][19]
19 Collier Mow Cop Kidsgrove Town Hall 1 February 1925 [11][20] also received the Edward Medal.[18][19]
20 Swansea April 1925 Rescued colleagues from a flood at the Killan Colliery.[4]
21 Collier Leigh Labour Club 18 May 1925 Award presented by Joseph Tinker, M.P.[11][21]
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24 Collier Dalton 23 June 1925 Casuals Hall, Dalton 18 September 1925 [11][22]
25 South Kirby The Cinema, South Kirby 11 October 1925
26 South Kirby The Cinema, South Kirby 11 October 1925
27 Murton Colliery, Durham 12 October 1925
28 Murton Colliery, Durham 12 October 1925
29 Dyer and bleacher 11 July 1925 Stockport Town Hall 31 October 1925 For an attempted rescue at Marsland's bleach works. Presented by Arnold Townend MP. Also awarded the Edward Medal.[4][11][23][24]
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32 Dock worker 1924 "...at the age of only 16 saved his colleague from drowning as he slipped and fell into the dock"[4][25]
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34 Radcliffe Co-operative Hall, Radcliffe 6 March 1926
35 Radcliffe Co-operative Hall, Radcliffe 6 March 1926
36 Radcliffe Co-operative Hall, Radcliffe 6 March 1926
37 Little Lever, Farnworth Co-operative Hall, Radcliffe 6 March 1926
38 Hydraulic packer Barry Island Barry 18 July 1926 Presented by Albert Purcell, M.P. Also received the Edward Medal.[26][27]
39 Dock labourer Barry Island Barry 18 July 1926 Presented by Albert Purcell, M.P.[26]
40 Plumber [11][28]
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44 Union Lodge
45 Union Lodge
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47 Collier Royston The Palace, Royston Bluer, a former professional football player, rescued a pit boy after a roof fall, working for to hours to do so despite the threat of a further fall.[29]
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49 West Ham Public Hall, Canning Town 21 May 1928
50 West Ham Public Hall, Canning Town 21 May 1928
51 West Ham Public Hall, Canning Town 21 May 1928
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53 Blaengarw Workman's Hall, Blaengarw 29 January 1929
54 Blaengarw Workman's Hall, Blaengarw 29 January 1929
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56 Railway fireman 1929 [30]
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59 Collier Linton and Woodhorn Miner's Hall, Ashington [11]
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61 Union Lodge
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63 Union Lodge
64 Bus inspector 18 May 1930 Jumped from a moving bus to pull a child from in front of another bus, being injured in the process. Also served as chairman of the Sunderland Labour Party at the time.[31][32][33]
65 Painter (chargehand) Newcastle Beehive Co-op Hall, Workington 30 May 1930 Award for rescuing an unconscious colleague from high up a factory chimney. Also received the Edward Medal.[34]
66 Painter's labourer Workington Beehive Co-op Hall, Workington 30 May 1930 Award for rescuing an unconscious colleague from high up a factory chimney. Also received the Edward Medal.[34]
67 Llay The Flower Show at Llay 9 August 1930
68 Llay The Flower Show at Llay 9 August 1930
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74 Collier Bentley 20 November 1931 Bentley 3 January 1932 For heroism in the 1931 Bentley Colliery Disaster.[35]
75 Collier Bentley 20 November 1931 Bentley 3 January 1932 Posthumous; for heroism in the 1931 Bentley Colliery Disaster. Presented to his widow by Robert Williams of The Daily Herald.[35]
76 Philip Yates Collier Bentley 20 November 1931 Bentley 3 January 1932 For heroism in the 1931 Bentley Colliery Disaster; also received the Edward Medal.[36][37]
77 Colliery ambulanceman Bentley 20 November 1931 Bentley 3 January 1932 Posthumous; for heroism in the 1931 Bentley Colliery Disaster. Insisted on staying to give first aid to colleagues, despite being fatally injured by an underground explosion.[35][38]
78 Llwynypia, Tonypandy Tonypandy 21 February 1932
79 Llwynypia, Tonypandy Tonypandy 21 February 1932
80 Tonypandy Tonypandy 21 February 1932
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82 Collier Saved the lives of two boys working beside him, after an explosion, despite being badly burned himself.[39]
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85 Northam Charity Hall, Southampton 3 February 1933
86 Southampton Charity Hall, Southampton 3 February 1933
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92 Collier Garnant Public Hall, Brynamman 29 November 1933 Also received the Edward Medal.[41][42]
93 Collier Brynamman Public Hall, Brynamman 29 November 1933 [41]
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96 Railway guard Co-operative Hall, Carlisle Award presented by Patrick Dollan.[11]
97 Engineer South Shields 18 February 1935 Rescued a man from inside a burning tank aboard the steamer Laurelwood, and carried him up a ladder. Sustained burns in the process.[43]
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99 Garston Winter Gardens, Garston 9 September 1935
100 Garston Winter Gardens, Garston 9 September 1935
101 Garston Winter Gardens, Garston 9 September 1935
102 Garston Winter Gardens, Garston 9 September 1935
103 Garston Winter Gardens, Garston 9 September 1935
104 Brewery worker Sutton's Dwellings, Newcastle Entered an ammonia-filled room in an attempt to rescue a colleague.[11]
105 Frederick Woodhouse
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110 Canton, Cardiff Cardiff Transport Hall 20 September 1936
111 Cardiff Cardiff Transport Hall 20 September 1936
112 Llantrisant Cardiff Transport Hall 20 September 1936
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114 Grappenhall Grappenhall Ex-Serviceman's Hall 30 November 1936
115 Warrington Grappenhall Ex-Serviceman's Hall 30 November 1936
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117 Plater's helper 13 November 1936 Alexandra Hall, Cowes 21 January 1937 For a "man overboard" rescue, on the estuary of the River Medina.[44]
118 Lorry driver Had both legs amputated and was burned after he selflessly crashed his vehicle to avoid hitting a car which had pulled out in front of him.[45]
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123 Withington, Manchester Beswick Co-op Socierty, Levenshulme 30 November 1937
124 Cheadle, Manchester Beswick Co-op Society, Levenshulme 30 November 1937
125 London Public Hall, Canning Town 23 December 1937
126 London Public Hall, Canning Town 23 December 1937
127 Furnaceman Port Talbot Port Talbot 7 February 1938 Rescued two colleagues from inside a gas-filled blast furnace.[11]
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135 Walkden 12 February 1940
136 Walkden Walkden Town Hall 12 February 1940
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143 Postman For rescuing children from a bomb-damaged house[11]
144 Seaman Speke 20 September 1940 Dived fully clothed into Stalbridge Dock, to rescue a colleague. Also commended for a second rescue. Award presented by the Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Alderman Sir Sydney Jones.[11]
145 Rescued men from the hold of a bombed ship in an unspecified Welsh port. Had also been a prisoner of war in World War I.[11]
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148 Channel Dry Docks, Cardiff 24 October 1941
149 Channel Dry Docks, Cardiff 24 October 1941
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152 Barking, London Baths Hall, East Street, Barking 20 September 1932
153 Ilford Baths Hall, East Street, Barking 20 September 1932
154 Salford Salford Central Mission 18 November 1943
155 Salford Salford Central Mission 18 November 1943
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158 Ironstone miner Known as "Abe"; also received the British Empire Medal.[46]
159 Collier April 1943 NUM's Office, Barnsley 16 September 1944 [47]
160 Collier April 1943 NUM's Office, Barnsley 16 September 1944 [47]
161 Collier April 1943 NUM's Office, Barnsley 16 September 1944 [47]
162 Collier April 1943 NUM's Office, Barnsley 16 September 1944 [47]
163 Collier April 1943 NUM's Office, Barnsley 16 September 1944 [47]
164 Benjamin Gimbert Train driver 2 June 1944 Hippodrome, March, Cambridgeshire 26 November 1944 Also received George Cross and LNER Silver medal for Courage and Resource.[48] Medals now in the .[49]
165 James W. Nightall Railway fireman 2 June 1944 Hippodrome, March, Cambridgeshire 26 November 1944 Posthumous. Also received George Cross and LNER Silver medal for Courage and Resource [48]
166 Cross Keys Hotel, near Barnsley 11 August 1945
167 Cross Keys Hotel, near Barnsley 11 August 1945
168 Cross Keys Hotel, nr. Barnsley 11 August 1945
169 Cross Keys Hotel, near Barnsley 11 August 1945
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171 Railway fireman 22 March 1945 Also received the George Medal.[50][51][52]
172 Train driver [53]
173 Colliery under-manager Birtley Miner's Welfare Hall, Birtley 14 September 1946 [54]
174 Collier Birtley Miner's Welfare Hall, Birtley 14 September 1946 [54][55][56]
175 Middlesbrough Union Council, Middlesbrough 14 December 1946
176 Union Council, Middlesbrough 14 December 1946
177 Union Council, Middlesbrough 14 December 1946
178 Union Council, Middlesbrough 14 December 1946
179 16 November 1946 "For his gallant attempts to save life... during a factory explosion in Widnes"[57]
180 Langley Park The King's Cinema, Langley Park 16 February 1947 Rescued a miner who had been overcome by gas, at Langley Park Mine.[58]
181 The King's Cinema, Langley Park 16 February 1947 Rescued a miner who had been overcome by gas, at Langley Park Mine.[59]
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184 Mansfield 26 November 1947 Co-operative Hall, Nottingham 25 April 1948 [60]
185 Mansfield 26 November 1947 Co-operative Hall, Nottingham 25 April 1948 [60]
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190 Train driver (London tube) Saved a child who was lying under the live rail in front of his train.[61]
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193 Nurse Princess Hall, Workington 10 April 1949 One of two female recipients; for the "courageous rescue" of man after a furnace explosion.[62]
194 Workington Princess Hall, Workington 10 April 1949
195 Workington Princess Hall, Workington 10 April 1949
196 Workington Princess Hall, Workington 10 April 1949
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198 Also awarded the Edward Medal. Died in a further incident before receiving his medals. OIH certifiicate and both medals now in the .[63]
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201 Stockton Jubilee Hall, Stockton on Tees 27 November 1949 Also received the George Medal.[64]
202 Stockton Jubilee Hall, Stockton on Tees 27 November 1949 Medal and certificate now in the Dorman Museum, Middlesbrough. Also received the George Medal.[64]
203 Stockton Jubilee Hall, Stockton on Tees 27 November 1949 Also received the George Medal.[64]
204 Newbridge St. John Ambulance Hall, Newbridge 12 November 1949
205 Newbridge St. John Ambulance Hall, Newbridge 12 November 1949
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207 Railway guard Bow Paddington Town Hall 12 December 1949 Rescued a woman who had jumped onto the track, and tried to grab a live rail, at Ravenscourt Park tube station[29]
208 Acton Paddington Town Hall 12 December 1949} Rescued a woman who had jumped onto the track, and tried to grab a live rail, at Ravenscourt Park tube station[29]
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210 Lydbrook Miner's Welfare Hall, Cinderford 28 April 1950
211 Coleford Miner's Welfare Hall, Cinderford 28 April 1950
212 Lydbrook Miner's Welfare Hall, Cinderford 28 April 1950
213 Lydbrook Miner's Welfare Hall, Cinderford 28 April 1950
214 Ruardean Miner's Welfare Hall, Cinderford 28 April 1950
215 Stoker Edmonton Town Hall 20 April 1950 Picked up and ran with a bomb that was about to explode, throwing it clear of his colleagues, and thereby sustaining injuries to his hand. Also received George Medal. Medals sold at Bonhams in October 2005.[65]
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219 Quarryman Scarborough Roscoe Rooms, Scarborough 22 July 1950 Also awarded the George Medal.[66] Also served with No. 3 Commando in World War II.[67]
220 Quarryman Scarborough Roscoe Rooms, Scarborough 22 July 1950 Also awarded the George Medal.[66]
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229 Preston 55th Division Club, Preston 1 May 1951
230 Preston 55th Division Club, Preston 1 May 1951
231 Ashton-on-Ribble 55th Division Club, Preston 1 May 1951
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235 Deep-sea diver Cut off own finger to escape being trapped underwater. Had already been awarded the DSM during World War II.[69]
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238 Collier Trent Vale 14 September 1951 Council Chamber, Newcastle 24 January 1952 Underground rescue at Hem Heath Colliery
239 Collier Stoke-on-Trent 14 September 1951 Council Chamber, Newcastle 24 January 1952 Undergrounde rescue at .[70]
240 Collier Stoke-on-Trent 14 September 1951 Council Chamber, Newcastle 24 January 1952 Undergrounde rescue at .[70]
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248 Kenneth Roger Dancy Chief Officer 10 January 1952 Dancy was Chief Officer of the RFA Turmoil, and was involved in attempts to prevent the SS Flying Enterprise, from sinking. Award presented by TUC Chairman Arthur Deakin, at a dinner hosted by the Navigator and Engineer Officers' Union.[71][72][73]
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251 Guisborough Corporation Hotel, Middlesbrough 16 October 1952
252 Boosbeck Corporation Hotel, Middlesbrough 16 October 1952
253 Boosbeck Corporation Hotel, Middlesbrough 16 October 1952
254 Lingdale Corporation Hotel, Middlesbrough 16 October 1952
255 Boat-builder For a "man overboard" rescue in Stockholm.[74]
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258 Kirkby-in-Ashfield Miner's Institute, Kirkby-in-Ashfield 28 March 1953
259 Sutton-in-Ashfield Miner's Institute, Kirkby-in-Ashfield 28 March 1953
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261 Bedminster National Dock Labour Board, Sports Welfare and Social Club 10 April 1953
262 Bristol National Dock Labour Board, Sports Welfare and Social Club 10 April 1953
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265 Collier "...for the bravery he showed in the rescue of a fellow worker at Walsall Wood Colliery".[75]
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267 Boatswain Parkeston, Essex Dovercourt, Essex 23 October 1953 Rescued three people from his ship, TSS Duke of York, after a collision at sea.[76]
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270 1953 For "preventing a serious collision at Bradford Goods Depot on 26 January 1953". Certificate now in the Science Museum, London.[77]
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272 Collier Arley, Warwickshire "At grave risk to his life, he struggled through a narrow tunnel to rescue another miner, Delwyn Hughes, who had been trapped for nine hours by a landslip in the mine."[78]
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276 Bothel Social Centre, Aspatria 21 May 1954
277 Gilcrux Social Centre, Aspatria 21 May 1954
278 Farm Worker Hydro Hotel, Paignton 10 April 1954 Bravery in rescuing a comrade when the petrol tank of a baler engine exploded on a local farm
279 Hartshorne Town Hall, Swadlincote 24 March 1954
280 Midway Town Hall, Swadlincote 24 March 1954
281 Aspatria Social Centre, Aspatria 21 May 1954
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285 Footscray, Kent Greenwich Town Hall 27 October 1954
286 Charlton, S.E.7 Greenwich Town Hall 27 October 1954
287 St. Paul's Cray, Kent Greenwich Town Hall 27 October 1954
288 Ecclesfield Barnsley Town Hall 27 November 1954
289 Rotherham Barnsley Town Hall 27 November 1954
290 Sheffield Barnsley Town Hall 27 November 1954
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293 Thornton Heath Cafe Royal, North End, Croydon 23 March 1955
294 Croydon Cafe Royal, North End, Croydon 23 March 1955
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296 Rossington Miner's Offices, Barnsley 12 September 1955
297 Rossington Miner's Offices, Barnsley 12 September 1955
298 Farmworker Woodbury 27 December 1954 Hydro Hotel, Paignton 7 May 1955 "Messrs Sharland and Buckley, farmworkers of Woodbury and Lympstone, near Exmouth in Devon received the award for saving each other from an attack by a rogue bull at Webbers Farm, Woodbury on Boxing Day 1954"[79]
299 Farmworker Lympstone 27 December 1954 Hydro Hotel, Paignton 7 May 1955 "Messrs Sharland and Buckley, farmworkers of Woodbury and Lympstone, near Exmouth in Devon received the award for saving each other from an attack by a rogue bull at Webbers Farm, Woodbury on Boxing Day 1954"[79]
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305 Railway lampman Netherton 7 October 1954 30 June 1955 Saved a woman whose foot was caught in a level crossing at Cradley Heath station, sustaining a fractured pelvis in doing so. Also received the George Medal.[4][80][81][82]
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313 Union Lodge
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315 Collier "shielded a trapped miner with his body, and in the process got buried himself".[75][83]
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318 Driver Keighley 23 February 1956 Co-operative Hall, Keighley Rescued three women firm a fire at Eastwood Mills, Keighley[84][85][86][29]
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322 Felling County Hotel, Newcastle 21 June 1956
323 South Shields County Hotel, Newcastle 21 June 1956
324 Ponteland County Hotel, Newcastle 21 June 1956
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326 London, E.16 Stratford Town Hall 7 December 1956
327 Barking Stratford Town Hall 7 December 1956
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330 Scunthorpe Queensway Hotel, Scunthorpe 6 February 1957
331 Scunthorpe Queensway Hotel, Scunthorpe 6 February 1957
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333 Walsall Wood Colliery Canteen 4 February 1957
334 Walsall Wood Colliery Canteen 4 February 1957
335 Portnahaven, Islay Merchant Navy Hotel, London 24 October 1958
336 Shetland Islands Presented privately at NUS office in Glasgow
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340 John Axon Train driver Posthumous. Also received George Cross.[87] Certificate now in the Science Museum, London.[88]
341 Houghton-le-Spring Lambton Miner's Hall, Fence Houses 21 September 1957
342 Houghton-le-Spring Lambton Miner's Hall, Fence Houses 21 September 1957
343 near Blackpool North Euston Hotel, Fleetwood 11 October 1957
344 Fleetwood North Euston Hotel, Fleetwood 11 October 1957
345 New Cross Small Library Hall, Bermondsey 29 November 1957
346 London, S.E.4 Small Library Hall, Bermondsey 29 November 1957
347 Drayton Berkshire County Conf. Reading 23 November 1957
348 Drayton Berkshire County Conf. Reading 23 November 1957
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350 West Hampstead Finsbury Town Hall 12 February 1958
351 Peckham Finsbury Town Hall 12 February 1958
352 Coalpit Heath Portcullis Hotel, Chipping Sodbury 22 February 1952
353 Warmley Portcullis Hotel, Chipping Sodbury 22 February 1952
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355 Collier Pontypool Elm House, Pontypool 24 May 1958 [89]
356 Collier Pontypool Elm House, Pontypool 24 May 1958 Medal now in the National Museum Wales.[89]
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358 Lift boy (seaman) London, E.16 6 May 1958 Merchant Navy Hotel, London 11 July 1958 Saved a drowning "man overboard" at Wellington, New Zealand.[90]
359 Bell boy (seaman) Birmingham 6 May 1958 Merchant Navy Hotel, London 11 July 1958 Saved a drowning "man overboard" at Wellington, New Zealand.[91]
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362 Railwayman (station foreman) East Croydon 4 July 1958 S.R.A. Club Hall, East Croydon station 7 October 1958 Rescued a man who had fallen onto the running line at East Croydon station, adjacent to a live rail, and in front of an oncoming train.[12]
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364 Wallasey Lancaster Gate 2 January 1959
365 Edinburgh Lancaster Gate 2 January 1959 [92]
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372 Stockton-on-Tees Merchant Navy Hotel, London 16 February 1959
373 South Shields Merchant Navy Hotel, London 16 February 1959
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377 Merchant Navy Hotel, London 22 July 1959
378 Merchant Navy Hotel, London 22 July 1959
379 25 April 1959 Posthumous.[93]
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389 Collier "...for stopping a manriding train which had run away on a steep incline at Dawdon Colliery".[94][unreliable source?]
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396 For "bravery following a fire incident at Richmond gas works". Also given the British Empire Medal.[95]
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400 Hickleton Main Colliery Union Lodge
401 Lorry driver [96]
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411 Potato picker November 1961 Gainsborough May 1962 The only solo female recipient; for giving prompt first aid to a burns victim.[4]
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414 Sunderland Roker Hotel, Sunderland 3 November 1962
415 Sunderland Roker Hotel, Sunderland 3 November 1962
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417 Great Clifton, Workington Westfield Centre, Workington 13 October 1962
418 Workington Westfield Centre, Workington 13 October 1962
419 Workington Westfield Centre, Workington 13 October 1962
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422 Bishop Auckland T. Bainbridge Hall, Newcastle 13 October 1962
423 Bishop Auckland T. Bainbridge Hall, Newcastle 13 October 1962
424 Isle of Lewis Southampton Office, N.U.S. 21 January 1963
425 Southampton Southampton Office, N.U.S. 21 January 1963
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437 Sholing, Southampton The Top Hat Ballroom, Southampton 8 May 1964
438 Southampton The Top Hat Ballroom, Southampton 8 May 1964
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Certificate awarded to George Walker in 1961
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  94. ^ "Guestbook". Retrieved 20 May 2019. The Sunderland Echo of 13.05.2008 carried the notice of the death of Peter Parkinson who died on 05.05.2008. In 1959 Peter was awarded the Order of Industrial Heroism for stopping a manriding train which had run away on a steep incline at Dawdon Colliery.
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  96. ^ "Retirement home fit for a hero". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 20 May 2019. In 1960, Mr Walker was awarded The Order Of Industrial Heroism... for risking his own life to avert a tragedy.
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