List of recipients of the Order of Industrial Heroism

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.

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

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.
1Joseph SlossDock workerAigburth, LiverpoolLiverpool Stadium30 September 1923Put out a fire beneath railway wagons containing picric acid, thereby preventing a major explosion.[5]
2Michael LavanDock workerBootleLiverpool Stadium30 September 1923Put out a fire beneath railway wagons containing picric acid, thereby preventing a major explosion.[5]
3Joshua BamberDock workerBootleLiverpool Stadium30 September 1923Put out a fire beneath railway wagons containing picric acid, thereby preventing a major explosion.[5]
4Thomas PinningtonDock workerWalton, LiverpoolLiverpool Stadium30 September 1923Put out a fire beneath railway wagons containing picric acid, thereby preventing a major explosion.[5]
5John William ShippeyFishermanBridlington1 June 1923Glass Dome Spa, Bridlington3 October 1923Saved 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]
6Fred DaviesTrain driverManchesterBeswick Co-operative Hall, Longsight14 October 1923Brought his train to a safe stop despite being badly scalded in a boiler blow-back. Presented by George Lansbury, MP.[7][8]
7Wilfred WestoeCollier (coal hewer)Burnopfield, Durham27 October 1923Pavilion Theatre, Burnopfield27 April 1924Rescued an injured miner by cerawling through a narrow gap, at South Garesfield Colliery.[9]
8Nicholas A. NugentShipwright apprenticeDecember 1923Pavilion, Southampton Pier1 May 1924For a "man overboard" rescue from ice-cold water, while working for Harland and Wolff, on Briton, a steamer.[10][11]
9Harold AstonWorkmanLlanellyLlanelly Market Hall1 June 1924Rescued a colleague from the collapsing roof of Llanelly Copper Works.[12]
10A.H. SuttonTrain driver3 April 1924Attercliffe, Sheffield13 July 1924Drove his train ahead of a runaway train, gradually bringing them together and then to a stop.[13][4][11]
11Surtees JoblingCollier (mine deputy)WalkerBorough Theatre, Wallsend20 July 1924Rescued two unconscious men from a gas-filled underground road at Wallsend G Pit.[14]
12Thomas WillettsCollierRoystonMiners' Gala, Royston21 August 1924Rescued a man buried by an ongoing rock fall at a mine pit, despite being restricted to 'light duties' by ill health.[15]
13James HornCollierHartford6 September 1924Shankhouse Co-operative Hall,Pulled a man away from under a falling rock, at great risk to his own life.[16]
14George BowlesRailway firemanForrest GateEwen Hall, BarnetBrought a runway High Barnet to Moorgate train safely to a halt, despite being badly burned by an engine blow-back.11 September 1924[17]
15Samuel WhitfieldBirtleyCo-operative Hall, Birtley13 October 1924
16Edward Thompson
17William Walker ForresterTram driverHanley18 February 1924Severely 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]
18Paling BakerColliery managerHarriseaheadKidsgrove Town Hall1 February 1925[11] also received the Edward Medal.[18][19]
19Harry WilsonCollierMow CopKidsgrove Town Hall1 February 1925[11][20] also received the Edward Medal.[18][19]
20George JonesSwanseaApril 1925Rescued colleagues from a flood at the Killan Colliery.[4]
21Samuel JonesCollierLeigh Labour Club18 May 1925Award presented by Joseph Tinker, M.P.[11][21]
22Joseph Shelton
23Samuel Stewart
24Robert IrvingCollierDalton23 June 1925Casuals Hall, Dalton18 September 1925[11][22]
25John DonnellSouth KirbyThe Cinema, South Kirby11 October 1925
26Herbert EadesSouth KirbyThe Cinema, South Kirby11 October 1925
27Vincent ElwickMurton Colliery, Durham12 October 1925
28George WilsonMurton Colliery, Durham12 October 1925
29Robert PearsonDyer and bleacher11 July 1925Stockport Town Hall31 October 1925For an attempted rescue at Marsland's bleach works. Presented by Arnold Townend MP. Also awarded the Edward Medal.[4][11][23][24]
30Philip Rodman
31Arthur Hatcher
32Arthur FlynnDock worker1924"...at the age of only 16 saved his colleague from drowning as he slipped and fell into the dock"[4][25]
33William H. Owen
34James GrimshawRadcliffeCo-operative Hall, Radcliffe6 March 1926
35Ernest BowkettRadcliffeCo-operative Hall, Radcliffe6 March 1926
36Fred FairbrotherRadcliffeCo-operative Hall, Radcliffe6 March 1926
37Robert DaviesLittle Lever, FarnworthCo-operative Hall, Radcliffe6 March 1926
38Bert TannerHydraulic packerBarry IslandBarry18 July 1926Presented by Albert Purcell, M.P. Also received the Edward Medal.[26][27]
39Gilbert T. KleeDock labourerBarry IslandBarry18 July 1926Presented by Albert Purcell, M.P.[26]
40Ernest T. JohnsonPlumber[11][28]
41John Jenkins
42William Lindon
43Joseph T. Brown
44No. 1 Marine LodgeUnion Lodge
45Tanfield Lea LodgeUnion Lodge
46William Shillito
47Alf BluerCollierRoystonThe Palace, RoystonBluer, 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]
48Morgan Morgan
49Charles AcockWest HamPublic Hall, Canning Town21 May 1928
50Peter LawlerWest HamPublic Hall, Canning Town21 May 1928
51W. MowbrayWest HamPublic Hall, Canning Town21 May 1928
52Archie Burton
53Thomas FordBlaengarwWorkman's Hall, Blaengarw29 January 1929
54Henry ParryBlaengarwWorkman's Hall, Blaengarw29 January 1929
55Henry Charles Hamblin
56A. Burge ClarkeRailway fireman1929[30]
57George Johnstone
58Robert Richardson
59James MedlenCollierLinton and Woodhorn Miner's Hall, Ashington[11]
60William Pickering
61South Garesfield LodgeUnion Lodge
62Walter Taylor
63Gelliceidrim LodgeUnion Lodge
64James FletcherBus inspector18 May 1930Jumped 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]
65Thomas FlemingPainter (chargehand)NewcastleBeehive Co-op Hall, Workington30 May 1930Award for rescuing an unconscious colleague from high up a factory chimney. Also received the Edward Medal.[34]
66Nicholas WhiteheadPainter's labourerWorkingtonBeehive Co-op Hall, Workington30 May 1930Award for rescuing an unconscious colleague from high up a factory chimney. Also received the Edward Medal.[34]
67W.H. PetersLlayThe Flower Show at Llay9 August 1930
68W. EllisLlayThe Flower Show at Llay9 August 1930
69Thomas Caygill
70Joseph Bosley
71Frederick Scott
72Allen Moffat
73William Fox
74W.J. BallamCollierBentley20 November 1931Bentley3 January 1932For heroism in the 1931 Bentley Colliery Disaster.[35]
75Albert HuckerbyCollierBentley20 November 1931Bentley3 January 1932Posthumous; for heroism in the 1931 Bentley Colliery Disaster. Presented to his widow by Robert Williams of The Daily Herald.[35]
76Philip YatesCollierBentley20 November 1931Bentley3 January 1932For heroism in the 1931 Bentley Colliery Disaster; also received the Edward Medal.[36][37]
77Thomas HopkinsonColliery ambulancemanBentley20 November 1931Bentley3 January 1932Posthumous; 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]
78Fred CordyLlwynypia, TonypandyTonypandy21 February 1932
79Leonard MiltonLlwynypia, TonypandyTonypandy21 February 1932
80John LewisTonypandyTonypandy21 February 1932
81James Crompton
82Frederick HardingCollierSaved the lives of two boys working beside him, after an explosion, despite being badly burned himself.[39]
83Clarence Tomlinson
84Patrick Troy[40]
85Robert CorneliusNorthamCharity Hall, Southampton3 February 1933
86Donald StewartSouthamptonCharity Hall, Southampton3 February 1933
87James William Sutton
88George Hutchison
89John William Smith
90Lewis Phillips
91John Thomas Kenyon
92Thomas "Derwydd" ThomasCollierGarnantPublic Hall, Brynamman29 November 1933Also received the Edward Medal.[41][42]
93D. Elwyn DaviesCollierBrynammanPublic Hall, Brynamman29 November 1933[41]
94John Hambleton
95Thomas Berry
96Robert JardineRailway guardCo-operative Hall, CarlisleAward presented by Patrick Dollan.[11]
97Alexander AndersonEngineerSouth Shields18 February 1935Rescued a man from inside a burning tank aboard the steamer Laurelwood, and carried him up a ladder. Sustained burns in the process.[43]
98D. Calford
99E. HarrisonGarstonWinter Gardens, Garston9 September 1935
100George James RadcliffeGarstonWinter Gardens, Garston9 September 1935
101D. PlumbleyGarstonWinter Gardens, Garston9 September 1935
102A.G. WebsterGarstonWinter Gardens, Garston9 September 1935
103H. MasonGarstonWinter Gardens, Garston9 September 1935
104Thomas ThoburnBrewery workerSutton's Dwellings, NewcastleEntered an ammonia-filled room in an attempt to rescue a colleague.[11]
105Frederick Woodhouse
106J. Morgan
107William Jackson
108J. Westwood
109Alfred George Gardiner
110Albert G. TurnerCanton, CardiffCardiff Transport Hall20 September 1936
111Clifford DaviesCardiffCardiff Transport Hall20 September 1936
112Walter G. GouldLlantrisantCardiff Transport Hall20 September 1936
113Wilfred Hatherley
114Donald H. McInnesGrappenhallGrappenhall Ex-Serviceman's Hall30 November 1936
115Harold HarperWarringtonGrappenhall Ex-Serviceman's Hall30 November 1936
116Robert Butterworth
117Frederick J. FoxPlater's helper13 November 1936Alexandra Hall, Cowes21 January 1937For a "man overboard" rescue, on the estuary of the River Medina.[44]
118P.J.F. TurnerLorry driverHad 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]
119Harold J. Wild
120Harold Godwin
121James Wilson
122G.W. Norman
123Cyril WildeWithington, ManchesterBeswick Co-op Socierty, Levenshulme30 November 1937
124Philip BeestonCheadle, ManchesterBeswick Co-op Society, Levenshulme30 November 1937
125R.G. AbbottLondonPublic Hall, Canning Town23 December 1937
126R.J. ReidLondonPublic Hall, Canning Town23 December 1937
127James R. HughesFurnacemanPort TalbotPort Talbot7 February 1938Rescued two colleagues from inside a gas-filled blast furnace.[11]
128Andrew Kiers
129Hayden Lippiat
130Lewis Morgan
131George Albert Deutz
132Elijah Bowers
133John Dixon
134John B. Ormiston
135Thomas G. TatlockWalkdenWalkden Town Hall12 February 1940
136Jack GranwellWalkdenWalkden Town Hall12 February 1940
137Richard H. Potter
138John Gerald Fisher
139Alexander Noteman
140Stanley Hart Easter
141John Wainwright
142J. Johnston
143William BarringtonPostmanFor rescuing children from a bomb-damaged house[11]
144John R. NicholsonSeamanSpeke20 September 1940Dived 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]
145Timothy O'BrienRescued 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]
146W.H. Rowberry
147Dr. John O'Hara
148William A. Wakeling Channel Dry Docks, Cardiff24 October 1941
149Charles Henry Barkley Channel Dry Docks, Cardiff24 October 1941
150John Harris
151Richard Johnson
152Richard J.V. Gray Barking, London Baths Hall, East Street, Barking20 September 1932
153Frederick Winters Ilford Baths Hall, East Street, Barking20 September 1932
154John Sinnott Salford Salford Central Mission18 November 1943
155Charles Henry Sunley Salford Salford Central Mission18 November 1943
156George H. Houghton
157James Sharman
158George BradleyIronstone minerKnown as "Abe"; also received the British Empire Medal.[46]
159Thomas Harold BarkerCollierApril 1943NUM's Office, Barnsley16 September 1944[47]
160W. RawsonCollierApril 1943NUM's Office, Barnsley16 September 1944[47]
161J.A. HallCollierApril 1943NUM's Office, Barnsley16 September 1944[47]
162J. CruiseCollierApril 1943NUM's Office, Barnsley16 September 1944[47]
163L. ThompsonCollierApril 1943NUM's Office, Barnsley16 September 1944[47]
164Benjamin GimbertTrain driver2 June 1944Hippodrome, March, Cambridgeshire26 November 1944Also received George Cross and LNER Silver medal for Courage and Resource.[48] Medals now in the March & District Museum.[49]
165James W. NightallRailway fireman2 June 1944Hippodrome, March, Cambridgeshire26 November 1944Posthumous. Also received George Cross and LNER Silver medal for Courage and Resource [48]
166Richard V. Hawkes Cross Keys Hotel, near Barnsley11 August 1945
167Thomas Wood Cross Keys Hotel, near Barnsley11 August 1945
168Melville Hague Cross Keys Hotel, nr. Barnsley11 August 1945
169Arthur Hodson Cross Keys Hotel, near Barnsley11 August 1945
170John Leonard Timms
171Herbert Norman StubbsRailway fireman22 March 1945Also received the George Medal.[50][51][52]
172T.H. StaintonTrain driver[53]
173William HazonColliery under-managerBirtleyMiner's Welfare Hall, Birtley14 September 1946[54]
174John William AinsleyCollierBirtleyMiner's Welfare Hall, Birtley14 September 1946[54][55][56]
175G.H. Dale MiddlesbroughUnion Council, Middlesbrough14 December 1946
176G. Knight Union Council, Middlesbrough14 December 1946
177J. Easton Union Council, Middlesbrough14 December 1946
178T. Wheatman Union Council, Middlesbrough14 December 1946
179Wilfred Beasley16 November 1946"For his gallant attempts to save life... during a factory explosion in Widnes"[57]
180F.P. AgarLangley ParkThe King's Cinema, Langley Park16 February 1947Rescued a miner who had been overcome by gas, at Langley Park Mine.[58]
181T.W. GardinerThe King's Cinema, Langley Park16 February 1947Rescued a miner who had been overcome by gas, at Langley Park Mine.[59]
182Arthur F. Couves
183Charles H. Fowler
184Charles FairbrotherMansfield26 November 1947Co-operative Hall, Nottingham25 April 1948[60]
185Horace R. LieversMansfield26 November 1947Co-operative Hall, Nottingham25 April 1948[60]
186William Perkins
187Harold Childs
188Henry Garnett
189John Dexter
190John V. HarrildTrain driver (London tube)Saved a child who was lying under the live rail in front of his train.[61]
191William James Carrick
192Harry E. Neave
193Sister Eileen M. S. WiltshireNursePrincess Hall, Workington10 April 1949One of two female recipients; for the "courageous rescue" of man after a furnace explosion.[62]
194James WordsworthWorkingtonPrincess Hall, Workington10 April 1949
195David WallaceWorkingtonPrincess Hall, Workington10 April 1949
196Leonard CrossWorkingtonPrincess Hall, Workington10 April 1949
197David Satorius
198Arthur BobbettAlso awarded the Edward Medal. Died in a further incident before receiving his medals. OIH certifiicate and both medals now in the Abertillery and District Museum.[63]
199James Regan
200Robert Jefferson
201Frederick PearceStocktonJubilee Hall, Stockton on Tees27 November 1949Also received the George Medal.[64]
202Frank SimpsonStocktonJubilee Hall, Stockton on Tees27 November 1949Medal and certificate now in the Dorman Museum, Middlesbrough. Also received the George Medal.[64]
203Stanley E. BellStocktonJubilee Hall, Stockton on Tees27 November 1949Also received the George Medal.[64]
204Arthur W. WhatleyNewbridgeSt. John Ambulance Hall, Newbridge12 November 1949
205Ivor ReesNewbridgeSt. John Ambulance Hall, Newbridge12 November 1949
206James Sinclair
207Harold J. BerwickRailway guardBowPaddington Town Hall12 December 1949Rescued a woman who had jumped onto the track, and tried to grab a live rail, at Ravenscourt Park tube station[29]
208William T. ChaterActonPaddington Town Hall12 December 1949}Rescued a woman who had jumped onto the track, and tried to grab a live rail, at Ravenscourt Park tube station[29]
209W. Sanderson
210Cecil BrazingtonLydbrookMiner's Welfare Hall, Cinderford28 April 1950
211Ronald CarterColefordMiner's Welfare Hall, Cinderford28 April 1950
212Albert MorganLydbrookMiner's Welfare Hall, Cinderford28 April 1950
213Morgan TeagueLydbrookMiner's Welfare Hall, Cinderford28 April 1950
214Henry ToomerRuardeanMiner's Welfare Hall, Cinderford28 April 1950
215Leo Lewis ClarkeStokerEdmonton Town Hall20 April 1950Picked 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]
216Charles Corps
217John Collingwood
218Alfred Palmer
219Eric Vincent LileyQuarrymanScarboroughRoscoe Rooms, Scarborough22 July 1950Also awarded the George Medal.[66] Also served with No. 3 Commando in World War II.[67]
220Donald SutherlandQuarrymanScarboroughRoscoe Rooms, Scarborough22 July 1950Also awarded the George Medal.[66]
221Arthur Darel Hughes
222Stephen Young
223Thomas Percy Davies
224Thomas Clark[68]
225John Rees Williams
226George Henry Knapp
227James Lind
228Richard James Crooks
229Robert BrownPreston55th Division Club, Preston1 May 1951
230Albert CartmellPreston55th Division Club, Preston1 May 1951
231Richard BradshawAshton-on-Ribble55th Division Club, Preston1 May 1951
232Sidney Craddock
233John Oake
234Cecil Victor Hollis
235Norman Warden OwenDeep-sea diverCut off own finger to escape being trapped underwater. Had already been awarded the DSM during World War II.[69]
236Ernest W. Boxall
237John Prior
238Frederick BeckettTrent ValeCouncil Chamber, Newcastle24 January 1952
239Thomas DeggCollierStoke-on-Trent14 September 1951Council Chamber, Newcastle24 January 1952Undergrounde rescue at Hem Heath Colliery.[70]
240Jack LedgarCollierStoke-on-Trent14 September 1951Council Chamber, Newcastle24 January 1952Undergrounde rescue at Hem Heath Colliery.[70]
241Gilbert Beal
242Eric W. Gillett
243Sydney C. Tillman
244T.J. McDermott
245James French
246William Henry Wilkins
247Thomas W. Hiles
248Kenneth Roger DancyChief Officer10 January 1952Dancy 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]
249Reginald V. Bowden
250Fred Nash
251John Wiliam Boyes Guisborough Corporation Hotel, Middlesbrough16 October 1952
252Thomas Ward Boosbeck Corporation Hotel, Middlesbrough16 October 1952
253Harry Passmore Boosbeck Corporation Hotel, Middlesbrough16 October 1952
254Clarence Swainstone Lingdale Corporation Hotel, Middlesbrough16 October 1952
255Raymond S. TraceyBoat-builderFor a "man overboard" rescue in Stockholm.[74]
256Wilkinson Cook
257Michael J. Ryan
258William DobbKirkby-in-AshfieldMiner's Institute, Kirkby-in-Ashfield28 March 1953
259Thomas H. StaplesSutton-in-AshfieldMiner's Institute, Kirkby-in-Ashfield28 March 1953
260Richard Greensmith
261Richard PocockBedminsterNational Dock Labour Board, Sports Welfare and Social Club10 April 1953
262Edward WardBristolNational Dock Labour Board, Sports Welfare and Social Club10 April 1953
263Lister Addy
264John Ayrey
265James TattonCollier"...for the bravery he showed in the rescue of a fellow worker at Walsall Wood Colliery".[75]
266David Henry Thompson
267William Albert WarnerBoatswainParkeston, EssexDovercourt, Essex23 October 1953Rescued three people from his ship, TSS Duke of York, after a collision at sea.[76]
268Thomas Walker
269Lawrence Lester
270Silas J. Bray 1953For "preventing a serious collision at Bradford Goods Depot on 26 January 1953". Certificate now in the Science Museum, London.[77]
271Harley Dickson
272James WalshCollierArley, 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]
273James Ernest Hawes
274Terrance Fagan
275Arthur Grady
276Ernest LomasBothelSocial Centre, Aspatria21 May 1954
277James L. StoreyGilcruxSocial Centre, Aspatria21 May 1954
278Albert S. DamerelFarm WorkerHydro Hotel, Paignton 10 April 1954 Bravery in rescuing a comrade when the petrol tank of a baler engine exploded on a local farm
279Arthur VaughanHartshorneTown Hall, Swadlincote24 March 1954
280Frank VaughanMidwayTown Hall, Swadlincote24 March 1954
281George HillaryAspatriaSocial Centre, Aspatria21 May 1954
282Ronald Trevor House
283John Hughes
284George T. Jennings
285Richard PriceFootscray, KentGreenwich Town Hall27 October 1954
286Albert BoswellCharlton, S.E.7Greenwich Town Hall27 October 1954
287Henry CrippsSt. Paul's Cray, KentGreenwich Town Hall27 October 1954
288Rolyat SmithEcclesfieldBarnsley Town Hall27 November 1954
289Nicholas ScallanRotherhamBarnsley Town Hall27 November 1954
290Robert MaloneSheffieldBarnsley Town Hall27 November 1954
291Ernest Gee
292Richard Thomas Morris
293Charles William JackThornton HeathCafe Royal, North End, Croydon23 March 1955
294Edward John BestCroydonCafe Royal, North End, Croydon23 March 1955
295John Henry Williams
296George GargettRossingtonMiner's Offices, Barnsley12 September 1955
297George SpencerRossingtonMiner's Offices, Barnsley12 September 1955
298Percy SharlandFarmworkerWoodbury27 December 1954Hydro Hotel, Paignton7 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]
299Nigel BuckleyFarmworkerLympstone27 December 1954Hydro Hotel, Paignton7 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]
300Philip Heron
301Frederick Henderson
302Dennis F. Kinchin
303Alfred Bergman
304Peter Newland
305Anthony James Arthur RiversRailway lampmanNetherton7 October 195430 June 1955Saved 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]
306Thomas John Storey
307Stanley Brotton
308Allan Leslie Pampling
309Mark Overson
310John McLaughlin
311James Murphy
312John Douglas Evans
313Manvers Main LodgeUnion Lodge
314Charles Edward Booles
315Albert E. PassamCollier"shielded a trapped miner with his body, and in the process got buried himself".[75][83]
316Albert George Marsh
317William White
318Arthur BirdDriverKeighley23 February 1956Co-operative Hall, KeighleyRescued three women firm a fire at Eastwood Mills, Keighley[84][85][86][29]
319John Henry Moffatt
320John M. Whitington
321John Alfred Hughes
322James FarrellFellingCounty Hotel, Newcastle21 June 1956
323Herbert Austin HeddleSouth ShieldsCounty Hotel, Newcastle21 June 1956
324Richard Raylton Joicey Ponteland County Hotel, Newcastle21 June 1956
325John Frederic Weike
326Robert GrahamLondon, E.16Stratford Town Hall7 December 1956
327John CreaseyBarkingStratford Town Hall7 December 1956
328Douglas Hunter
329Frederick J. Waye
330William Henry BrowesScunthorpeQueensway Hotel, Scunthorpe6 February 1957
331Clifford HeseltineScunthorpeQueensway Hotel, Scunthorpe6 February 1957
332John E.N. Davies
333George A. SchofieldWalsall Wood Colliery Canteen4 February 1957
334George BywaterWalsall Wood Colliery Canteen4 February 1957
335Malcolm MacIntyre Portnahaven, Islay Merchant Navy Hotel, London24 October 1958
336Kallia Banna Shetland Islands Presented privately at NUS office in Glasgow
337Daniel McNeill
338Eric Longden
339Dennis Hennessey
340John AxonTrain driverPosthumous. Also received George Cross.[87] Certificate now in the Science Museum, London.[88]
341Frank Milburn Houghton-le-Spring Lambton Miner's Hall, Fence Houses21 September 1957
342Roland Todd Houghton-le-Spring Lambton Miner's Hall, Fence Houses21 September 1957
343Robert William Ashtonnear BlackpoolNorth Euston Hotel, Fleetwood11 October 1957
344Ernest LeadbetterFleetwoodNorth Euston Hotel, Fleetwood11 October 1957
345Arthur WiltonNew CrossSmall Library Hall, Bermondsey29 November 1957
346Anthony John BulmanLondon, S.E.4Small Library Hall, Bermondsey29 November 1957
347Philip RichardsDraytonBerkshire County Conf. Reading23 November 1957
348Eric B. WebbDraytonBerkshire County Conf. Reading23 November 1957
349James Gilmore
350Joseph Anthony HealeyWest HampsteadFinsbury Town Hall12 February 1958
351Stanly Osborn StonePeckhamFinsbury Town Hall12 February 1958
352Thomas DavisCoalpit HeathPortcullis Hotel, Chipping Sodbury22 February 1952
353Reginald HaycockWarmleyPortcullis Hotel, Chipping Sodbury22 February 1952
354John Sullivan
355William Jack ReadCollierPontypoolElm House, Pontypool24 May 1958[89]
356J. Arthur JonesCollierPontypoolElm House, Pontypool24 May 1958Medal now in the National Museum Wales.[89]
357Ivor Price
358Frederick J. ScalesLift boy (seaman)London, E.166 May 1958Merchant Navy Hotel, London11 July 1958Saved a drowning "man overboard" at Wellington, New Zealand.[90]
359Leslie CharieBell boy (seaman)Birmingham6 May 1958Merchant Navy Hotel, London11 July 1958Saved a drowning "man overboard" at Wellington, New Zealand.[91]
360Desmond John Stokes
361Frederick Marchant
362Thomas AshbyRailwayman (station foreman)East Croydon4 July 1958S.R.A. Club Hall, East Croydon station7 October 1958Rescued 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]
363Michael Cannon
364Derek ShallcrossWallaseyLancaster Gate2 January 1959
365Ronald WilsonEdinburghLancaster Gate2 January 1959[92]
366Frederick John Fice
367Frank J. Smith
368Thomas Sellers
369John Connolly
370Percy Thomas Bendle
371Kenneth Barnicoat
372Alexander McLeanStockton-on-TeesMerchant Navy Hotel, London16 February 1959
373Brian GreenwoodSouth ShieldsMerchant Navy Hotel, London16 February 1959
374Kenneth Davies
375Guy Parker
376Charles E. Hayward
377Michael DennisMerchant Navy Hotel, London22 July 1959
378Henry DillonMerchant Navy Hotel, London22 July 1959
379John McIntee25 April 1959Posthumous.[93]
380Ernest McConnell
381John Albert Norton
382Donouvan Brightman
383Terence G. O'Connor
384Donald Campbell
385Alfred Benson
386Horace W. Haigh
387Iorrie Jones
388Lawrence Larkin
389Peter ParkinsonCollier"...for stopping a manriding train which had run away on a steep incline at Dawdon Colliery".[94]
390Arthur George Fooks
391Richard H. Sinclair
392John Ernest Simmons
393Robert McLean
394Norman Drayton
395Thomas Rumble
396John James UnderhillFor "bravery following a fire incident at Richmond gas works". Also given the British Empire Medal.[95]
397George Barnett
398John Reeves
399Alan Brown
400Hickleton Main CollieryUnion Lodge
401George WalkerLorry driver[96]
402George Fawcett
403George Leeson
404William J. Mitchell
405William Douglas
406Victor G. Worth
407Malcolm F. Eyre
408Brian Dugdale
409Thomas W. Atkin
410Raymond Eric Seaton
411Ruth StanawayPotato pickerNovember 1961GainsboroughMay 1962The only solo female recipient; for giving prompt first aid to a burns victim.[4]
412Ivor Davies
413Leo Clitheroe
414George RobsonSunderlandRoker Hotel, Sunderland3 November 1962
415George FowlerSunderlandRoker Hotel, Sunderland3 November 1962
416Harry Piper
417Kenneth TinklerGreat Clifton, WorkingtonWestfield Centre, Workington13 October 1962
418William CurrieWorkingtonWestfield Centre, Workington13 October 1962
419Herbert BriggsWorkingtonWestfield Centre, Workington13 October 1962
420Bulah Carter
421Dennis O'Neill
422William ThompsonBishop AucklandT. Bainbridge Hall, Newcastle13 October 1962
423Maurice WallBishop AucklandT. Bainbridge Hall, Newcastle13 October 1962
424John MacIverIsle of LewisSouthampton Office, N.U.S.21 January 1963
425Tom D. ArchibaldSouthamptonSouthampton Office, N.U.S.21 January 1963
426Stuart Percy Ransom
427Anthony C. G. Symes
428Thomas Price Davies
429William Kay
430Nigel Juggins
431Dennis Savage
432Thomas F. Briggs
433John Rae
434Henry Arthur Dixon
435Raymond Holt
436Harold Shaw
437Gordon ScovellSholing, SouthamptonThe Top Hat Ballroom, Southampton8 May 1964
438Mark DicksonSouthamptonThe Top Hat Ballroom, Southampton8 May 1964
439David Charles Ross
440Ronald G. Hall

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Certificate awarded to George Walker in 1961
Report of Councillor James Fletcher's "Plucky Act", Manchester Guardian 21 March 1930, page 10
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