I SPOTTED this in the National Railway Museum, regarding an act of heroism at Bank Quay Station in 1938.
Can anyone shed any light on the incident?
“Certificate, framed certificate, wood, glass, paper, Carnegie Hero Fund Trust Certificate, awarded by the Carnegie Hero Fund Trust to Harold Gleave, 30 June 1938.
“Harold Gleave, a porter at Warrington Bank Quay station, was awarded the certificate for saving the life of a 70-year-old passenger who had fallen onto the tracks at Warrington Bank Quay Station on 18 April 1938. The passenger fell into the path of a boat train from Holyhead, and Gleave saved him by leaping onto the tracks and rolling him between the rails so the train passed over him, before jumping clear himself.
“Gleave also received the Edward Medal. The certificate was awarded at a ceremony in Dunfermline and is signed by the Chairman Secretary of the Carnegie Hero Fund Trust.”
GEORGE MCKIE
Great Sankey
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