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Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
Letter sent to Mr Owen William Humphreys from the Chief Constable of Gwynedd Constabularly informing him that he had been awarded a ‘Testimonal on Vellum’ by the Royal Humane Society (a bravery award), 3 January 1967. This was in recognition of the bravey shown by Mr O.W. Humphreys whilst trying to rescue a colleage.
On the 8 September 1966 Mr Eric Lyall (a quarry Steward) was the last person to be killed by an accident at Dinorwig Quarry. Mr Lyall fell 120 feet while trying to free a large block of slate from the rock face, and as a result fractured his skull. At the time of his death Mr Lyall was 45 years old, and was a father to three children (aged 20, 17, and 10 years old). Mr Owen William Humphreys (who was also a steward at Dinorwig Quarry) risked his own life by trying to save Mr Lyall. Following the accident Mr O.W. Humphreys was nominated for a bravery award and received an Honorary Testimonial on Vellum by the Royal Humane Society.
