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Royal Humane Society Medal
Awarded to William Beith, Mechanical Engineer at Harris's Navigation Colliery, Quaker's Yard, for his part in the final phase of a rescue operation at the Tynewydd Colliery, Rhondda, 11 April 1877. The pit had been flooded by water trapping 14 men.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
80.9H/2
Acquisition
Purchase, 28/2/1980
Measurements
diameter / mm:38
Material
silver
Location
In store
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