Princess Royal - First Aid award
Courtesy of: Mrs Betty Morgan. Uploaded: .
Does
anyone recognise the shield?. The group were celebrating
winning a First Aid award by The Princess Royal colliery. The location
is the Miners Welfare Hall Cinderford.
Row 3: 1 , 2 , 3 Fred Morgan , 4 Mr Arnold- manager Princess Royal Colliery ,
5 Ted Oakey - Manager Eastern United Colliery.
Row 2: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 Birt Hinton , 5, 6 (with pipe) Dr Ellison.
Row 1: 1 Oliver Guy Oakey -manager Cannop Colliery, 2 Jack Crook -Deputy Cannop
Colliery,
3
Jack
Edwards
,
4
Charlie "Goody" Richards
,
5
Arch
Worgan.
Royston Pritchard recalled (Nov 2006) - All the Deputies Overmen and Managers
had
to
qualify
annually
for
a First
Aid Certificate. Dr Patrick O'Driscoll and his son Dr Michael O'Driscoll
of Bream and
Dr
Booth attended various collieries on weekends to give training to
and
examine
the First Aiders. This was done by the doctors on a voluntary basis.
Thanks to Royston Pritchard, David Haynes Janet Kear, Dave Powell, Brian
Davey, Eileen Davey and Yvonne
Hill
for
help
with
the
names.
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