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DATE OF EM ACTION: 31/05/1917 Askern Main Colliery, Yorkshire.
Little is known about Thomas Stokes, a collier, at the Askern Main Colliery, other than his actions on 31st May 1917.
EM CITATION:
On the 31st May, 1917, an accident occurred at the Askern Main Colliery, Yorkshire. Two men were trapped by a fall of roof weighing about thirty tons, and extending over an area of about 160 square feet — one of them completely buried near the edge of the fall, and the other was partially buried and severely injured. Eight of their fellow-workmen were soon on the spot, and after working bravely for two hours succeeded in releasing both men alive. All the four men recommended for medals ran considerable risk, for a space of two hours, of being buried by further falls, and, had it not been for the presence of mind and self-sacrifice, their two comrades would certainly have lost their lives. Taylor and Stokes were exposed to the greatest danger, and displayed special initiative.
BURIAL LOCATION: UNKNOWN.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
