Joseph Graham Richardson EM

b. ? d. ?

DATE OF EM ACTION: 30/01/1909 Kimberley, South Africa.

Very little has been traced about diamond miner Joseph Graham Richardson other than his actions at the Kimberley Diamond Mine on 30th January 1909.

 

EM CITATION:

On   the    30th   January,    1909,  a   mud  rush occurred   in  the   Kimberley   Mine,   causing   six natives   to  be  completely  cut  off  by  65  feet  of mud. An  attempt  was made to  clear  the  mud  away but a  second  rush  took  place,  and it  was  decided that  the  only  possible  method  of  reaching  the men  was  by  working  over  the  top  of the mud and  handing  the   mud  back  in  small  quantities. The men concerned,  after  most  arduous labour they  could  only   work  stretched   on  planks succeeded  in  rescuing  the  miners who had  been entombed  forty  hours.     There  was  great risk of a  further  rush,  which  would have overwhelmed the  workers.

 

BURIAL LOCATION: UNKNOWN.

LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.