Heroism Awards

Name

Surname

Year

Month

Day

Place

Area

Award

William

Anderson

1911

March

9

Valleyfield

Fife

Carnegie Hero Fund

David

Baird

1917

January

20

Cowdenbeath

Fife

Edward Medal 1st Class

Henry

Baxter

1909

May

5

No 1 Pit, Saline Colliery

Fife

Carnegie Hero Fund (£5)

John

Beattie

1917

October

4

Easter Jaw Colliery

Stirlingshire

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate and £5)

Thomas

Bennie

1953

May

22

Fauldhead Colliery

Dumfries

Edward Medal

Thomas

Borland

1911

March

9

Valleyfield

Fife

Carnegie Hero Fund

John

Boyle

1917

January

20

Cowdenbeath

Fife

Edward Medal 1st Class

David

Brown

1947

January

10

Burngrange Shale Mine

Lothian

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate and £25)

David

Brown

1947

January

10

Burngrange Shale Mine

Lothian

Edward Medal

William

Brown

1911

March

9

Valleyfield

Fife

Carnegie Hero Fund

George

Bryan

1934

August

8

Highhouse Colliery

Ayrshire

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate and £10 and £2 for loss of wages)

Alexander

Burden

1925

August

19

Little Raith

Fife

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate and £20)

John

Cadogan

1919

November

28

Dalbeath Colliery

Fife

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate and £20)

Henry Stewart

Calder

1927

July

25

Valleyfield

Fife

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate)

Joseph

Campbell

1913

February

7

Swinhill Colliery

Lanarkshire

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate and £1 per week)

Joseph

Campbell

1913

February

7

Swinhill Colliery

Lanarkshire

Edward Medal 1st Class

George Shearer

Christie

1917

January

20

Cowdenbeath

Fife

Edward Medal 1st Class

John

Clemenson

1909

May

5

No 1 Pit, Saline Colliery

Fife

Carnegie Hero Fund (medallion and £25)

William Galloway

Cooper

1934

August

8

Highhouse Colliery

Ayrshire

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate and £10)

Wallter

Cullen

1911

April

21

Loanend Colliery

Lanarkshire

Edward Medal 2nd Class

Peter

Cummings

1917

December

10

Giffnock Collieries

Lanarkshire

Edward Medal

James

Dick

1901

August

26

Donibristle

Fife

(Cheque for £100 from Andrew Carnegie)

George

Dryburgh

1907

December

29

Lochhead Colliery

Fife

Edward Medal 1st Class

James

Dryburgh

1907

December

29

Lochhead Colliery

Fife

Edward Medal 1st Class

Myles

Duffy

1941

July

3

Plean Colliery

Stirlingshire

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate and £10)

Robert

Dunbar

1913

August

3

Cadder Colliery

Lanarkshire

Edward Medal 2nd Class

John

Dunlop

1919

April

1

Maxwell Pit, Dailly

Ayrshire

Carnegie Hero Fund (gold watch)

Fleming

Easton

1909

May

5

No 1 Pit, Saline Colliery

Fife

Carnegie Hero Fund (£3)

James

Erskine

1917

January

20

Cowdenbeath

Fife

Edward Medal 1st Class

Alexander

Farquharson

1913

February

7

Swinhill Colliery

Lanarkshire

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate and £15)

Alexander

Farquharson

1913

February

7

Swinhill Colliery

Lanarkshire

Edward Medal 2nd Class

John

Ferguson

1913

August

24

Furnacebank Colliery

Stirlingshire

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate and £5)

Robinson

Foster

1929

October

10

Cadzow Colliery

Lanarkshire

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate and 2s 6d per week to mother)

George

Fraser

1909

May

5

No 1 Pit, Saline Colliery

Fife

Carnegie Hero Fund (£5)

John

Fraser

1912

February

20

Prestongrange Colliery

Lothian

Carnegie Hero Fund (£15)

John

Gibbons

1912

August

6

Arthur Pit

Fife

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate and £5)

Joseph

Gordon

1919

September

11

Valleyfield Colliery

Fife

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate and £15)

James

Greig

1912

August

6

Arthur Pit

Fife

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate and £5)

William

Guthrie

1934

August

8

Highhouse Colliery

Ayrshire

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate and £10)

John

Hamilton

1911

March

9

Valleyfield

Fife

Carnegie Hero Fund

Robert

Herriott

1941

July

3

Plean Colliery

Stirlingshire

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate and £10 plus £16 13s 8d loss of earnings)

William

Houldsworth

1914

June

2

Earnock Colliery

Lanarkshire

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate and £15)

David

Hunter

1938

June

16

Lochhead Colliery

Fife

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate to parents)

David

Hunter

1967

September

9

Michael Colliery

Fife

George Medal

David

Jarvie

1927

July

25

Valleyfield

Fife

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate and £20)

John

Johnstone

1934

August

8

Highhouse Colliery

Ayrshire

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate and £15)

John

Jones

1901

August

26

Donibristle

Fife

(Cheque for £100 from Andrew Carnegie)

Patrick

Kelly

1909

May

5

No 1 Pit, Saline Colliery

Fife

Carnegie Hero Fund (£3)

James

Kennedy

1914

June

2

Earnock Colliery

Lanarkshire

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate and £30)

James

Kennedy

1914

June

2

Earnock Colliery

Lanarkshire

Edward Medal 2nd Class

David

Laird

1941

July

3

Plean Colliery

Stirlingshire

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate and £24 7s 6d and allowance of 15s per week to widow)

Robert

Law

1901

August

26

Donibristle

Fife

(Cheque for £100 from Andrew Carnegie)

James Gray

Lessells

1919

September

11

Valleyfield Colliery

Fife

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate and £10)

David

Livingston

1914

August

28

Polmaise Colliery

Stirlingshire

Carnegie Hero Fund (15s per week to widow)

Herbert

Lorimer

1934

August

8

Highhouse Colliery

Ayrshire

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate and £15)

Thomas

Macfarlane

1911

April

21

Loanend Colliery

Lanarkshire

Edward Medal 2nd Class

Frank

Mackay

1927

July

25

Valleyfield

Fife

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate)

Robert

Mathie

1929

October

10

Cadzow Colliery

Lanarkshire

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate and £50 to parents)

John

Mathieson

1925

August

19

Little Raith

Fife

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate and £20)

James

McArthur

1947

January

10

Burngrange Shale Mine

Lothian

Kings Commendation

James

McArthur

1947

January

10

Burngrange Shale Mine

Lothian

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate and £15)

John

McAskie

1912

February

20

Prestongrange Colliery

Lothian

Carnegie Hero Fund (£15)

Samuel

McBride

1919

April

1

Maxwell Pit, Dailly

Ayrshire

Carnegie Hero Fund (gold watch)

John

McCabe

1918

July

9

Stanrigg Colliery

Lanarkshire

Edward Medal 2nd Class

Edward

McCafferty

1917

January

20

Cowdenbeath

Fife

Edward Medal 1st Class

Peter

McCartney

1934

August

8

Highhouse Colliery

Ayrshire

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate and 10s per week to mother)

James

McLeod

1912

February

20

Prestongrange Colliery

Lothian

Carnegie Hero Fund (£15)

Neil

McMillan

1919

April

1

Maxwell Pit, Dailly

Ayrshire

Carnegie Hero Fund (gold watch)

Thomas

McMillan

1919

April

1

Maxwell Pit, Dailly

Ayrshire

Carnegie Hero Fund (gold watch)

John

McPhail

1918

March

10

Giffnock Collieries

Lanarkshire

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate and £10)

Alexander

Morris

1912

August

6

Arthur Pit

Fife

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate and £5)

John

Morris

1917

December

10

Giffnock Collieries

Lanarkshire

Edward Medal

John

Morrison

1913

August

24

Furnacebank Colliery

Stirlingshire

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate and £5)

David

Munro

1919

September

11

Valleyfield Colliery

Fife

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate and £10)

Andrew

Nicol

1914

June

2

Earnock Colliery

Lanarkshire

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate and £15)

James

Paterson

1927

July

25

Valleyfield

Fife

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate)

Archibald

Provan

1918

March

10

Giffnock Collieries

Lanarkshire

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate and £10)

William

Ramage

1919

November

28

Dalbeath Colliery

Fife

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate and £10)

Charles

Richardson

1912

February

20

Prestongrange Colliery

Lothian

Carnegie Hero Fund (£15)

Alexander

Rodman

1925

January

18

Kirkstyle

Ayrshire

Carnegie Hero Fund (memorial certificate, headstone, allowance of £1 per week to dependents

Philip

Rodman

1925

January

18

Kirkstyle

Ayrshire

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate and £20)

Andrew

Scott

1917

January

20

Cowdenbeath

Fife

Edward Medal 1st Class

James

Scott

1909

May

5

No 1 Pit, Saline Colliery

Fife

Carnegie Hero Fund (medallion and £15)

Robert

Sheddon

1901

August

26

Donibristle

Fife

(Cheque for £100 from Andrew Carnegie)

John

Shields

1920

August

18

Darngavil Colliery

Lanarkshire

Edward Medal 2nd Class

John

Shields

1920

August

18

Darngavil Colliery

Lanarkshire

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate and £20)

James

Simpson

1918

May

21

Glencraig Colliery

Fife

Edward Medal 1st Class

Richard

Smith

1926

February

16

Valleyfield Colliery

Fife

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate and £10)

William

Stevenson

1925

January

18

Kirkstyle

Ayrshire

Carnegie Hero Fund (memorial certificate, headstone, allowance of £1 per week to dependents

Andrew

Taylor

1967

September

9

Michael Colliery

Fife

Edward Medal 2nd Class

William

Taylor

1909

May

5

No 1 Pit, Saline Colliery

Fife

Carnegie Hero Fund (medallion and £10)

William

Taylor

1909

May

5

No 1 Pit, Saline Colliery

Fife

Carnegie Hero Fund (£3)

Allan Lea

Terrace

1912

August

6

Arthur Pit

Fife

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate and £5)

James

Thomson

1909

March

17

Leven Collieries

Fife

Carnegie Hero Fund (£5)

James

Twaddle

1911

March

9

Valleyfield

Fife

Carnegie Hero Fund

Charles

White

1909

May

5

No 1 Pit, Saline Colliery

Fife

Carnegie Hero Fund (£5)

James

White

1909

May

5

No 1 Pit, Saline Colliery

Fife

Carnegie Hero Fund (£3)

James

Wightman

1919

March

20

Letham Colliery

Stirlingshire

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate and £10)

William

Wilkinson

1912

August

6

Arthur Pit

Fife

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate)

James

Williamson

1911

March

9

Valleyfield

Fife

Carnegie Hero Fund

James

Yeardley

1918

March

10

Giffnock Collieries

Lanarkshire

Carnegie Hero Fund (certificate and £10)