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War Honours - MEDAL OF THE ORDER.

AWARDS TO MUNITION WORKERS.

Announced:- The Times | August 25, 1917, p. 7 & 8

The Medal of the Order of the British Empire will be awarded for services of special merit rendered to the Empire by men and women in manual and other work done for the war. Such services will include acts of great courage, self-sacrifice or high example of initiative or perseverance; of skill, resource, or invention. It is hoped that in some industries arrangements may be made under which weight can be given to recommendations made by the workers themselves of men and women most deserving to receive this honour. Lists will be issued from time to time.

JENNIE ALGAR.-For presence of mind and good example on the occasion of an explosion at a shell-filling factory.
JACK BIDE.-Transport Foreman. For repeated acts of courage in dealing with leaks from drums of gas.
JOHN BRETHERTON.-For courageous work in dealing with a dangerous mixture at a gas manufactory.
WALTER WOODWARD.-For courageous work in dealing with a dangerous mixture at a gas manufactory.
J. BRAMHALL.-For prompt action in turning on drenchers in an explosives factory to avert the danger of a fire.
Miss MAUDE BRUCE.-Forewoman. For admirable behaviour in charge of the woman's fire brigade at a fire at an explosives factory.
C. L. CARR.-For courage in running through dense gas to close a valve after a burst, and so preventing a great loss of material at a gas factory.
G. CHAPLAN.-For courage in extinguishing a fire in an explosives factory.
J. JOHNSON.-For courage in extinguishing a fire in an explosives factory.
T. B. COOKSEY.-Assistant Factory Manager. On the occasion of a fire at an explosives factory which resulted in an explosion he ran round the burning building at great risk to warn everyone to escape.
Miss NETTA DANIEL.-For presence of mind and courage in going to the scene of fire in an explosives factory and taking action to extinguish it.
Miss ISABELLA DIXON.-For presence of mind and courage in entering a burning room in an explosives factory and playing a hose upon the flames.
Miss L. M. EDE.-An Examiner in the Inspection Department of the Ministry of Munitions. For valuable service in discovering a concealed defect in certain fuse caps.
JOHN FISHER.-For great devotion to duty. Although 60 years of age has worked very long hours in most arduous duties at a works manufacturing fuse sockets.
CHARLES FOSTFR.-For descending a manhole to rescue a man after another man had failed to effect a rescue.
Miss V. GOLDLNG.-For devotion to duty in resuming work after losing a finger and thumb through an accident in the making of detonators.
RALPH GOLDNEY.-For devotion to duty. Remained at his work at a filling factory when suffering from mercurial poisoning due to dealing with fulminate of mercury and although advised by the doctor that he would not recover while he remained in contact with it, he continued to carry out his duties until other people could be trained to replace him.
G. F. HAMLET.-For courage in persisting with dangerous work, with a certainty of suffering from poisoning as a result.
THOMAS HARPER.-For great devotion to duty. Aged 74 years. Having retired owing to old age and gone to Australia, when the war started he wrote and offered his services to his firm in order to assist. He came over at his own expense, and for over two years has put in an average of 54 hours per week, and has actually done the work of two men. Sometimes he has fainted at his work, and has then refused to go home, stating that he could not rest whilst he thought his country wanted shells.
A. HARRINGTON.-For courage and prompt action upon machinery on the occasion of a fire caused by an explosion in a T.N.T. factory.
J. HINDS.-For courage and prompt action upon machinery on the occasion of a fire caused by an explosion in a T.N.T. factory.
J. LLOYD.-A Temporary Principal Foreman in the Inspection Department of the Ministry of Munitions. For valuable services in suggesting new patterns of targets for the testing of rifes for shooting.
G. MALLARD.-For promptness and courage in dealing with dangers arising from escapes of poisonous gas.
J. WILLIAMS.-For promptness and courage in dealing with dangers arising from escapes of poisonous gas.
MATTHEWS HENRY MOULTON.-For valuable work at a shell filling factory, particularly in connexion with labour saving devices.
G. OGILVIE.-For presence of mind in boarding and topping a runaway locomotive engine in an ordnance factory.
F. OSMOND.-For devotion to duty, initiative, and resource in dealing with the erection of special plant and the maintenance of the electrical installation at a works manufacturing fuses.
IVOR PUGH.-For presence of mind and courage in carrying into the open at an explosives factory a bucket containing an explosive mixture which had taken fire and threatened loss of life and damage to property. When it exploded he suffered very severe personal injuries.
Miss LIZZIE ROBINSON.-For devotion to duty in a national projectile factory. She has not lost any time in a whole year's service at the factory, although the factory has recently been working at very high pressure.
Miss ANNIE ROSE.-For devotion to duty. Received injuries at the factory which resulted in the loss of two fingers of her left hand. She returned, and at her own request was employed again on similar work.
W. RUSHTON.-For devotion to duty, resource, and initiative in dealing with machinery in a work manufacturing fuses.
JAMES SHARP.-For much resource and initiative in the working of plant for the factory making gas, and for assistance in the early experiments of his firm.
Miss LILY SMITH.-For devotion to duty. She received injuries at a filling factory which resulted in the loss of her left hand.
RlCHARD SWIFT.-For great bravery to entering a danger building when it was on fire and bringing out a man who was in it.
Miss DOLLY GLADYS VICKERS.-A fuse on which she was working exploded, burning her hand badly. She picked it up while it was still burning, carried it several yards and threw it outside the buildmg, thereby preventing any danger of the other loaded fuses in the hut becoming ignited.
A. WESTBROOKE.-For Promptness and courage in dealing with emergencies in the manufacture of dangerous gas.
Miss MARY WILLIAMS.- For intelligrnce and courage in securing the arrest of a man who had obtained entrance to a Filling factory under suspicious circumstances.
G. WILLIAMSON.-For Presence of mind and prompt action in averting a fire on the oceasion of an accident in an explosives factory.
J. WHEELER-Chargeman, For devotion to duty in executing important repairs in the Grand Fleet during action.
F. MASON.-Electrical Fitter. For devotion to duty in execuing important repairs to the Grand Fleet during action.
F. NEWMAN.- Electrical Fitter. For devotion to duty in executing important repairs in the Grand Fleet during action.
R- ROBINSON.-Electrical Fitter. For devotion to duty in executing important repairs in the Grand Fleet during action.
C. CHANDLER.-Assistant Electrical Fitter. For devotion to duty in executing important repairs in the Grand Fleet during action.
W. BANKS.-Assistant Electrical Fitter. For devotion to duty in executing important repairs in the Grand Fleet during action.
W. CLARKE. Assistant Electrical Fitter. For devotion to duty in executing important repairs in the Grand Fleet during action.
J. BUTT.-Driller.For devotion to duty in executing important repairs in the Grand Fleet during action.
C. AYLWARD.-Driller. For devotion to duty in executing important repairs in the Grand Fleet during action.
A. PICTON.-Driller. For devotion to duty in executing important repairs in the Grand Fleet during action.
E. DAY.-Chargeman of shipwrights. For exceptional ability and devotion to carrying out repairs in one of His Majesty's ships to enable her rapid return to service.
G. PRECIOUS.-Shipwrignt diver. For great skill and endurance in performing under-water repairs of great difficulty during salvage operations.
J. KEAM.-Shipwright diver. For great skill and endurance in performing under-water repairs of great difficulty during salvage operationns.
J. MAHER.-Shipwright diver. For courage and devotion to duty in obtaining valuable information at grave and continuous personal risk durng four days diving in the salvage of one of His Majesty's ships.

The above list is not of course representative of the many classes of work and worker to which the medal will be awarded. It is a brief preliminary list compiled from the records already at the Admiralty.