The Order of Industrial Heroism, the "Workers' VC":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_Industrial_Heroism
was a British award for bravery in the course of one's work, instituted by the Daily Herald, the official organ of the Trade Union Congress.
Between 1923 and 1964, 440 awards were granted, mostly to individual workers, with a few to organisations.
I have created a list at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_recipients_of_the_Order_of_Industrial_...
and would be grateful for help in checking and disambiguating many of the blue links.
This list might also make a good subject for trade union/ industrial history related editathon.
On 16 May 2019 at 15:57 Andy Mabbett andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote:
I have created a list at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_recipients_of_the_Order_of_Industrial_...
and would be grateful for help in checking and disambiguating many of the blue links.
Thanks, Andy. From a small sample, WP:ONEEVENT will apply to many entries. I'd have thought a table was a good idea, since (to take the first on the list) Joseph Sloss, a Liverpool docker who stopped a serious fire, might be best served by having that on the page.
Charles
Having the extra info (ideally dates of birth & death but any additional location etc ) would certainly help with trying to sort out the 80+ links to disambig pages it has created.
Rod
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On 16 May 2019 at 15:57 Andy Mabbett andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote:
I have created a list at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_recipients_of_the_Order_of_Industrial_...
and would be grateful for help in checking and disambiguating many of the blue links.
Thanks, Andy. From a small sample, WP:ONEEVENT will apply to many entries. I'd have thought a table was a good idea, since (to take the first on the list) Joseph Sloss, a Liverpool docker who stopped a serious fire, might be best served by having that on the page.
Charles
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