Order of Industrial Heroism
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title:
Order of Industrial Heroism
text:
The Order of Industrial Heroism was a private civil award given in the United Kingdom by the Daily Herald newspaper to honour examples of heroism carried out by ordinary workers. Many of the 440 awards were posthumous. Only two were made to a woman; six were awarded to large groups of miners, under the auspices of their trade union lodges. The medal of the Order was designed by sculptor Eric Gill and issued in bronze with a burgundy ribbon. The medal bears the image of Saint Christopher bearing
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wiki
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description:
Former private civil award given in the United Kingdom
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_Industrial_Heroism
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2024-03-14T14:29:36Z
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