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Mark Addy (oarsman)
Mark Addy AM (1838 – 9 June 1890) was a publican and champion oarsman, from Manchester, England, who was awarded the Albert Medal (AM), and a number of other honours, for the rescue of over 50 people from the then highly polluted River Irwell in the 19th century. The Albert Medal was later superseded by the George Cross as the highest civilian or non-combat gallantry award in the British honours system.〔(Imperial War Museum: The George Cross ) retrieved on 2008-08-27〕
==Early life==
Addy was born in 1838 at 2, Stage Buildings, The Parsonage, an Italianate-style tenement on the banks of the River Irwell near Blackfriars Bridge in Manchester, Lancashire. His father was a boatman, also named Mark Addy, and young Mark assisted him with the family boat-hire business on the river. At the age of 13, Addy, rescued one of his friends, John Booth, who had fallen into the Irwell, which ran along the side of his house.〔see: ''The Salford Hero is dead: Salford Chronicle'' 14 June 1890〕 Although Mark was himself unable to swim he effected the rescue by wading out up to his chin and pulling the lad ashore.〔''Journal of the Life Saving Awards Research Society'' (date unknown) "Mark Addy — Salford's life saving hero"〕 The same boy was rescued by Addy some time later, when he fell into a pool of deep water, but this time Mark floated out on a plank to rescue him.〔see ''Hero who made a splash — again and again: Manchester Life'' September 2001〕
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