Heroism on the Sankey

The Vicar of St Ann's Church, Winwick Road, Warrington, sent the following by email:

John Jackson, one of our Rovers, was at work in his signal box at Winwick Junction, when he was told that a child had fallen into the canal. He climbed through a signal box window, slid down a wire to the ground, undressed as he ran to the canal, and dived in to the rescue. He dived in several times, but unfortunately was unable to save the child.

The Parish Magazine of St Ann's, August, 1937

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