A Record of the BAGE Family History

Bravery Awards for Bage

(Ed; If you know of any Bage who should get a mention in this chapter please let me know.)

Item from The Shields Gazette - 20 Nov 1975

Three from Shields get bravery awards

A Secretary, a policeman and a customs officer - all from South Shields......named today to receive Royal Humane Society awards for their parts in Northern river and sea rescues.

Irene Bage receiving her award

For her part in rescuing a 10 year old boy from drowning in the Wear at Chester Le Street on July 6, the secretary, 24 year old Mrs Irene Bage, of East Stephenson Street, gets a testimonial on parchment combined with a resuscitation certificate........When the boy - Tony Brown - fell into the river from the east bank, Mrs Bage swam across from the opposite side followed by Mr McEwan. He arrived first at the scene, where he dived and brought the unconscious boy to the surface.

They then took turns at artificial respiration on the bank, but the boy did not respond until Mr McEwan changed to mouth-to-mouth resuscitation...............He was taken to hospital and fully recovered.

(Ed;- This person is my wife and we are part of  the South Shields Family Tree for BAGE).

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Bravery Awards

Irene's son, David Bage also received a bravery award in 2000 for saving his sleeping work friends from a burning building.

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P.C. Simon Bage in 2007 was given a Chief Constables Outstanding Service Commendation, first time awarded in Cleveland. Following on from this award he was put forward for the Police Bravery Awards in London, meeting Gordon Brown and Jacquie Smith (Home Secretary).

 

Police National Bravery Awards;-
Officers drag man clear of inferno
Cleveland officers narrowly escaped an exploding car as they rescued a male from a burning vehicle. PC’s Simon Bage and Steven Mills were called to a domestic incident in the early hours of the morning in July 2005. A man had already smashed up two cars and the front window of his house, but then inexplicably set fire to the vehicles; sitting inside one as it burst into flames. Concerned for the safety of the male, PC Mills braved the inferno, dragging the seriously injured man to safety. Seconds later the car exploded into a fireball which not only destroyed two other cars parked on the street, but also threatened nearby homes. PC Bage, at his colleagues side, providing life-saving first aid until support arrived. PC Bage, an experienced fire fighter before joining the police, described his colleague’s actions as heroic. Both officers have been nominated for the roles played.

Simon Bage

PC Bage was involved in three other heroic acts within the space of three months; all recognised by his force.

One incident found PC Bage being first on the scene at an overturned car with trapped driver unconscious inside. PC Bage with the help of colleague PC Reader forced the door of the vehicle open allowing PC Bage access to tend to the injured driver. PC Bage remained with the unconscious driver and was cut out of the vehicle by the Fire Brigade, stabilising the male so he could be evacuated to medical care.
PC Bage was on duty early hours of the morning when a male, on leave from the Army attempted suicide by jumping off a road bridge. PC Bage carried out immediate First aid giving the male CPR until the Ambulance service arrived, due to PC Bage's prompt action this male survived.
PC Bage also assisted colleagues to remove a female who was intent on jumping into the River Tees from a disused rail bridge. This female was persuaded to come down from the bridge by Officers on the bridge with her. At one point the female attempted to drop through the bridge and was stopped doing this by Police.

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