Gerrard asked me to get you this photograph as I am on the staff of the Daily Mirror.
Your father is on the bridge and it forms a fine pictorial record of a very brave man.
While the picture must be painful to you, I am sure that all your life you will find consolation in the brave discharge of duty that is here portrayed. May we all do our duty as fearlessly.
The Lost Boy by Frederick H Littlehale The uncle of the lost boy, Frederick H Littlehale, wrote and had printed the following poem in regard to the incident.