Sheffield Daily Telegraph – Friday 18 March 1921
“Palmes en Or” to Secretary
Mr. R. V. Bedford, of Holywell Lane, Conisborough, has received the civil order of the Palmes en Or, conferred upon him by the ‘King of Belgium, for valuable services rendered to the Belgian cause during the war.”
Mr. Bedford was secretary to the Denaby and Cadeby Belgian Relief Committee, which provided’ accommodation for ten families of refugees.