ɪn ˈɔːɡəst nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt, "ðə tˈaɪɾəl ʌv lˈɪɾəl hˈiəɹoʊ ʌv fˈɑːɹndən wʌz bᵻstˈoʊd ˌɔn twˈɛlvjˈɪɹˈoʊld ɹˈɑːni wˈɔːɹd, ʌv nˈɔːɹθɡeɪt, nˈuːɚk, ˈæftɚ hiː ɹˈɛskjuːd ɐ tʃˈaɪld fɹʌmðə ɹˈɪvɚ dˈɛvən baɪ ðə fˈɑːɹndən fˈɛɹi ˌɔn θˈɜːzdeɪ.
In August 1948, "the title of Little Hero of Farndon was bestowed on 12-year-old Ronnie Ward, of Northgate, Newark, after he rescued a child from the River Devon by the Farndon Ferry on Thursday.