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.
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.