Medal for Saving Life from Fire, eight-pointed star, bearing a sixteen-point sunburst, in turn bearing in the centre a phoenix enclosed by a garter inscribed, ‘Life or Death’; rev. inscribed, ‘Presented by William Callow to H. W. Hearnden for the rescue from fire of his child A. K. Callow, aged 11 yrs. 20 Sepr. 1880’, 82mm., silver, with matching silver brooch bar bearing the word, ‘Fire’, nearly extremely fine £140-180

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Jack Boddington Collection of Life Saving Medals.

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On 20 September 1880 William and Martha Callow, together with their only daughter, Alice, were in their house on Charles Street, Islington Green, when fire broke out. A passerby, 18 year old Henry W. Hearnden from Bromley, London, entered the burning building and successfully rescued the 11 year old Alice. Sold with some copied research.