Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society, Fire Medal, silver (Police Constable 213 Henry Donohue, for Having Rescued a Woman & 3 Children from a House on Fire, Dec. 28, 1892) minor edge bruising, good very fine £300-350

‘A Silver Fire Medal, with a Vote of Thanks and a Pecuniary Award, were presented to Police Constable 213 B, Henry Donohue, for having rescued a woman and three children from a house on fire, near Dalton Street, on the night of 22nd December 1892. The staircase was on fire when the constable went up to save the woman and children’ (Ref: Liverpool Shipwreck & Humane Society - 54th Annual Report, year ending 1st July 1893, p.26).

With copied society report extract.