A fine Collection of Life Saving Awards

Boys’ Brigade Cross for Heroism, 1st type, bronze, reverse inscribed, ‘Private James Fisher, 18th Bristol Company, 5th June 1906’, lacking brooch bar, good very fine, scarce £1000-1400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A fine Collection of Life Saving Awards.

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Ex D.N.W. 1 December 2010

James Fisher was born in Bristol, c.1891. As a Private in the 18th Bristol Company of the Boys’ Brigade, he was awarded the Cross for Heroism for ‘saving life from drowning’ on 5 June 1906, aged 15 years. He was presented with his medal in September 1906.

With some copied research.