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Board of Trade Medal for Gallantry in Saving Life at Sea, V.R., large, silver (Charles Hagges, Wreck of the “Aidar” on the 19th January 1896) nearly extremely fine £400-500
Hammer Price: £550
Sea Gallantry Medal (Foreign Services), V.R., small, silver, ‘From the British Government, For Gallantry and Humanity in Saving the Crew of the Ocean Queen 1858’ (Carl Peschke) edge bruising, heavily polished and worn, rare £250-300
Hammer Price: £340
Royal Humane Society, large silver medal (successful) (Mr Thos. Mantell restored Iohn Ingledon, Sept. 28. 1782), in case of issue, good very fine £240-280
Hammer Price: £220
Royal Humane Society, large silver medal (successful) (Joanni Thompson Armo., vit ob serv dono dat Soc. Reg. Hvm. 1837) good very fine £250-300
Hammer Price: £250
Royal Humane Society, proficiency in swimming medallion, silver (Louis Martineau), obverse exergue inscribed, ‘Marlborough College 1883’, extremely fine £30-40
Hammer Price: £65
Royal National Institute for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck, G.IV.R., silver (Joseph Renowden, voted 24 Dec. 1828), pierced with ring suspension, good very fine £280-340
Hammer Price: £490
Royal Society for the Protection of Life from Fire, 2nd type, silver, obverse: a rayed all seeing eye with the word ‘Vigilo’ on a scroll below; reverse inscribed, ‘Presented at the Anniversary Meeting May 14, 1849. The Rt. Hon. The Lord Mayor Sir James Duke, M.P. in the chair, to Frederick Chapman, Fire Escape Conductor No. 6, for his very intrepid & persevering exertions in saving the lives of five persons at the fire on Holborn Hill May 5th 1848’, swivel ring suspension, nearly...
Hammer Price: £880
Royal Society for the Protection of Life from Fire, 3rd type, silver, obverse: man carrying a woman over his shoulder; reverse inscribed, ‘Joshua W. Butterworth Esq., Member of Committee 1856, to Commemorate Incorpn. of The Fire Escape Force with the Metrop. Brigade 1867’, unmounted, in Wyon, London case of issue, extremely fine £180-220
Hammer Price: £140
Royal Society for the Protection of Life from Fire, 4th type, silver, obverse: a man supporting a woman with two children nearby (Bernard McCann, Belfast, 25th February 1897) edge bruise, otherwise, nearly extremely fine, scarce £300-350
Hammer Price: £440
A rare Sheffield Society Medal for Recognising Bravery and Society for the Protection of Life from Fire Medal group of three to Petty Officer R. C. Hall, Royal Navy China 1900, no clasp (P.O. 1 Cl., H.M.S. Esk); Society for the Protection of Fire from Fire, 5th type, silver (Attercliffe 21st May 1905), in case of issue; Sheffield Society Medal for Recognising Bravery, reverse inscribed, ‘Robert Charles Hall, July 26th 1905’, edge inscribed, ‘... Col. Sir John E. Bingham Bart....
Hammer Price: £600
Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society, Marine Medal, 1st type, 54mm. silver medallion, (Daniel Morgan for gallantly jumping into the Mersey at various times & saving 9 persons, Dec. 1862) signs of mounting at 12 o’clock, slight edge bruising, good very fine £300-350
Hammer Price: £450
Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society, Marine Medal, 2nd type oval medal with ‘Liver Bird’ suspension, silver (To William Evans, Master S.S. Prince of Wales, January 29th, 1870), suspension a little slack, nearly extremely fine, scarce £400-500
Hammer Price: £460
Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society, Marine Medal, 3rd type, silver (John Elliott, R.P.C.II, for having jumped into the Mersey to rescue a man, Feb. 26, 1879), silver buckle on ribbon, suspension a little slack, good very fine £100-120
Hammer Price: £200
Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society, Bramley-Moore Medal for Saving Life at Sea, silver, by Elkington, Liverpool (Richard Stoker, S.S. Bickerstaffe, for plunging into the sea off Blackpool and rescuing a passenger, 3 Oct. 1901) minor edge bruising and contact marks, very fine, scarce £500-600
Hammer Price: £500
Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society, Fire Medal, silver (Roland Whittington, for the rescue of a woman whose clothes had caught fire, Feby. 23, 1891), with silver buckle on ribbon, slight edge bruising, good very fine £250-300
Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society, General Medal, silver (P.C.130D. Michael Manning, for a gallant attempt to stop a runaway horse on 11 Jan. 1900) good very fine £100-140
Hammer Price: £260
Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society, Swimming Medal, silver (To Ronald Watson, St. James’s Council Sch. for proficiency in swimming execises with the object of saving life, 21/10/27) good very fine £40-50
A double-issue pair of Lloyd’s Medals for Saving Life at Sea to Chief Officer W. M. Williams, Merchant Navy Lloyd’s Medal for Saving Life at Sea, 1st large type silver medallion, 73mm. (W. M. Williams, “Terre Neuve”, 3 Nov. 1895); Lloyd’s Medal for Saving Life at Sea, 2nd small type, silver, 36mm. (W. M. Williams, “Terre Neuve”, 3rd November 1895), suspension cleanly removed, minor edge bruising, very fine (2) £800-1000
Hammer Price: £1,250
Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners Royal Benevolent Society, silver, by Davis, Birmingham (John Dixon, 1863), with double-dolphin suspension, this slack, good very fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £290
Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners Royal Benevolent Society, silver, by Stokes, Birmingham (Capt. H. J. J. Wise, S.S. “Ontario”, 8 March 1897) with double-dolphin suspension, silver buckle on ribbon, in case of issue, good very fine £200-250
Tayleur Fund Medal, silver, reverse inscribed (To Joseph Sweeney, H.M.S. Ajax for Distinguished Gallantry in Saving of Life at Kingstown 9th Feby. 1861. The Rt. Honble. Lord Talbot de Malahide, Chairman) suspension lacking, signs of brooch mounting, edge bruising, scratches, good fine, scarce £80-120
Mercantile Marine Service Association Medal, silver (Awarded to J. W. Manghan for Great Proficiency in all branches of Training & Education on board H.M.S. “Conway”, 1900) unmounted, good very fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £160
Tynemouth Extension Medal (Awarded to Eugene McCormack, 19th July 1909 for Bravery in Saving Life at Sea), 51mm., silver, complete with ornate brooch bar, good very fine £250-300
Hammer Price: £430
Order of St.John Lifesaving Medal, 1st type, silver (Daniel Thomas, 1886) slight edge bruising, very fine £600-700
Hammer Price: £480
Order of St.John Lifesaving Medal, 1st type, bronze (James McGowan, Decbr. 1880) good very fine, rare £450-550
Hammer Price: £1,000
Pair: Orderly J. Cooper, St. John Ambulance Brigade Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (65 Ordly., St. John Amb. Bde.); St. John Medal for South Africa 1899-1902 (65 Pte., Walton-le-Dale Div.) nearly extremely fine (2) £280-320
St. Andrew’s Ambulance Association Bravery Medal, for saving Life on Land, silver, hallmarks for Birmingham 1938 (James Ferns), with ‘thistle suspension and clasp inscribed, ‘Paisley 12.11.34’, suspension slack, good very fine, scarce £200-250
Hammer Price: £700
Bolton & District Humane Society Medal for the Hulton Colliery Disaster 1910, 35mm., bronze, unnamed, good very fine £100-140
Hammer Price: £410
Bristol Humane Society (Presented to Alfred Long for saving the life of Robert Richards, July 10th 1869), 48mm., silver medallion, good very fine, scarce £400-500
Hammer Price: £400
Bristol Humane Society, awarded for long distance swimming to pupils of Bristol Public Elementary Schools (Wm. Leonard, Swam 1/4 mile 1908), 45mm., white metal medallion, very fine £20-30
Hammer Price: £20
City of Dundee Corporation Bravery Medal (William Phinn), silver, hallmarks for Birmingham 1937, with ‘Gallantry’ brooch bar, nearly extremely fine, rare £250-300
Hammer Price: £650
Falmouth, Truro, Helston, Penryn and St. Ives Medal Commemorating the Loss of the East Indiaman “Kent” 1825, obverse: the East Indiaman ‘Kent’ in flames and the brig ‘Cambria’ sending two boats to the rescue; reverse: ‘To commemorate the destruction of the Kent East Indiaman by fire in the Bay of Biscay and the reception on board the brig Cambria, William Cook, Master, of 547 persons, thus providentially delivered from death’ (William Cook, Master), 48mm., silver (Ref: B.H.M....
Hammer Price: £720
Folkestone, Hythe and Sandgate Medal, silver, reverse inscribed (Folkestone, Hythe and Sandgate to Edward Mee, 11th November 1891, “He bravely did his duty”), fitted with scroll suspension, in case by J. Terry, Brighton, good very fine, scarce £250-300
Hammer Price: £420
Mayor of Folkestone’s Medal for Valour, obverse with struck design and inscribed, ‘For Valour’; reverse engraved with a rescue scene and inscribed, ‘Presented to James Harris for Gallant Rescue on Feb. 23rd 1911, E. J. Bishop, Mayor of Folkestone’, 38mm., silver, hallmarks for Birmingham 1911, nearly extremely fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £210
Glasgow Humane Society Medal, Type 1, for intrepidity of conduct and success in saving the life of a fellow citizen (Evan McGowan), 42mm., silver, flan approx. 2mm. thick, unmounted, good very fine, scarce £500-600
Glasgow Humane Society Medal, Type 2, for intrepidity of conduct and success in rescuing from drowning (John Sutherland), 42mm., silver, flan approx. 4mm. thick, unmounted, minor edge bruising, good very fine, scarce £500-600
Corporation of Glasgow Bravery Medal, 1st type (John Mills), 38mm., silver, hallmarks indistinct, complete with ‘Gallantry’ brooch bar, in Edward, Glasgow case of issue, nearly extremely fine £240-280
Corporation of Glasgow Bravery Medal, 2nd type (Robert Green, 1946), 32mm., silver, hallmarks indistinct, unmounted, edge bruising, nearly very fine £100-140
£100–£140
Gorleston Volunteer Lifeboat Medal obverse: sailing lifeboat; reverse: ‘Christean, Oct. 14th, 1903’ (Charles Burgess), 38.5mm., bronze, complete with brooch bar, nearly extremely fine £160-200
Jersey Humane Society, silver (Mr A. J. Bellis), inscribed on edge, ‘ 10 July 1867’, nearly extremely fine, rare £450-550
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