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LIFE SAVING AWARDS (W. H. Fevyer Collection)

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1 25 Sep 08 An Edward Medal for Mines in bronze awarded to John Rothery for gallantry at the Wellington Pit Fire, Whitehaven, 1910 Edward Medal (Mines), E.VII.R., bronze (John Rothery) mounte...  photo available £700-£800 £880
2 25 Sep 08 An Edward Medal for Mines in bronze awarded to Harold West for distinguished service in the Holmewood Colliery Rescue, Chesterfield, 1922 Edward Medal (Mines), G.V.R., 1st issue, ... £700-£800 £750
3 25 Sep 08 An early Board of Trade Medal for Gallantry in Saving Life at Sea awarded to Joseph Hodgson, “The Stormy Petrel” of Sunderland, whose lifesaving exploits were recounted in The Illu...  photo available £450-£550 £900
4 25 Sep 08 Board of Trade Medal for Gallantry in Saving Life at Sea, V.R., large, gilt hollow copy (Mr Oliver Sarony, accident to the Scarborough Life Boat, Novr. 2nd 1861) reverse blank, wit... £100-£140 £70
5 25 Sep 08 Board of Trade Medal for Gallantry in Saving Life at Sea, V.R., large, silver (Alexander Forbes. Wreck of the “Genoa” on the 12th April 1863) in case of issue, minor contact marks,...  photo available £450-£550 £480
6 25 Sep 08 A Board of Trade Medal for Gallantry in Saving Life at Sea and R.V.M. group of three awarded to Lieutenant W. H. Parker, Royal Naval Reserve Board of Trade Medal for Gallantry in ...  photo available £500-£600 £500
7 25 Sep 08 Board of Trade Medal for Gallantry in Saving Life at Sea, V.R., large, bronze (Alfred Nichols, Wreck of the “Nordkap” on the 13th March 1891) nearly extremely fine £250-300 £250-£300 £330
8 25 Sep 08 A scarce Board of Trade Medal for Humanity in Saving Life at Sea awarded to John Park, Master of the S.S. Siberian, 1891 Board of Trade Medal for Humanity in Saving Life at Sea, V...  photo available £800-£900 £800
9 25 Sep 08 Board of Trade Medal for Gallantry in Saving Life at Sea, V.R., large, silver (William Wright, Wreck of the “Vaar” and the “Esther” on the 21st February 1892) onetime pierced for s... £380-£420 £580
10 25 Sep 08 A Board of Trade Medal for Gallantry in Saving Life at Sea group of three awarded to Divisional Carpenter Alexander Moore, H.M. Coast Guard Board of Trade Medal for Gallantry in S... £800-£900 £920
11 25 Sep 08 A Board of Trade Medal for Gallantry in Saving Life at Sea group of five awarded to Chief Officer Charles H. Bate, S.S. Charing Cross, awarded three life saving medals for saving l...  photo available £1200-£1500 £1200
12 25 Sep 08 A Board of Trade Medal for Gallantry in Saving Life at Sea group of four awarded to Second Engineer William MacDowell, S.S. Afghan, awarded three lifes aving medals for endeavourin...  photo available £1400-£1800 £2700
13 25 Sep 08 A Sea Gallantry Medal group of three awarded to Chief Officer Seaward Sydenham, S.S. Alleghany, awarded three life saving medals for the rescue of his brother in the North Atlantic... £700-£800 £1200
14 25 Sep 08 A Sea Gallantry Medal group of four awarded to Skipper F. Fearnley, Royal Naval Reserve Sea Gallantry Medal, E.VII.R., small 2nd issue, bronze (Frank Fearnley, “Swan” 10th August ... £400-£450 £
15 25 Sep 08 A Sea Gallantry Medal awarded to Able Seaman John Morahan, S.S. Canadian, for services in rescuing the crew of the barquentine Sunbeam in the North Atlantic, 1908 Sea Gallantry Me... £450-£500 £470
16 25 Sep 08 A Sea Gallantry Medal group of three awarded to Quartermaster Robert Matthews, S.S. Cymric, awarded three life saving medals for saving life on the St. Cuthbert, 1908 Sea Gallantr...  photo available £700-£900 £920
17 25 Sep 08 Sea Gallantry Medal, E.VII.R., small 2nd issue, bronze (Timothy Cahill, 14th September, 1908) pitted, worn £160-200 £160-£200 £220
18 25 Sep 08 A Sea Gallantry Medal group of four awarded to Petty Officer W. J. Stickley, Royal Navy Sea Gallantry Medal, E.VII.R., small 2nd issue, bronze (William J. Stickley. “Mary Jane” 12... £400-£450 £680
19 25 Sep 08 A Sea Gallantry Medal group of four awarded to Petty Officer 1st Class Richard Barry, Royal Navy, for service at the wreck of the Teaser, 1911 Sea Gallantry Medal, E.VII.R., small...  photo available £1400-£1800 £2000
20 25 Sep 08 A Sea Gallantry Medal group of three awarded to Commander William Niles, Royal Naval Reserve, as Captain of the Port of Gibraltar, for service at the wreck of the Delhi, 1911 Sea ...  photo available £800-£1000 £2100
21 25 Sep 08 A Sea Gallantry Medal group of six awarded to Captain Noel M. F. Corbett, Royal Navy, for services at the wreck of the Delhi, 1911 Sea Gallantry Medal, G.V.R., silver (Lieut. Noel...  photo available £800-£1000 £1400
22 25 Sep 08 A Sea Gallantry Medal group of four awarded to Able Seaman Charles A. Chapman, Royal Navy, for services at the wreck of the Delhi, 1911 Sea Gallantry Medal, G.V.R., bronze (Charle... £350-£450 £400
23 25 Sep 08 A Sea Gallantry Medal group of five awarded to Sergeant L. Crossley, Highland Light Infantry, for services aboard H.M.T. Caronia, 1917 Sea Gallantry Medal, G.V.R., silver (Lee Cro... £500-£600 £920
24 25 Sep 08 A Great War Sea Gallantry Medal awarded to Chief Steward Thomas Handley, Merchant Navy, for service aboard S.S. Saldanha when she was torpedoed, 18 March 1918 Sea Gallantry Medal... £300-£350 £370
25 25 Sep 08 A Great War Sea Gallantry Medal group of four awarded to Assistant Engineer William Homer, Merchant Navy, for services aboard the S.S. Justicia when she was torpedoed, 19 July 1918... £550-£600 £1100
26 25 Sep 08 A Sea Gallantry Medal group of three awarded to Third Engineer Arthur Malabar, Merchant Navy, for services at the wreck of the Bradboyne, 1920 Sea Gallantry Medal, G.V.R., silver ... £450-£500 £780
27 25 Sep 08 A Sea Gallantry Medal pair awarded to Able Seaman William Stewart, Merchant Navy, for services at the wreck of the Czarina, 1923 - the rescue being adjudged by the S.F. & M.R.B.S. ... £650-£750 £700
28 25 Sep 08 A Sea Gallantry Medal group of six awarded to Station Officer William Henry White, H.M. Coast Guard, formerly Petty Officer, Royal Navy, for the cliff-top rescue of men from the P.... £550-£600 £1500
29 25 Sep 08 A Sea Gallantry Medal awarded to Deck Hand Selwyn Ernest Gill, Merchant Navy, for attempting to rescue the crew of the Oku, 1928 Sea Gallantry Medal, G.V.R., silver (Selwyn Ernes... £400-£450 £400
30 25 Sep 08 A Sea Gallantry Medal group of four awarded to Third Officer James Holland Walker, Merchant Navy for services in rescuing the crew of the schooner Northern Light in the Atlantic, 1...  photo available £1200-£1500 £1600
31 25 Sep 08 A Sea Gallantry Medal group of five awarded to Able Seaman Patrick Kearns, Merchant Navy, for services in rescuing the crew of the Volumnia in the Atlantic Ocean, 1929 Sea Gallant...  photo available £600-£700 £980
32 25 Sep 08 A Sea Gallantry Medal group of three awarded to Assistant Steward George Scott Bruce, Merchant Navy, awarded three medals for services in rescuing the crew of the Ria in the North ... £650-£750 £780
33 25 Sep 08 A Sea Gallantry Medal awarded to Coastguardsman Frank Shelley, for the cliff-top rescue of the crew of the Nairn, at Broadhaven, 1931 Sea Gallantry Medal, G.V.R., bronze (Frank Sh... £300-£350 £350
34 25 Sep 08 A Sea Gallantry Medal group of three awarded to Able Seaman William John Lawry, Merchant Navy; awarded three medals for services at the rescue of the crew of the Reindeer I off Hal... £600-£700 £1100
35 25 Sep 08 A remarkable Sea Gallantry Medal group of nine awarded to Able Seaman Robert Charles William Brown, Merchant Navy; awarded a total of five medals for his services in rescuing the c...  photo available £2000-£2500 £2100
36 25 Sep 08 A rare Sea Gallantry Medal group of four awarded to Fireman James Leonard O’Kane, for swimming ashore in a heavy sea and bringing news of the stranding of the trawler Nordale on th...  photo available £600-£700 £1600
37 25 Sep 08 Royal Humane Society, large silver medal (Mr James Coles restored Mary Kelly, Sept. 7. 1778) fitted with an ornate loop suspension, with an associated (damaged) buckle, slight edge...  photo available £220-£260 £230
38 25 Sep 08 Royal Humane Society, large silver medal (I. L. Shirreff restored Iohn Gossage, Feb. 25. 1783) fitted with ornate loop suspension, good very fine £280-320  photo available £280-£320 £250
39 25 Sep 08 Royal Humane Society, large silver medal (Iohn Dodd restored Thomas Greeves, Dec. 29. 1784) fitted with ornate loop suspension, slight edge bruising and contact marks, very fine £... £200-£240 £200
40 25 Sep 08 Royal Humane Society, large silver medal (Do. Hooper vitam ob restitvtam 1791) fitted with ornate loop suspension, very fine £240-280 £240-£280 £220
41 25 Sep 08 Royal Humane Society, large silver medal (Domino Brown vitam ob restitvtam 1794) medal glazed, with a silver frame and swivel suspension, extremely fine £260-300 £260-£300 £280
42 25 Sep 08 Royal Humane Society, large silver medal (Do. Woodford vitam ob restitvtam 1800) medal glazed, with a silver frame and swivel suspension, nearly extremely fine £260-300 £260-£300 £410
43 25 Sep 08 Royal Humane Society, large silver medal (Domino Denny vitam ob restitvtam dono dat 1804) unmounted, minor edge bruising, very fine £200-240 £200-£240 £160
44 25 Sep 08 Royal Humane Society, large silver medal (Do. Banks arte ob vitas benigne restitvtas 1805) unmounted, a price, ‘£2-5-0’ scratched on the obverse right field, minor marks elsewhere,... £180-£220 £360
45 25 Sep 08 Royal Humane Society, large silver medal (R.H.S. Do. Oldham vitam ob restitvtam dono dat 1805) medal glazed, with a silver frame inscribed, ‘Go and do thou likewise’, with suspensi... £260-£300 Unsold
46 25 Sep 08 Royal Humane Society, large silver medal (R.H.S. Do. Smith vitam ob restitvtam dono dat 1805) medal glazed, with a silver frame inscribed, ‘Go and do thou likewise’, with swivel su...  photo available £300-£350 £460
47 25 Sep 08 A rare Military General Service pair to Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick English, Royal Engineers, who was awarded the Royal Humane Society Medal for services on the Moray Firth, off F...  photo available £2500-£2800 £3100
48 25 Sep 08 A Royal Humane Society Medal awarded to Midshipman Frederick W. Mant, Royal Navy, one of two awarded to him for successful rescues on three separate occasions Royal Humane Societ...  photo available £300-£350 £460
49 25 Sep 08 Royal Humane Society, large silver medal (Ioanni Morum vit ob serv. dono dat Soc. Reg. Hvm. 1836) unmounted, edge bruise and cut to reverse, very fine £260-300 £260-£300 £290
50 25 Sep 08 Royal Humane Society, large silver medal (successful) (Revd. R. P. Clemenger vit ob serv. d.d. Soc. Reg. Hvm. 21 Novr. 1854) unmounted, good very fine £260-300 £260-£300 £280
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