Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal (successful) (Sub Lieut. A. C. T. Bruce, R.N., 24 June 1872) lacking integral top riband buckle, in fitted case of issue, minor edge bruise, good very fine £140-£180

W. H. Fevyer Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 2008.

R.H.S. Case no. 18,929: ‘Sub Lieutenant A. C. T. Bruce, R.N., aged 21 years, together with six others from H.M.S. Hercules, saved Francis Moran, an Engine Fitter working on the Hercules. At 6 p.m. on 24 June 1872, Moran fell into the River Mersey, the water 12 fathoms deep and with a tide running at about 4 knots. All the rescuers jumped overboard and helped to support the man until he was taken into a boat.’ All seven rescuers were awarded the Royal Humane Society’s Medal in Bronze.

Alexander Cochrane Troubridge Bruce was born on 31 January 1851 and entered Britannia Naval College on 25 January 1865. Appointed Midshipman on 17 April 1866, he was commissioned Sub Lieutenant on 15 October 1870, and served in H.M.S. Hercules from 1 March 1872 to 5 June 1874. Awarded the Royal Humane Society’s Bronze Medal, he retired on 12 May 1876, and died in British Honduras on 26 July 1887.

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