Five: Acting Serjeant H. Smith, The Queen’s Regiment, late an Inspector in the Metropolitan Police, awarded the M.S.M. for Gallantry

Jubilee 1897, Metropolitan Police (P.S., T Divn.); Coronation 1902, Metropolitan Police (P.S., N Div.); Coronation 1911, Metropolitan Police (Insp.) mounted as worn, in fitted leather case; Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (G-64486 A. Sjt., The Queen’s R.); Society for the Protection of Life from Fire, 5th type, bronze (Henry Smith, Hounslow, 28 Nov. 1917) with silver buckle on ribbon, good very fine and better (5) £600-700

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Life Saving Awards formed by The Late W.H. Fevyer.

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Ref. Spink Exhibition 1985, No. 161.

M.S.M. London Gazette 23 February 1918. ‘... for gallantry in the performance of military duty’ ‘Sergeant, Depot, Royal West Surrey Regiment’ - Home Forces.

Ex Police Inspector Henry Smith was awarded the Society’s Bronze Medal and £3.3s. (Case 15,722).

‘On 28th November 1917, Lieutenant J. F. C. Cunningham was saved from a fire in Hounslow, caused by a falling aeroplane’ (Ref. AR 1919; MB(5) - 11 October 1917). Note: some research with the lot suggests that the M.S.M. was to another member of the family.