Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society, Marine Medal, 2nd type oval medal with ‘Liver Bird’ suspension, silver, reverse inscribed, ‘Thos. Doyle, Stage Constable, April 1868’, additionally inscribed on edge, ‘For gallantly jumping into the river & saving a woman & for other similar noble acts’, cleaned, minor edge bruising, good very fine £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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‘Silver Medal to Thomas Doyle, stage constable, for gallantly jumping into the River Mersey, at midnight on the 29th April, 1868, and saving a woman who had plunged in with the intention of committing suicide; and for other similar noble acts’ (Ref. Extract from the 29th Annual Report, year ended 1st July, 1868).

Entitled to two clasps (these not with the medal):

‘Silver Clasp to his medal, and £2, to Thomas Doyle, George’s Stage-man, for jumping into the River Mersey at midnight on the 18th January, 1871, and rescuing a man who had fallen in and was nearly drowned’ (Ref. Extract from the 32nd Annual Report, year ended 1st July, 1871).

‘To Thomas Doyle, stage constable, a Silver Clasp, for jumping into the River Mersey from Georges Landing Stage and rescuing a man who had attempted to commit suicide by drowning, on the 22nd December, 1872’ (Ref. Extract from the 34th Annual Report, year ended 1st July, 1873).