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№ 608 x

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17 September 2010

Hammer Price:
£210

Corporation of Glasgow Bravery Medal, 1st type, silver (Andrew Toner) with hallmarks for Birmingham 1929, complete with ‘Gallantry’ brooch bar, extremely fine £140-180

Andrew Toner of 762 Balmoral Road, Glasgow, was awarded the Glasgow Bravery Medal on 12 August 1930. ‘... who, although handicapped by injuries caused through a recent accident, rescued a boy from drowning in the Forth and Clyde Canal near Lambhill Bridge, on 11th June last.’