Royal Life Saving Society Medal, bronze, reverse named, ‘A. Smith’; R.L.S.S. Preliminary Safety Award lapel badge, enamelled; ; four other swimming lapel badges, enamelled; Royal Life Saving Society Medal, bronze, reverse inscribed, ‘A. Stewart, 13-2-80’; Competition Medal, bronze and gilt, reverse inscribed, ‘Nouira Kiama 1982 3rd Open Ladies Resuscitation A. Stewart’; R.L.S.S. lapel badge, enamelled

A group of five minaiture dress medals in tribute to Malcolm Aspeslet
Canada, Star of Courage; Royal Humane Society Stanhope Gold Medal, gilt; Royal Canadian Humane Association Gold Bravery Medal, gilt, with top bar, ‘Bravery’; Canada Royal Life Saving Society, Alberta Silver Benefactor Medal; Canada Royal Life Saving Society, Alberta and Northwest Territories Branch Diamond Jubilee Medal 1984

A group of three miniature dress medals in tribute to Thomas Bangert
Canada Humane Association Silver Bravery Medal, silvered, with top bar, Bravery’; Royal Humane Society Stanhope Gold Medal, gilt; Alberta Centenary Medal 2005, gilt, good very fine and better (17) £30-50

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, An Old Collection of Medals Relating to The Great War.

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Malcolm Aspeslet was awarded the Canadian Star of Courage, the Stanhope Gold Medal and other awards in 1971 when he bravely tackled a grizzly bear which was savaging his girl friend. With copied research re the awards to Aspeslet.

Thomas Bangert was awarded his life saving medals in 2004/05 for rescuing the driver from the cab of a burning fuel tanker.