‘The Fleet’ Medal for Merit, reverse inscribed (Presented to Charles Street P.O. of H.M.S. Temeraire for Bravery, September 1909), 44mm., bronze, very fine, rare £250-300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Life Saving, Police and Fire Brigade Medals from the James N Spencer Collection.

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The Fleet was a monthly magazine produced mainly for men of the Royal Navy. In the September 1906 edition it announced that it would in future award a ‘For Merit’ Medal to individuals deserving of recognition for life saving, attempted life saving and for good shooting.

A list of 18 recipients, though sadly not ‘Charles Street’, may be found in ‘The Fleet “For Merit” Medal’, by R. J. Scarlett, L.S.A.R.S. Journal 3, p.23.