Orders, Decorations and Medals

Six: Petty Officer 1st Class H. Millis, Royal Navy

East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Benin 1897 (P.O. 1Cl., H.M.S. St. George); 1914-15 Star (118508 P.O.1, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (118508 P.O.1, R.N.); Royal Fleet Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (118508 Po.A.1340 P.O., R.F.R.); Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal (successful) (Harry Millis, H.M.S. Dreadnought, 12th Oct. 1887) mounted court style for wear, very fine and better (7) £400-450

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 1885, No. 27.

Able Seaman Harry Millis, R.N., H.M.S. Dreadnought, effected a successful rescue in Argostoli Bay, Kefalonia, Ionian Islands, on 12 October 1887. ‘Two torpedo boats collided and one of them sank. Bristow formed one of the crew and would in all probability have been drowned, as he was partially stunned by the shock of the collision. Millis was clinging to the upset boat, but went to Bristow’s assistance and kept him afloat until picked up by the dinghy’. (Ref. R.H.S. Case 23,805).

Sold with recipient’s identity disk on wrist chain, inscribed, ‘H. Millis, 118508, P.O., C.O.E.’, and with two parchment Certificates of Service, showing service between 1882 and 1919. With other copied research and photographs.