Orders, Decorations and Medals

Royal National Lifeboat Institution, V.R., silver (Mr John Brims. Voted 3rd June 1886) with Second Service clasp (Voted 11th October 1894) with uniface ‘double dolphin’ supension, mounted as worn, edge bruising, good very fine £700-800

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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Ex Stansfeld Collection 1984; ref. Spink Exhibition 1985, No. 63.

Awarded to John Brims, Coxswain of the Thurso Lifeboat.

R.N.L.I. Medal: ‘“In recognition of his long and valuable services in the lifeboat”. His many services included those to the barque Graces (1863), the schooners William Thompson, Blossom, Elizabeth Miller, Matilda Calder and the brig Supply (1869), the brigantine Mary Holland and the brig Eliza (1872), the barque Walker Hall (1876), the vessel Bella (1883) and the schooner Magnet (1886)’ (Ref. Lifeboat Gallantry, by Barry Cox).

Second Service clasp: ‘“In recognition of his good services during the long period of thirty-five years in which he occupied the post of Coxswain of the Thurso Lifeboat”. Coxswain Brims had been out in the lifeboats at that station 32 times on service and assisted in saving 304 lives. In the period since the award of his first medal in June 1886, he had given service to the smack Henry Florence and the schooners Margaret Garton and Lyra (1886), the schooners Jane Worthington and Lady Louisa Pennant and the ketch Crest (1887), the schooner Debonair (1888) and the schooners Bonnie Lass, William Jones and Sylph’ (Ref. Lifeboat Gallantry).

Sold with copied extracts from the Institute’s Minutes.