Orders, Decorations and Medals

Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society, Marine Medal, 3rd type, silver (To Gerald Conners, for gallant service, 2/3/1939) hallmarks for Birmingham 1936, good very fine £160-200

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 1985, No. 140.

‘The following awards were made to members of the crew of the S.S. Newfoundland for having rescued part of the crew of the Sealing Steamer Ranger during a strong westerly gale, off the coast of Newfoundland on the 2nd March 1939. ..... Gerald Conners, Able Seaman, Silver Medal, Certificate and 40/1; ....’ (Ref> Extract from Society’s records).