Orders, Decorations and Medals

Royal Society for the Protection of Life from Fire, 3rd type, silver, reverse inscribed, ‘To Edward Dunk, Fire Escape Condr. No. 25. For intrepid exertions 16 Septr 1864. Case 9255’, straight bar suspension, edge bruising, nearly very fine
£340-380

The recipient was awarded the clasp to the silver medal (this not with lot).

‘To Edward Dunk, fire-escape conductor, the Society’s silver medal, for intrepidity and efficiency at a fire, No. 158 High Holborn, on the 16th Sept, 1864, when, owing to his vigilance and activity with the fire-escape, it proved the means of rescuing the lives of a family of six persons’ (Ref. The City Press, 15 July 1865).

Conductor Dunk received a number of awards from the Society: for an incident at 14 Holborn, London, on 28 January 1858, he was awarded a Testimonial on Vellum and 20/- (Case 3976); for one at 16a Tooley Street, London, on 27 July 1860, he was awarded a Testimonial and 20/- (Case 5778); for another at 142 Tooley Street, where he rescued five people, on 20 February 1860, he was again awarded a Testimonial and 20/- (Case 5901). For the above fire at 158 Holborn on 28 October 1864 he was awarded the Society’s Silver Medal (Case 9755), and for an incident at the Nag’s Head Public House, Leather Lane on 26 January 1866 he was recommended for a Clasp to the Medal plus a gratuity of 21/- but in the event was awarded a Testimonial plus the gratuity (Case 10431). Conductor Dunk resigned from his position after nine years service on 20 February 1866.

With copied newspaper extract, census and service records and other research.

Recipient was not awarded a clasp to this medal