Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Board of Trade Medal for Gallantry in Saving Life at Sea, V.R., large, silver (William Warlow, Wreck of the Schooner "Ellen" on the 18th-19th January - 1881) edge bruising to reverse, good very fine £300-350

'On the 17th inst. the Schooner Ellen of Beaumaris, on account of contrary weather, was obliged to anchor in Cemaes Bay. A heavy storm from the eastward came down on the 18th obliging the crew to dismast the vessel at two o’clock p.m. Every attempt to save the crew, by both the lifeboat and life apparatus, proved fruitless on account of the severity of the storm. The weather abated a little by the morning of the 19th, and a boat from the harbour went out and brought the crew ashore.’ (ref. The North Wales Chronicle)

The Board of Trade Gallantry Medal in Silver was awarded to Commissioned Boatman William Warlow, H.M. Coastguard for a rescue effected upon the schooner Ellen, of Beaumaris, that was wrecked in Cemaes Bay, Isle of Anglesey, on 18/19 January 1881. Four other men were awarded the medal in bronze for this rescue.