Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Royal Society for the Protection of Life from Fire, Certificate inscribed, ‘This Certificate in addition to a Gift of Money is Awarded to Henry Richard Short in testimony of prompt and efficient aid rendered by him at a Fire on the 31st day of August 1896 at 25 Glynn Street, Vauxhall’, dated 29 October 1896, mounted on card, a little discoloured, good condition £40-60

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Life Saving Awards from the Collection of John Wilson.

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Henry Richard Short, a Coal Hawker, was awarded a Certificate and £1 for rescuing Charles Stacey, aged 2 years, from a fire at a lodging house at 25 Glynn Street, Vauxhall, on 31 August 1896.

The certificate is illustrated in Saved from the Flames.

With some copied research.