Miniature Medals

Royal National Lifeboat Institution, G.V.R., bronze (Henry H. Housden, Voted 10th October 1935) complete with original suspension brooch, good very fine and scarce £300-350

Henry H. Housden, Crew Member, Barry Dock Lifeboat. 17 September 1935: The French schooner Goeland of Paimpol, in passage from Brest to Swansea with a cargo of onions, was forced to make for Cardiff with her sails blown away in a strong west-north-westerly gale. Her ballast of sand shifted and attempts were made to beach her in Porthkerry Bay. These failed and she was seen to be in difficulties off Rhoose Point. The Watson class motor lifeboat Prince David launched at 10.23 a.m. under Mr Jones’ command in the absence of her Coxswain. In a dangerous service, made worse by the schooner’s condition, the lifeboat took off the six crew just before she struck and returned to station at 11.25 a.m.’ Silver medal to Mr Jones, and bronze medals to the seven crew members of the Barry Dock lifeboat.