Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society, Marine Medal, 3rd type, silver (To Joseph Welch for a gallant attempt to rescue a comrade from drowning at Altcar. 15/7/00.) with top riband bar, pawn-broker’s mark to obverse, good very fine £120-160

Joseph Welch was awarded the Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society silver medal for the rescue of a comrade from drowning at Altcar, Lancashire, on 15 July 1900.