Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal (successful) (Robert Pebody, 16th January 1893) cleaned, suspension repaired and non-swivelling, minor edge bruising, good very fine £60-80

Robert Pebody, aged 39 years, a Lighterman from Chatham, rescued J. W. Brown, a boy aged 14 from Blackheath Hill. At 6p.m. on 16 January 1893, on the Thames at Woolwich, the boy was leaving Pebody’s barge to go on shore when he fell into the water. It was dark at the time but Pebody jumped into the water, seized the boy and with difficulty succeeded in rescuing him (Ref. Case No.26298). Sold with copied hand-written report from R.H.S. records.