A fine Collection of Life Saving Awards

Lloyd’s Medal for Saving Life at Sea, 2nd small type, silver (Boatswain’s Mate Philip Larbalastier, S.S. “Dwinsk”, 18th June 1918) in Wyon, London case of issue, extremely fine £280-320

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A fine Collection of Life Saving Awards.

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The Russian East Asiatic Steamship Co steamship Dwinsk, of 8,173 tons, was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine 400 miles N.N.E. of Bermuda, on 18 June 1918. Twenty-four of her crew were killed. With some copied details.