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The superb lifesaving group of seven awarded to Captain John Henry Collin, Merchant Navy; awarded the Stanhope Gold Medal for 1896, for rescuing a man from the shark infested Red Sea Transport 1899-1902, 1 clasp, S. Africa 1899-1902 (J. H. Collin); British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (John H. Collin); Imperial Merchant Service Guild Cross, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, reverse inscribed, ‘Awarded by the Merchant Service Guild to John H. Collin, M.S.C. for Heroism at Sea, August...
Hammer Price: £6,500
The Stanhope Gold Medal for 1899 awarded to Gunner William Hall, Royal Artillery, for rescuing a man and his three children from a room filled with deadly prussic acid fumes Royal Humane Society, Stanhope Gold Medal, 1st type, for 1899 (Gunner William Hall, R.A.) good very fine £3000-3500
Hammer Price: £3,000
Royal National Lifeboat Institution, V.R., silver (Mr William Norworthy. Voted 2nd Feby. 1882) with ‘Second Service’ clasp, reverse inscribed, ‘Voted 1st March 1883’, with ‘double-dolphin’ suspension, good very fine £800-1000
Hammer Price: £2,100
Five: Chief Gunner R. W. Martin, Royal Navy Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Natal (R. W. Martin, P.O., H.M.S. Thetis) small impressed naming; 1914-15 Star (Gnr. R. W. Martin, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Ch. Gnr. R. W. Martin, R.N.); Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal (successful) (R. W. Martin, H.M.S. “Thetis” April 20 1900) with Second Award Clasp, ‘3rd Feby. 1914’, mounted for display, good very fine (5) £600-700
Hammer Price: £2,000
An outstanding Second World War B.E.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant Alexzander Barrie, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, for his bravery in pulling a man from burning aircraft wreckage, who, several days later was killed in action on 20 April 1943 British Empire Medal, (Military) G.VI.R., 1st issue 1313503 Sergt.Alexander Barrie R.A.F.); 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals, these unnamed, extremely fine (4) £350-450
Hammer Price: £1,800
An Edward Medal for Mines in Bronze awarded to Shiftman Isaac Graham, for gallantry at the Wellington Pit Fire, Whitehaven, 11 May 1910 Edward Medal (Mines), E.VII.R., bronze (Isaac Graham) good very fine £900-1200
‘Quiver’ Medal for Heroic Conduct in Saving Life, silver (John J. Gilbert 1897) incorrect ribbon, in case, nearly exstremely fine £600-700
An Edward Medal for Industry in Bronze awarded to Edward Naylor for assisting in the rescue of a steeplejack overcome by fumes from a chimney, 150 feet high, in Sheffield Edward Medal (Industry), G.V.R., 1st issue, with 2nd type reverse (Edward Naylor) very fine £1000-1400
Hammer Price: £1,550
A Sea Gallantry Medal group of three awarded to Quartermaster Robert Matthews, S.S. Cymric, awarded three life saving medals for saving life on the St. Cuthbert, 1908 Sea Gallantry Medal, E.VII.R., small 2nd issue, silver (Robert Matthews, “St. Cuthbert” 3rd February 1908); Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners Royal Benevolent Society, silver (R. Matthews, S.S. “Cymric” Feb. 3 1908) with 5th type ‘double-dolphin’ suspension, silver buckle on ribbon; Humane Society of Massachusetts Medal, bro...
Hammer Price: £1,450
Royal National Lifeboat Institution, G.V.R., silver (William W. Peddle, Voted 12th June 1913) with ‘double-dolphin’ suspension, mounted as worn, in Wyon, London case of issue, nearly extremely fine £700-900
Hammer Price: £1,250
A Sea Gallantry Medal group of five awarded to Boatman Charles Livermore, H.M. Coastguard, Kingston, Dublin, for service at the stranding of the Confido, 16 March 1903 Board of Trade Medal for Gallantry in Saving Life at Sea, E.VII.R., small 1st issue, bronze (Charles Livermore, stranding of the “Confido” on the 16th March 1903); 1914-15 Star (156225 P.O., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (156225 P.O.1, R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (156225 Charles Livermore, Boatman, H.M. C...
Hammer Price: £1,100
Boys’ Brigade Cross for Heroism, 1st type, bronze, reverse inscribed, ‘Private James Fisher, 18th Bristol Company, 5th June 1906’, lacking brooch bar, good very fine, scarce £1000-1400
Hammer Price: £1,000
A fine O.B.E. and Lloyd’s Medal for Bravery pair awarded to Captain Charles Victor Catling, Master of the S.S. Birtley The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Civil) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt; Lloyd’s War Medal for Bravery at Sea, silver (Captain C. V. Catling, S.S. “Birtley” 15th September 1941) nearly extremely fine (2) £900-1200
Hammer Price: £980
A Sea Gallantry Medal group of four awarded to Seaman Isaac Jewell of the S.S. Shirvan for rescuing the crew of the S.S. Laleham in the North Atlantic, 31 March 1926 Sea Gallantry Medal, G.V.R., bronze (Isaac Jewell, “Laleham” 31st March, 1926); British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (Isaac Jewell); Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners Royal Benevolent Society Medal, silver (Isaac Jewell, A.B. S.S. “Laleham” March 31. 1926) with 6th type ‘double-dolphin’ slip bar, good very fine (4) £...
Hammer Price: £920
Three: Colonel F. M. Aitken, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (Capt. F. M. Aitken, 2nd Bn. Arg. & Suth’d. Highrs.) correction to initials; Coronation 1902, silver; Royal Humane Society, small silver medal (successful) (Lt. F. M. Aitken, 93rd Highlanders, 28th Nov. 1880) claw tightened, slight contact marks, very fine (3) £650-750
Hammer Price: £900
A ‘London Blitz’ B.E.M. pair awarded to Jack Weeks, for rescue work at Tottenham Court Road on the night of 24 September 1940 British Empire Medal, (Civil) G.VI.R., 1st issue (Jack Weeks); Defence Medal, unnamed, edge bruising, nearly very fine (2) £400-500
Hammer Price: £880
Four: A. Grandfield, Commissioned Boatman, H.M. Coastguard Crimea 1854-56, 2 clasps, Sebastopol, Azoff (A. Grandfield, H.M.S. Princess Royal), depot impressed naming; Baltic 1854-55, unnamed as issued; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, unnamed, pierced with ring and straight bar suspension; Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal (successful) (Andrew Grandfield, Comd. Boatman, C.G. 30 Sept. 1871) mounted for display, contact marks, nearly very fine and better (4) £500-600
Three: Chief Officer E. Fippin, H.M. Coastguard, late Royal Navy Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (E. Fippin, Boy 1Cl., H.M.S. Active 73-74); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (E. Fippin, Boatman, H.M. Coastguard); Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal (successful) (Ernest Tipping (sic), H.M. Coast Guard, 30 July 1884) with second award clasp, ‘29th July 1890’, mounted for display, note variation in surname, first two with contact marks, nearly very fine and better (3) £550-650...
Hammer Price: £850
Royal National Institute for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck, G.IV.R., silver (David F. S. Cahill, Esq., M.D. Voted 2 Augt. 1855) with ‘double-dolphin’ suspension, good very fine £400-500
Hammer Price: £700
Lloyd’s Medal for Saving Life at Sea, 1st large type bronze medallion, 73mm. (Thomas Sinclair, Seaman of Her Majesty’s Mail Packet, Widgeon, 30th March 1842) unmounted, minor edge bruising, good very fine £250-300
Tayleur Fund Medal, silver, reverse inscribed, ‘To Richard Wingate, H.M.S. Ajax for Distinguished Gallantry in saving of life at Kingstown, 9th Feby. 1861. The Rt. Honble. Lord Talbot de Malahide, Chairman’, scroll suspension, good very fine £350-450
Pair: Gunner W. H. Tatton, Royal Navy New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1863 to 1864 (W. H. Tatton, Gunr., H.M.S. Esk); Royal Humane Society, large bronze medal, successful (W. H. Tatton, Gunner, H.M.S. “Oberon” Vit. ob Serv. D.D. Soc. Reg. Hvm. 30 Aug. 1860) fitted with a ring suspension, mounted for display, good very fine (2) £550-650
Hammer Price: £680
Royal National Institute for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck, G.IV.R., silver (Thomas McArdle, Voted 6 May 1858) with ‘double-dolphin’ suspension, good very fine £500-600
Pair: Able Seaman George Moore, Royal Navy China 1857-60, 1 clasp, Taku Forts 1860, unnamed; Royal Humane Society, large bronze medal (successful) (George Moore, A.B., H.M.S. Simoom, Vit. ob Serv. D.D. Soc. Reg. Hvm. 13 July, Dec 1858) fitted with a ring suspension, nearly extremely fine (2) £280-320
Hammer Price: £650
A Sea Gallantry Medal and associated Pocket Watch awarded to Seaman Charles William Gordon of the Servia, for attempting to save a life at sea, 12 June 1886 Board of Trade Medal for Gallantry in Saving Life at Sea, V.R., large, silver (C. W. Gordon, of the S.S. “Servia” of Liverpool, 12th June 1886) fitted with an ornate silver scroll, in fitted case of issue, edge bruising, good very fine; together with an associated Hunter Pocket Watch, with silver case, by ‘A.W. Co., Waltham’, inscripti...
Hammer Price: £620
A Sea Gallantry Medal awarded to Richard Humphrys for service at the wreck of the Ellen in Cemaes Bay, Anglesey, 18/19 January 1881 Board of Trade Medal for Gallantry in Saving Life at Sea, V.R., large, bronze (Richard Humphreys, Wreck of the schooner “Ellen” on the 18th 19th January-1881) edge bruising, otherwise good very fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £600
A Sea Gallantry Medal awarded to Thomas Watkins, Third Mate of the S.S. Devonshire, for courageously saving life from the S.S. Hughenden in the Bay of Biscay, 21 December 1911 Sea Gallantry Medal, G.V.R., silver (Thomas Watkins, “Hughenden” 21st December 1911) in fitted case of issue, extremely fine £350-400
Hammer Price: £550
A Sea Gallantry Medal (Foreign Service) awarded to Fireman W. Brown, of the Stonewall for rescuing the crew of the Donald T, in the North Atlantic, 15 January 1921 Sea Gallantry Medal (Foreign Services), G.V.R., silver, ‘From the British Government, For Gallantry and Humanity’ (W. Brown, “Donald T” 15th January 1921) good very fine £300-350
Mercantile Marine Service Association Medal, silver, reverse inscribed, ‘Presented to Capt. Henry Armstrong for Gallantly Rescuing Crew of French Brigatine (sic) “Cygne” November 1879’, in case, nearly extremely fine £300-350
Mayor of Deal Medal for Lifesaving 1914, by J.D. & Co., 32mm., silver, engraved, obverse inscribed, ‘Presented by the Mayor of Deal Ald. Redsull’; reverse inscribed, ‘To Annie Crew for prompt rescue H.M.S. Niger, Nov. 11th 1914’ (William Trott) hallmarks for Birmingham 1914, ring suspension, very fine £120-160
Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society, Bramley-Moore Medal for Saving Life at Sea, silver (Richard Stoker, S.S. Bickerstaffe, For Plunging into the sea off Blackpool and Rescuing a Passenger, 3 Oct. 1901) minor edge bruising and contact marks, very fine, scarce £500-600
Hammer Price: £500
A fine B.E.M. pair awarded to Corporal Harry James Bodkin, Army Physical Training Corps, late Royal Regiment of Artillery British Empire Medal, (Military) G.VI.R., 1st issue (2065653 A/Bdr. Harry J. Bodkin, R.A.); Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (2065653 Cpl. H. J. Bodkin, APTC) nearly extremely fine (2) £300-350
Hammer Price: £490
Royal Humane Society, large silver medal by Pingo (R.H.S. Do Wales vitam ob servandam dono date 1803) fitted with a base silver frame inscribed, ‘Go and Do Thou Likewise’, with swivel suspension, at one time glazed, correction to ‘ob’ in reverse inscription, some marks to reverse, good very fine £300-350
A Second World War B.E.M. awarded to Able Seaman Jeremiah Holman of the S.S. Earlston, torpedoed and sunk in Barents Sea, 5 July 1942 British Empire Medal, (Civil) G.V.R. (Jeremiah Holman) with original brooch bar, extremely fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £480
A Sea Gallantry Medal awarded to Alexander Forbes, a Ship Builder, of Peterhead, for services at the wreck of the Genoa, 12 April 1863 Board of Trade Medal for Gallantry in Saving Life at Sea, V.R., large, silver (Alexander Forbes, Wreck of the “Genoa”, on the 12th April 1863) in fitted case of issue, minor contact marks, good very fine £350-450
Hammer Price: £470
Six: Major Philip Brudenell Morris, Royal Army Service Corps 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, 8th Army; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, M.I.D. oak leaf, these unnamed; General Service 1962, 2 clasps, Radfan, South Arabia (Major, RASC) second clasp loose on ribbon, mounted as worn; Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal (successful) (Philip B. Morris, 27th Aug. 1937) with bronze buckle on ribbon, in Elkington case of issue, extremely fine (6) £400-500
An Honorary M.B.E. and Lloyd’s Medal for Saving Life at Sea group of five awarded to Third Officer Helge Vemer Nielsen of the M.V. Empire Knight The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Civil) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, these unnamed; Lloyd’s Medal for Saving Life at Sea, 2nd small type, silver (Third Officer H. V. Nielsen, M.V. “Empire Knight” 11th February 1944) very fine and better (5) £450-500
Hammer Price: £460
Royal Society for the Protection of Life from Fire, 3rd type, silver, reverse inscribed, ‘To George Hardway, F.E. Condr. No. 46 for intrepidity in rescuing life, Jany. 25, 1863, Case 7761’, with straight bar swivelling suspension, claw tightened/refixed, slight edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine £350-450
Royal National Institute for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck, G.IV.R., silver (Willm. Wheeler, Voted 13th March 1851) fitted within a thin silver frame bearing the naming details and loop and ring suspension, edge bruise, very fine £400-500
Hammer Price: £450
Pair: Captain of the Forecastle John Davy, Royal Navy Abyssinia 1867-68 (J. Davy, Boy 1 Cl., H.M.S. Satellite) suspension refixed; Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal (successful) (John Davy, Capt. of Forecastle, H.M.S. Sparrowhawk, 22 July 1886) with bronze buckle on ribbon; together with a ‘Friendly Society’ Jewel, silver cross, unnamed, with a 1902 King Edward VII sixpence at its centre, with silver suspension, slip and top bars, inscribed, ‘D & MOEBS’, ‘Pres. to Sr M. A. Davy, Pre...
Hammer Price: £430
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