LIFE SAVING AWARDS 863
BOARD OF TRADE MEDAL FOR GALLANTRY IN SAVING LIFE AT SEA, V.R., large, bronze (Joseph Catt, Wrecks of the “Fusilier” and “Demerara”, 3rd and 4th Decr. 1863) in named case of issue, case worn, medal nearly extremely fine
£200-260
At 8.45 p.m. on 3 December 1863, the Ramsgate lifeboat, the Northumberland, and her crew were towed out by the paddle tug, Aid, after a report had been received of signal guns being fired by the Tongue light vessel. In mountainous seas and a near hurricane, the lifeboat men had a terrible time as the tug battled her way north. The crew of the Tongue light vessel indicated that there was a ship aground on the Shingles. This proved incorrect as after some time the casualty was seen by the lifeboat on the Girdler Bank where it was being pounded by enormous seas. .... with skill and courage the lifeboat was got alongside the casualty which was the ship Fusilier bound from London to Melbourne with emigrants.
At 2.00 a.m., 25 women and children were taken aboard the lifeboat and then transferred to the tug which was waiting in deeper water nearly a mile away. The Coxswain took the boat alongside the Fusilier a second time and huge seas repeatedly swept over both boats and another 40 women and children were rescued and taken to the tug. Two more trips were made saving all 36 male passengers and putting them on board the tug. By then it was 6.00 a.m. and the tug and the lifeboat stood by the steamer whose Captain and crew remained on board. The tug left at daybreak to land 101 people, the lifeboat continuing to stand by the stranded steamer.
When the tug returned some one and half hours later it reported that another vessel was aground on the Shingles Bank. The lifeboat immediately set off towards this casualty. The vessel was the Demerara, of Greenock, with a crew of 18 plus the pilot on board. They had been clinging to the rigging for 11 hours when the lifeboat got alongside and rescued them. Both boats then returned to Ramsgate 16 hours after they had set out.’ (ref. The Sea Gallantry Medal, by R. J. Scarlett).
A total of 22 bronze Sea Gallantry Medals were awarded for this rescue. With copied extracts from newspapers of the time and other research.
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ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY, large bronze medal (successful), reverse inscribed, ‘Private Heny. Holland, 3 Batt. Gren. Guards, 14 April 1853’, pierced with ring suspension, slight edge bruising and contact marks, about very fine
£140-180 Ex Robert W. Tilling Collection, ref. L.S.A.R.S. Journal No.18, p.26-33. Ex D.N.W. 5 April 2006.
Private Henry Holland, 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards, effected his successful rescue on the Serpentine, on 14 April 1853 (Case No.15351).
With copied service papers. 865
ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY, large bronze medal (successful), reverse inscribed, ‘John Dunn A.B., H.M.S. “Mutine” 24th June 1861’, ring suspension, with bronze buckle bar, edge bruising, few contact marks, very fine
£200-260
John Dunn was born in Devon in April 1836. As a Boy, he entered the Royal Navy in July 1853. He served on H.M.S. Queen, July 1853-August 1856, being promoted to Ordinary Seaman in October 1854 and Able Seaman in February 1856. On the same ship he saw service in the Crimean War. As an Able Seaman aboard H.M.S. Mutine, he effected the rescue of Able Seaman James Flemming, R. N., who had fallen overboard. Able Seaman Dunn supported Flemming until a cutter could be lowered to recover both men. The incident took place S.S.E. of the Andaman Islands. (R.H.S. Case No. 16,796).
With copied service papers. x866
ROYALHUMANE SOCIETY, small silver medal (successful), (Henry Ward Cunningham, 2nd February 1880) suspension a little slack, nearly extremely fine
£260-300
‘On the 2nd February 1880 - at Lake Shearwater in Wilts - Adam C. Laughlin, a student of St. Boniface College, broke through the ice whilst skating, becoming immersed in ten feet of water, fifteen yards from the bank. Mr Henry Ward Cunningham skated up to the place, and, without any hesitation, jumped in (encumbered as he was with clothes and skates on), and succeeded in rescuing the other gentleman from under the ice. The Silver Medal was unanimously voted to Henry Ward Cunningham.’ (R.H.S. Case No. 20,830).
Henry Ward Cunningham, aged 17 years at the time of the rescue, was a Missionary Student at St. Boniface College, Warminster, Wiltshire. Adam C. Laughlin, also 17, was a Student for Holy Orders at the same college.
With copied extracts from the R.H.S. Committee Meeting, 17 February 1880 and citation. 867
Awarded to John William Duffield for a successful rescue effected at Great Yarmouth, 21 August 1883. (R.H.S. Case No. 22,140). ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY, small bronze medal (successful), (John Wm. Duffield, 21 August 1883) with bronze buckle, in
Warrington, London case of issue, extremely fine £120-160 868
ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY, small silver medal (successful) (Martin Rowley. 1st July 1916) in its Elkington & Co Ltd case of issue, suspension detached above the claw, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine
£140-180
R.H.S. Case No. 42,628. ‘At 1 a.m. on 1st July 1916, four men named Gallagher, Lynch, McLoughlan and Ashurst were at work repairing the roof in the four-foot seam at the Long-Lane Colliery, Ashton-in-Makerfield, when a fall took place, burying all four men. A rescue party, consisting of Martin Rowley, Patrick Regan, Thomas Eden and Thomas Kelly, at once went to their assistance, it being found that the fall, which was estimated at about 14 tons of stone and earth, had completely buried McLoughlan and partly buried Lynch, with iron girders on top of both. Ashurst and Gallagher were easily liberated, but it was only after one and a quarters’ hours arduous work that Lynch was reached and got out, and a quarter of an hour later when McLoughlan was also freed, but he was then dead. Owing to the confined space in which the rescuers had to work it was necessary for one man to lead, this post being taken by Rowley. There was a constant fear of another fall, which might have taken place at any moment, so that great risk was incurred.’
Silver Medal and Vellum to Martin Rowley; Bronze Medals to Regan, Eden and Kelly. Martin Rowley was himself killed by a fall at the Long-Lane Colliery, many years later, on 5 July 1941. Sold with full details.
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