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Life saving medal : Object 1875.
Life at Sea : Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-1900 Available online
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- 3D object
- Series:
- Life at Sea: Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-3315
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Navies.
- Sailors.
- Military art and science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2022.
- Summary:
- Lifesaving medal, portions of it possibly silver (in leatherbound case, 1987.24.2); presented to R. W. Sargent, 1st officer of the INDIANA, in 1875, for rescue of the AVENA(?); presented by the Shipwrecked Fishermen & Mariners Royal Benevolent Society of England; front has relief design of shipwrecks, with crown at top and society name around edges; back has "ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY/ PRESENTED/ FOR/ HEROIC EXERTIONS/ IN SAVING LIFE/ FROM DROWNING/ FOR (?) XXIX13"; engraved on edge "Mr. R. W. SARGENT 1875"; 2 stylized facing fish; blue ribbon threaded through.
- Notes:
- AMDigital Reference:1987_24_1.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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