Board of Trade Medal for Gallantry in Saving Life at Sea, V.R., large, bronze (James Beattie, Wreck of the S.S. “Gannet” on the 14th February 1882) good very fine £250-300

The S.S. Gannet (of 1824 tons), of Leith, was wrecked in Seaford Bay, Sussex, due to high winds and a dense fog. James Beattie and M. G. Hazle, Commissioned Boatmen of H.M. Coast Guard, Blatchington, were each awarded the Board of Trade Gallantry Medal in Bronze for their efforts; in addition Beattie was awarded the Lloyd’s Medal for Saving Life at Sea in Bronze for this rescue.

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