Orders, Decorations and Medals

A life saving pair awarded to Mr. G. W. M. McKie, Chinese Customs Officer, Shanghai
Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal (successful), (May.1.1906) complete with bronze ribbon buckle; France, Medaille d’Honneur, Ministere de La Marine, silver, the reverse embossed (Gilbert (W. M. M.Kie) Employé des Douanes 1906) good very fine (2) £80-100

R.H.S. Bronze Medal, Case No. 34,775: ‘On the 1st May, 1906, a woman, in attempting to land from a steamer, fell into the river at Shanghai, the night being very dark. At great risk, G. W. M. McKie jumped in and supported her till a rope was thrown and they were pulled out.’ Sold with copies from the Society’s records.