Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Royal Society for the Protection of Life from Fire, 3rd type, silver, the obverse featuring a man carrying a woman over his shoulder, with a flaming building in the background, the reverse engraved ‘W. A. H. Haws Esq., Member of Committee 1866. to commemorate Incorpn. of the Fire Escape Force with the Metrop: Brigade 1867’, planchet only but with trace of clip suspension, minor edge nicks, about extremely fine £180-£220

The Society’s 3rd type medal was issued between c.1852 and 1892. The above is unusual in that it was awarded as a commemorative rather than for an act of gallantry.