Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Board of Trade Medal for Gallantry in Saving Life at Sea, E.VII.R., large, bronze (Thomas Murphy. “Vanduara” 25th. June 1902.) minor edge nicks, otherwise extremely fine £500-£700

Only 23 E.VII.R. large bronze medals were awarded prior to the small medal being instituted in 1904.

Board of Trade Medal for Gallantry in Saving Life at Sea awarded in silver to Mate Hunter Gray, and in bronze to Albert Wenke, Thomas Murphy, Albert Erikson, and Matthew Pulliner, all of the sailing ship Vanduara, of Swansea, for their gallantry in manning a lifeboat and, at considerable risk, attempting to rescue a shipmate who had fallen overboard on 25 June 1902.

Note: The medal to Albert Erikson for the above action was sold in these rooms in May 2020.