The Collection of Life Saving Awards formed by The Late W.H. Fevyer

Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society, Marine Medal, 3rd type, silver (Wm. Brown, Chief Offcr., S.S. Brackley, for the rescue of part of the crew of S.S. “Douro” Nov. 20, 1887) with silver buckle on ribbon, slight edge bruise, otherwise good very fine £200-240

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Life Saving Awards formed by The Late W.H. Fevyer.

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Ref. Spink Exhibition 1985, No. 133.

‘Silver Medal and £5 to Mr William Brown, chief officer, S.S. Brackley, for having, with the boatswain, gone on board the disabled Douro and used every endeavour to save the ship and crew; and finally, while the ship was sinking under them and they were all in the water, after having got into the lifeboat of the Douro which had floated away from the wreck, succeeded in rescuing five of the Douro’s men. Five remaining poor fellows were drowned’ (Extract from the Society’s records).