Awards to Civilians from the Collection of John Tamplin

19 September 2003

Lot No 121

A B.E.M. awarded to the Hon. Mrs Madelaine Balfour, Head of Air Mail Despatch room, Joint War Organisation of the British Red Cross Society and Order of St John British Empire Medal, (Civil) G.VI.R., 1st issue (Madelaine, Hon. Mrs. Balfour) extremely fine £100-120

19 September 2003

Lot No 122

A Bomb and Mine Clearance B.E.M. group of five awarded to Battery Quartermaster-Sergeant G. W. White, Royal Artillery British Empire Medal, (Military) G.VI.R., 1st issue (833302 Btty. Q-M-S. Geoffrey W. White, R.A.); India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37 (833302 Gnr., R.A.); Defence...

19 September 2003

Lot No 123

Royal Humane Society, small silver medal (successful) (Commr. Chas. Wake, R.N., H.M.S. “Hannibal” 12 Dec. 1855) good very fine £200-250

19 September 2003

Lot No 124

Royal Humane Society, small silver medal (successful) (C. C. Berrington, Cadet, Training Ship Worcester, 28 Feb. 1872) complete with bronze ribbon buckle, good very fine £80-100

19 September 2003

Lot No 125

Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal (unsuccessful) (William Fricker, 12th July 1897) complete with bronze ribbon buckle, very fine £80-100

19 September 2003

Lot No 126

Royal National Institute for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck, G.IV.R., silver (Lunt. William Parsons, R.N. Voted 6th Jany. 1853) nearly very fine £300-350

19 September 2003

Lot No 127

Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society, Marine Medal, 3rd type, silver (P.C. 180E Thos. Wellham, for jumping into the Alexandra Dock & rescuing a Lady on Nov. 1st 1901) lacking ribbon buckle, otherwise extremely fine £80-100

19 September 2003

Lot No 128

Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society, Marine Medal, 3rd type, silver (To Patrick Kearns, S.S. “Manchester Regiment”, For Gallant Service 8/12/29) good very fine £100-120

19 September 2003

Lot No 129

Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society, General Medal, silver (To James Briscoe. For Gallant Service 12th Aug. 1909) fitted with scroll suspension, nearly very fine £140-180

19 September 2003

Lot No 130

Sea Gallantry Medal (Foreign Services), V.R., small silver medal, ‘For Gallantry and Humanity’ (C. E. Meyer, 20th November 1890) good very fine £200-250

19 September 2003

Lot No 131

A Sea Gallantry Medal group of three awarded to George Calder, Commissioned Boatman, H.M. Coast Guard Sea Gallantry Medal, E.VII.R., small silver medal, 2nd issue (George Calder, Wreck of the “Annie Park” 2nd January 1906); British War Medal (118026 C.P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow...

19 September 2003

Lot No 132

A Volturno disaster Sea Gallantry Medal awarded to Ordinary Seaman Archibald Stewart, of the steamer Rappahannock Sea Gallantry Medal, G.V.R., silver (Archibald Stewart, “Volturno: 9th October, 1913) edge bruise, otherwise very fine £300-350

19 September 2003

Lot No 133

A Sea Gallantry Medal awarded to Seaman W. J. Hemmings, S.S. Nova Scotia, for a mid-Atlantic rescue in 1929 Sea Gallantry Medal, G.V.R., bronze (William J. Hemmings, “Janie E. Blackwood” 12th December 1929) in its original fitted case of issue, nearly extremely fine £300-350

19 September 2003

Lot No 134

A very rare Edward VII Edward Medal (Industry) awarded to Foreman Frank Smith for attempting to rescue a man who had been rendered unconscious while sinking a well at East Markham in Nottinghamshire Edward Medal (Industry), E.VII.R., Second Class, bronze (Frank Smith) in its original fitted presentation case,...

19 September 2003

Lot No 135

The unique first type George V Edward Medal (Industry) in Silver awarded to Harry Parsons, for gallantry in attempting to save life at a Barrow steel works in 1912 Edward Medal (Industry), G.V.R., 1st Class, silver, 1st issue with 1st type reverse (Harry Parsons) very fine £1000-1200

19 September 2003

Lot No 136

An Edward Medal (Industry) awarded to Allan Holliday, for gallantry at a serious accident at the Burton Brewery Company in February 1913 Edward Medal (Industry), G.V.R., 2nd Class, bronze, 1st issue with 2nd type reverse (Allan Holliday) in its original fitted presentation case, very fine £600-800

19 September 2003

Lot No 137

A scarce silver Edward Medal (Mines) awarded to James Erskine, for gallantry in a rescue at the Cowdenbeath Colliery in Fife, in July 1917 Edward Medal (Mines), G.V.R., 1st Class, silver, 1st issue (James Erskine) nearly very fine £600-800

19 September 2003

Lot No 138

A fine Edward Medal (Industry) and Order of Industrial Heroism pair awarded to Bertie Tanner,...