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Auction: 16001 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Lot: 115

Royal Humane Society, small Silver Medal, successful (Lieut. Charles Henry Bayly. R.N. H.M.S. "Encounter". 26 Mar. 1880), suspension claw loose, good very fine, with integral top riband buckle, in fitted case of issue

Royal Humane Society: 'To Lieutenant Charles Henry Bayly, Royal Navy, for a rescue on the 26th March, 1880. When H.M.S. Encounter was in Lat 23.13N and Long 117.41E, William Yarwood, Ordinary Seaman, went overboard whilst the vessel was going under steam at over 7 knots. On hearing the cry "Man Overboard", Lieutenant Bayly rushed on deck and jumped to the rescue. He succeeded in reaching Yarwood, who was insensible and all but drowned, and supported him until he could reach a lifebuoy which had been thrown overboard. A boat was launched and some ten minutes later they were picked up. The danger incurred by Lieutenant Bayly was much enhanced by the close proximity of shark-infested reefs.'

Rear-Admiral Charles Henry Bayly, born April 1853; joined the Royal Navy as a Cadet, April 1867; Commissioned Sub-Lieutenant, October 1873; promoted Lieutenant, December 1877; Commander, June 1891; Captain, June 1897; Commanded H.M.S. Monarch during the Boer War, February 1900 to May 1902, off Cape Colony (entitled to a Queen's South Africa Medal); retired, April 1903; promoted Rear-Admiral (retired), April 1907; died, May 1927.

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