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Auction: 18001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 539

Royal Humane Society, large bronze medal (successful) (Elias Wanell Shipwright 2 Dec 1865.), nearly extremely fine

Minutes of the Royal Humane Society Committee Meeting, 17 January 1866, state:

'That the courage and humanity displayed by Elias Wannell, in having on 2nd December 1865, jumped into the Basin, and Devonport, to the relief of William Spiller who had fallen therein, and whose life he saved, call forth the sincere Thanks of this committee, which are hereby presented to him inscribed on Parchment.'

Although the recipient would appear to be entitled to the Parchment rather than Medal, other examples are known to exist and this example appears entirely correct; sold with copied correspondence.

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Sold for
£160