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Auction: 23001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 406

Royal National Institute for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck, G.IV.R., silver (Thos. Hughes. Voted 8 July 1829.), heavy contact marks and edge bruising, nearly very fine

The original citation states:

'28 April 1829: Two brigs were wrecked on the same day off Holyhead, Anglesey, the Fame on passage from Barbados to Liverpool, and the Harlequin, to the same port from Palermo, Sicily. They had drifted on to the rocks directly opposite the pier while trying to enter the harbour in a heavy north-westerly gale. In both incidents, lines fastened to pieces of wood were thrown into the sea, which ended up among the rocks. Making use of the lines, both full crews were brought to safety - 24 men and boys in all. Hughes was the senior Boatman who led a party of 22 boatmen in the rescue.'

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Sold for
£600

Starting price
£420