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Auction: 23001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 410

Royal National Lifeboat Institution, V.R., silver (Mr Robert Jones Voted 14th March 1889.), good very fine

The original citation states:

'9th February 1889: After the Halifax, Nov Scotia barque Glen Grant, from Pensacola, Florida, parted from her cable in a gale while anchored in the New Harbour, Holyhead, Anglesey, she was seen among the rocks off Penrhos. Her 13 man crew was taken off by a line put aboard by rocket apparatus. The Holyhead lifeboat helped at the scene.'

Robert Jones served as Assistant Coxswain with the Holyhead Lifeboat, notably his brother Edward was awarded a clasp to his R.N.L.I. silver medal for the same rescue. Please see Lot 409 for that Medal.

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