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Auction: 24111 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 770

Sold by Order of a Direct Descendant

The 1933 Scouting Silver Cross for Gallantry awarded to Scout H. Firth, 63rd Salford Group, Scouts Association

Scout Association Silver Cross for Gallantry (H. Firth 18-10-33), silver, by Collins, London, reverse with hallmarks and maker's name, good very fine

Silver Cross of Gallantry Awarded 18 October 1944:

'For rescuing a boy from drowning in the Bridgewater Canal, Trafford Park, on July 25th, 1934.'

Harry Firth eventually rose to become an Assistant Scientific Officer by 1978. He started work at the Regent Road Works in Salford, he also worked at the Scientists Department at Stretford.

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£400

Starting price
£400