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Auction: 5005 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Lot: 322

Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society Small Silver Medal, 38mm. (Mr. Fredk. Grant 2nd Officer. Ship "Kilmorey" in charge of boat at rescue of crew of ´Lotos´ 8th. Aug. 1902.), nearly extremely fine, with its silver riband buckle, pin incomplete Estimate £ 100-120 ´Silver Medal and vote of thanks to Captain J. Farmer of the ship Kilmorey, for the rescue of the crew (17 in number) of the ship "Lotos", in the neighbourhood of Cape Horn, on 8th August, 1902. When rescued the crew were in a terrible plight. They had been almost without food for five days, the stores having been destroyed by water, the boats smashed and the decks burst up; in effect the vessel could not have been kept afloat for many hours longer. Silver Medal and vote of thanks to Frederick Grant, Second Officer, who was in charge of the boat.....Two trips had to be made at considerable risk, the boat being in danger from the wreckage.´ (64th Annual Report of the Committee of the Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society 1903 refers)

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