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Description: | This is a photograph of one of 320 medals of bravery which were presented to the crew of the Cunard Liner R.M.S Carpathia. They were presented to them in honour of their part in helping to rescue the survivors of R.M.S Titanic, which sank on her maiden voyage, April 15 1912. The front of the medal shows the Carpathia sailing through ice, whilst the back has the crew members name and the inscription "Presented to the captain, officers, and crew of RMS Carpathia, in recognition of gallant and heoric services from the survivors of SS Titanic, April 15th 1912."
The medals of bravery were presented to the crew on their return to New York city, six weeks after the disaster. The captain of Carpathia, Arthur Rostron was presented with a very prestigious silver cup for his bravery in the rescue mission rather than a medal.
The cost of the medals and the cup were met by a charity which was set up by a group of first class Titanic survivors in the wake of the disaster. The charity raised $15,000 which was a considerable sum in 1912. The President of the United States, Taft also rewarded Captain Rostron's courage by presenting him with The Congressional Medal of Honour. This was particularly prestigious as it was the highest award that could be given to a non-American.
The Cunard Line also rewarded Carpathia's crew with an extra months wages for every member who was serving on board at the time of the disaster. The company also made Rostron captain of their flagship, the Mauretania in 1915 which was a very important post. | Format: | image/jpeg | License: | http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.exe?a=query&p=gateway&f=generic_sitetext%2ehtm&_IXFIRST_=1&_IXMAXHITS_=1&cms_con_core_subtype%3acms_con_text_what=copyright&%3acms_sys_group=%22sopse%22 | Rights holder: | Hampshire Library and Information Service - Hampshire County Council | Subjects: | maritime museu R.M.S Carpathia Amy Quayle maritime history medals Cunard Line White Star Line rescue Titanic Southampton Docks Titanic artefacts | Temporal: | start=1912-01-01; | Source: | Sense of place SE | Creator: | Zoe Darani, Hampshire Library and Information Service | Identifier: | http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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