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Description: | Artist: Wyon, Allan Gairdner, artist - British medallist, 1882-1962; Date(s): 1940-12 - 1941-03; Classification(s): medal, Medal for Bravery at Sea, medals, Military, Britain, Lloyds, A.G.Wyon; Acquisition: given by Watson, Philip Charles, 2005-01-31 [CM.28-2005]
Description: Although sailors of the Merchant Navy were in all ways at the front line of conflict in the Second World War, as casualties caused by submarines, mines and aircraft amply tell even without the ordinary dangers of traffic by sea, the British naval establishment had no awards that could be made for acts of bravery in the service, as opposed to campaign medals for service of all kinds in particular areas. In 1939 therefore the well-known maritime insurers, Lloyds of London, set up a committee to award such a decoration to seafarers who performed exceptional acts of courage at sea. The award was announced in December 1940, and the first issues made in March 1941. Awards continued until 1948, all for Second World War service, and the medal was thereafter discontinued. The actual medal was designed by Allan Gairdner Wyon, and this piece is a specimen in bronze; the Museum also has one in white metal. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/terms.htm | Publisher: | The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK | Rights holder: | The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK | Subjects: | Allan Gairdner medal Medal for Bravery at Sea Wyon | Source: | Fitzwilliam Museum | Creator: | The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK | Identifier: | http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/opacdire... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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