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Description: | Obverse: A man kneeling on a piece of wreckage saving a woman and child from the water; in the distance a boat picking up a person from the water, a ship under sail on the horizon. Legend: "LIVERPOOL SHIPWRECK AND HUMANE SOCIETY 1839". Reverse: Inscription within an oak wreath. Incuse: "TO FRANCIS YATES SCHOOL FRIGATE 'AKBAR' 26 JULY 1872". [This appears to be the 1871 pattern but it lacks the 'Liver Bird' suspension and ribbon]. Inscription on edge: "FOR GALLANTLY LEAPING INTO THE RIVER AND SAVING A SHIPMATE 21 JULY 1872".
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caption: unavailable | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Yates Francis Liverpool Shipwreck & Humane Society Akbar 1816 (HMS) lifesaving medals | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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