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Description: | Awarded to Charles Davis Lucas. Obverse: A nude boy with short cloak flying out from his shoulder, blowing on a torch held in his right hand. Legend: "LATEAT SCINTILLVLA FORSAN". Exergue: "SOC.LOND.IN.RESVSCITAT.INTERMORTVORVM INSTIT.MDCCLXXIV". Reverse: Within an oak garland tied with ribbon, name of recipient and inscription. Legend: "HOC PRETIVM CIVE SERVATO TVLIT". Inscription: "LIEUT CHAS D.LUCAS. R.N. H.M.S. HECLA. VIT. OB SERV D.D. SOC.REG.HVM. 21 JUNE 1854". Fitted with a ring and dark blue ribbon. Owner had original silver medal gilded.
Awarded for throwing a live shell overboard from the deck of HMS Hecla, Bomarsund 1854.
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Charles Davis Rear-Adm Lucas Royal Humane Society V C lifesaving medals | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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