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Description: | Obverse: A lifeboat with a crew of fifteen proceeding to a wreck; clouds above. Legend: "FOR HEROIC CONDUCT. WRECK OF THE ROHILLA". Below, partly erased, incuse: "J.STRAKER KAY". Reverse: Within a bay wreath tied with a ribbon the arms of Tynemouth a miner (L) and a sailor (R) as supporters; above a crest, a ship; a motto: "MESSIS AB ALTIS". Fitted with a curved bar, cusped supporting a twist of rope and suspended from a blue ribbon. The Rohilla was wrecked off Whitby, Oct. 30, 1914. | Publisher: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/page/7d7ded6fb50d6031e2884961a200be58.html | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Creator: | Unknown | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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