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Description: | Royal National Lifeboat Institution silver meda awarded to James Fitzjames for saving a Custom House Officer from drowning at Liverpool.
Obverse: Head of George IV (left). Legend outer: 'ROYAL NATIONAL INSTITUTION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK'. Legend inner: 'GEORGE THE FOURTH PATRON 1824'. Below the truncation: 'W. WYON MINT'.
Reverse: Three men in a boat pulling a fourth out of the water, a broken spar below. Legend: 'LET NOT THE DEEP SWALLOW ME UP'. On a spar: 'W. WYON MINT'. Inscription on edge: 'MR JAMES FITZJAMES, R.N. VOTED 11 FEB:1835'. Fitted with a straight suspension bar and extra wide light blue ribbon. In fitted case of issue. Inscription: 'MORTIMER & HUNT....156 NEW BOND STREET'.
Commander James Fitzjames commanded HMS 'Erebus' during Sir John Franklin's last expedition of 1845.
caption: Royal National Lifeboat Institution silver medal - obverse
caption: Royal National Lifeboat Institution silver medal - reverse
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | James Fitzjames IV George lifesaving medals | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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