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|1875||{{LieutRN}} [[Frank Henry Rogers]]||Unsuccessful rescue of man overboard on the high seas.<ref name=t/> | |1875||{{LieutRN}} [[Frank Henry Rogers]]||Unsuccessful rescue of man overboard on the high seas.<ref name=t/> | ||
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| − | |1877||Acting {{SubRN}} [[Robert Archibald James Montgomerie]]||Unsuccessful rescue of | + | |1877||Acting {{SubRN}} [[Robert Archibald James Montgomerie]]||Unsuccessful rescue of J. E. Hocker overboard from ''Immortalité''. [[Albert Medal]] also awarded.<ref name=t/> |
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|1878||{{LieutRN}} [[Lewis Edmund Wintz]]||Successful rescue of man overboard on the high seas.<ref name=t/> | |1878||{{LieutRN}} [[Lewis Edmund Wintz]]||Successful rescue of man overboard on the high seas.<ref name=t/> | ||
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|1922||{{MidRN}} [[Peter Coats Hutton]]||Successful rescue of seaman Herbert R. Reynolds in the wake of loss of the {{UK-Raleigh|f=tp}} | |1922||{{MidRN}} [[Peter Coats Hutton]]||Successful rescue of seaman Herbert R. Reynolds in the wake of loss of the {{UK-Raleigh|f=tp}} | ||
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| − | |1934||{{LieutRN}} [[Hugh Nicholas Aubyn Richardson]]||saved life of seaman overboard {{UK-Wolfhound}} at anchor in squally Lamlash Harbour{{ToL|Bravest Deed of the Year|Wednesday, Feb 13, 1935; pg. 9; Issue 46987}} | + | |1934||{{LieutRN}} [[Hugh Nicholas Aubyn Richardson]]||saved the life of seaman E. J. Archer overboard {{UK-Wolfhound}} at anchor in squally Lamlash Harbour, diving 30 feet from the bridge of the ship.{{ToL|Bravest Deed of the Year|Wednesday, Feb 13, 1935; pg. 9; Issue 46987}}{{ToL|Award for Gallantry|7 Apr. 1934, p. 7}} |
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|1958||{{LieutRN}} [[John Nowell Hall]]||saved 11 year-old son of governor of Malta{{ToL|Night Dive Bravest Deed of the Year|Wednesday, Mar 25, 1959; pg. 7; Issue 54418}} | |1958||{{LieutRN}} [[John Nowell Hall]]||saved 11 year-old son of governor of Malta{{ToL|Night Dive Bravest Deed of the Year|Wednesday, Mar 25, 1959; pg. 7; Issue 54418}} | ||
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|1855||{{LieutRN}} [[Frederick Vernon Isaac]]|| | |1855||{{LieutRN}} [[Frederick Vernon Isaac]]|| | ||
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| − | |1856||{{LieutRN}} [[Henry Barre Beresford]]|| | + | |1856||{{LieutRN}} [[Henry Barre Beresford]]||of ''Medina'', saved Private Robinson in the Bosphorus |
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|1856||{{LieutRN}} Baron H. Von St. Paul|| | |1856||{{LieutRN}} Baron H. Von St. Paul|| | ||
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| − | |1856||{{CommRN}} [[Charles Wake]]|| | + | |1856||{{CommRN}} [[Charles Wake]]||of ''Hannibal'', saved shipmate Maurice Hood at Smyrna w/ A.B. James Pringle |
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|1857||{{LieutRN}} [[John Crawford Wilson]]|| | |1857||{{LieutRN}} [[John Crawford Wilson]]|| | ||
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|1876||{{LieutRN}} [[Reginald Orme Brenton Carey Brenton]]||3rd award - clasp | |1876||{{LieutRN}} [[Reginald Orme Brenton Carey Brenton]]||3rd award - clasp | ||
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| − | |1877||{{LieutRN}} [[John Locke Marx]]|| | + | |1877||{{LieutRN}} [[John Locke Marx]]||w/ Lt. [[William Pierre Lunell Heyland|Heyland]], saved John J. Burke, overboard from ''Achilles'' |
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|1877||{{MidRN}} [[Thomas Willoughby Shortland]]||"T. W. Shorltand" [sic] in Navy List | |1877||{{MidRN}} [[Thomas Willoughby Shortland]]||"T. W. Shorltand" [sic] in Navy List | ||
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| − | |1877||{{LieutRN}} [[William Pierre Lunell Heyland]]|| | + | |1877||{{LieutRN}} [[William Pierre Lunell Heyland]]||w/ Lt. [[John Locke Marx|Marx]], saved John J. Burke, overboard from ''Achilles'' |
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|1878||{{LieutRN}} [[Lewis Edmund Wintz]]||2nd award - clasp; also [[Stanhope Medal]] | |1878||{{LieutRN}} [[Lewis Edmund Wintz]]||2nd award - clasp; also [[Stanhope Medal]] | ||
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| + | |1878||Navigating Sub-Lieutenant [[Arthur Edward Saul]]||deed from ''Vestal'' in lost pinnace, Feb 3 1878 | ||
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|1880||{{CaptRN}} [[Edmund Robert Fremantle]]|| | |1880||{{CaptRN}} [[Edmund Robert Fremantle]]|| | ||
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|1847||{{LieutRN}} [[Augustus Bullock]]|| | |1847||{{LieutRN}} [[Augustus Bullock]]|| | ||
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| − | |1855||{{LieutRN}} [[Henry George Belson]]||For some reason, he is called "E. H. Belson". Undiscovered brother? Saved William Mortimer in ''Neptune'' at Lisbon 1 Dec 1855 | + | |1855||{{LieutRN}} [[Henry George Belson]]||For some reason, he is called "E. H. Belson" and "H. E. Belson". Undiscovered brother? Saved William Mortimer in ''Neptune'' at Lisbon 1 Dec 1855 |
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|1856||{{LieutRN}} [[Lewis Morris Croke]]|| | |1856||{{LieutRN}} [[Lewis Morris Croke]]|| | ||
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|1901||{{LieutRN}} [[Louis Herbert Crozier]]||jumped into Chatham dock basin to save a man{{ToL|Humanity Rewarded|18 Dec. 1901, p. 12}} | |1901||{{LieutRN}} [[Louis Herbert Crozier]]||jumped into Chatham dock basin to save a man{{ToL|Humanity Rewarded|18 Dec. 1901, p. 12}} | ||
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| + | |1904||{{LieutRN}} [[Frederick Lewis Maitland Boothby]]||saved Petty Officer I. Crisp at IChang on 6 June 1904 | ||
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|1904||{{SubRN}} [[Hubert Vaughan-Jones]]||attempt at Portland Roads | |1904||{{SubRN}} [[Hubert Vaughan-Jones]]||attempt at Portland Roads | ||
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|1904||{{LieutRN}} [[Cyril Callaghan]]||saved fellow officer | |1904||{{LieutRN}} [[Cyril Callaghan]]||saved fellow officer | ||
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| + | |1904||{{LieutRN}} [[William George Astell Ramsay-Fairfax]]||1894? | ||
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| + | |1905||{{LieutRN}} [[Kenneth Gofton-Salmond]]|| | ||
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|1906||{{GunnerRN}} [[John Reep]]||saved boy at Devonport | |1906||{{GunnerRN}} [[John Reep]]||saved boy at Devonport | ||
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|1906||{{LieutRN}} [[George Frederick Basset Edward-Collins]]|| | |1906||{{LieutRN}} [[George Frederick Basset Edward-Collins]]|| | ||
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| + | |1906||{{LieutRN}} [[Thomas Clarence Wilsone]]||saved H. J. Harding at Lagos | ||
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|1907||{{LieutRN}} [[George Knightley Chetwode]]|| | |1907||{{LieutRN}} [[George Knightley Chetwode]]|| | ||
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|1918||Acting {{LieutRNR}} [[John E. Armstrong]]||perhaps Elliott or Eric? | |1918||Acting {{LieutRNR}} [[John E. Armstrong]]||perhaps Elliott or Eric? | ||
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| − | |1918||{{LCommRN}} [[William Bayard Hynes]]||saved a 2nd-class | + | |1918||{{LCommRN}} [[William Bayard Hynes]]||saved a 2nd-class shipwright from drowning 16 April 1918 |
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|1918||{{PettyRN}} [[William Edwin Fortescue]]|| | |1918||{{PettyRN}} [[William Edwin Fortescue]]|| | ||
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|1918||{{LieutRNVR}} [[William T. King]]||cannot identify -- check ''The Times'' | |1918||{{LieutRNVR}} [[William T. King]]||cannot identify -- check ''The Times'' | ||
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| + | |1920||{{LieutRN}} [[Basil Theodore Brewster|Basil T. Brewster]]|| | ||
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| + | |1920||{{CommRN}} [[Evan Bruce-Gardyne, Thirteenth Laird of Middleton|Evan Bruce-Gardyne]]|| | ||
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|1922||{{LCommRN}} [[Frederick Albert Richardson]]||saved life of seaman from {{UK-Revenge}} at Plymouth | |1922||{{LCommRN}} [[Frederick Albert Richardson]]||saved life of seaman from {{UK-Revenge}} at Plymouth | ||
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| − | == | + | ==Certificate on Vellum== |
{|border=1 | {|border=1 | ||
!Year of Award||Recipient||Notes | !Year of Award||Recipient||Notes | ||
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| − | |1885-87||{{MidRN}} [[Osmond de Beauvoir Brock]]|| | + | |1885-87||{{MidRN}} [[Osmond de Beauvoir Brock]]|| |
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| + | |1904||{{LieutRN}} [[Stephen Bowle-Evans]]|| | ||
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| + | ==Testimonial on Vellum== | ||
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| + | !Year of Award||Recipient||Notes | ||
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| − | |1904||{{LieutRN}} [[ | + | |1904||{{LieutRN}} [[Robert Wilberforce Myburgh]]|| |
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| − | | | + | |1905||{{LieutRN}} [[Leopold Arthur Bernays]]|| |
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| − | | | + | |1911||{{LieutRN}} [[Harold Fisher Alderton]]||died in effort to save a seaman |
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| − | | | + | |1912||{{LCommRN}} [[John Skinner Wilson]]|| |
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| − | |1915||{{LieutRN}} [[Alexander Boyd Greig]]|| | + | |1915||{{LieutRN}} [[Alexander Boyd Greig]]||rescued two boys at Ipswich |
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Latest revision as of 14:29, 28 March 2022
The Royal Humane Society, founded in 1774, bestowed Silver and Bronze medals and also sometimes certificates on vellum to people who saved, or attempted to save life at sea. This was not a military or naval award, per se, but one bestowable upon any worthy individual. This article will focus on naval-related awards, particularly during the Dreadnought Era.
A list of Royal Navy and Royal Marine war-time recipients of these awards appears in the Navy List of October, 1918.[1] Another list encompassing all naval and marine awards given to date is found in the Navy List of October 1878.[2] To reduce our scope to a manageable scale, I have included only those men whose rank at the time of award indicate they are on a customary "officer track".
The awards sometimes were simply vellums or parchment certificates, sometimes included along with a medal of Gold, Silver or Bronze. A clasp to be affixed to a medal was often used to indicate a second award received of the same type.
One good source for R.H.S. Medals is a thesis available online.[3]
Stanhope Gold Medal Recipients
The Gold, or Stanhope Medal was created in the name of Silver Medal awardee Chandos Scudamore Scudamore Stanhope to honour the person whose lifesaving deed was deemed bravest of the year. There had been a gold medal of some other kind prior to the Stanhope's creation.[4]
| Year of Deed | Recipient | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1875 | Lieutenant Frank Henry Rogers | Unsuccessful rescue of man overboard on the high seas.[3] |
| 1877 | Acting Sub-Lieutenant Robert Archibald James Montgomerie | Unsuccessful rescue of J. E. Hocker overboard from Immortalité. Albert Medal also awarded.[3] |
| 1878 | Lieutenant Lewis Edmund Wintz | Successful rescue of man overboard on the high seas.[3] |
| 1880 | Captain Edmund Robert Fremantle | Successful rescue of man overboard on the high seas.[3] |
| 1897 | Gunner George Barrett Chainey | Successful rescue of man from inshore boat accident.[3] |
| 1901 | RANK? Lowry | Successful rescue of man shipwrecked on the high seas.[3] |
| 1906 | Sub-Lieutenant Delorest John Dumergne Noble | Unsuccessful rescue of man overboard on the high seas.[3] |
| 1913 | Commander Wilfred Tomkinson | Unsuccessful rescue of man overboard on the high seas.[3] |
| 1917 | Sub-Lieutenant Aubrey Arthur Douglas Grey | Quasi-successful rescue of exhausted Lt. Walters after ship lost |
| 1922 | Midshipman Peter Coats Hutton | Successful rescue of seaman Herbert R. Reynolds in the wake of loss of the cruiser H.M.S. Raleigh |
| 1934 | Lieutenant Hugh Nicholas Aubyn Richardson | saved the life of seaman E. J. Archer overboard Wolfhound at anchor in squally Lamlash Harbour, diving 30 feet from the bridge of the ship.[5][6] |
| 1958 | Lieutenant John Nowell Hall | saved 11 year-old son of governor of Malta[7] |
Silver Medal Awardees
There appears to be a bias to award officers a Silver medal (rather than a Bronze medal) for men such as stokers, A.Bs. or cooks.
Bronze Medal Awardees
Certificate on Vellum
| Year of Award | Recipient | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1885-87 | Midshipman Osmond de Beauvoir Brock | |
| 1904 | Lieutenant Stephen Bowle-Evans |
Testimonial on Vellum
| Year of Award | Recipient | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1904 | Lieutenant Robert Wilberforce Myburgh | |
| 1905 | Lieutenant Leopold Arthur Bernays | |
| 1911 | Lieutenant Harold Fisher Alderton | died in effort to save a seaman |
| 1912 | Lieutenant-Commander John Skinner Wilson | |
| 1915 | Lieutenant Alexander Boyd Greig | rescued two boys at Ipswich |
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1918). p. 2412.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). pp. 575-580.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 Barclay, Craig P. Heroes of Peace: The Royal Humane Society and the Award of Medals in Britain, 1774-1914.Online copy.
- ↑ "The Stanhope Gold Medal." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Feb 12, 1936; pg. 11; Issue 47296.
- ↑ "Bravest Deed of the Year." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Feb 13, 1935; pg. 9; Issue 46987.
- ↑ "Award for Gallantry." The Times (London, England), 7 Apr. 1934, p. 7.
- ↑ "Night Dive Bravest Deed of the Year." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Mar 25, 1959; pg. 7; Issue 54418.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1878). p. 578.
- ↑ "The Royal Humane Society." The Times (London, England), 12 Jan. 1871, p. 5.
- ↑ "Medals for Gallantry." The Times (London, England), 23 Nov. 1900, p. 5.
- ↑ "Bravery Rewarded." The Times (London, England), 18 Nov. 1901, p. 12.
- ↑ "Humanity Rewarded." The Times (London, England), 18 Dec. 1901, p. 12.
