Tynemouth Medal 1911
Obverse: Within a laurel wreath tied with a bow, the coat of arms of the borough, a sailing ship crest and three coronets on a shield, motto on ribbon 'MESSIS AB ALTIS'. Reverse: A lifeboat of six hands tossed on a breaking wave. Inscription above: 'FOR DUTY NOBLY DONE'. Inscription on edge: 'JOHN ROBERT GRANT JAN.11TH.1913'. Fitted with a cusped bar and dark blue ribbon. The 'Dunelm' was wrecked off Blyth, Northumberland on 11 January 1913. All the crew of 14 were saved by the Cambois lifeboat and the North Blyth Volunteer Life Saving Apparatus Company but three men died subsequently of exposure or injury. The North Shields Lifeboat also turned out with a reduced crew.
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Object Details
ID: | MED0577 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | Lifesaving award |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | R. & S. |
Date made: | 1913 |
People: | Grant, John Robert |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 31 mm |
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