Obverse: A man swimming on his back holding the head of another between his hands, the shore in the distance. Legend: 'THE LIFE-SAVING SOCIETY ESTABLISHED 1891'. Reverse: 'AWARDED TO F H TAYLOR' (name incuse). Fitted with a ring and narrow red ribbon.

The Royal Life Saving Society promotes swimming, life saving and lifeguarding skills with the intention of preventing death from drowning.

Awarded to Captain Frederick Henry Taylor C.B.E., D.S.C., RN (1888-1953). Naval officer and submariner. He entered the Royal Navy on 15 January 1903 and was promoted to Lieutenant in 1909. From 1913 he commanded submarines and in 'C24' he sunk 'U-40' off Aberdeen on 23 June 1915. He continued in the service after the end of the war and was promoted Captain on 30 June 1930, retiring in 1936. He was re-employed at the beginning of the war as Captain RN (retired) commanding the armed merchant cruiser HMS 'Rajputana' on convoy escort duties in the North Atlantic. 'Rajputana' was sunk off Iceland by 'U-108' in on 13 April 1941. Taylor was on board but survived and continued to serve on escort duties during the rest of the Battle of the Atlantic. He was mentioned in despatches on 15 August 1944 and was awarded the CBE on 11 December 1945. Official reports of his character and competence are generally favourable but mention a 'hot temper easily aroused.' He married Elaine Muriel Bell on 11 October 1919 at Westminster.