Code: 12386
A Royal National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck, G.IV.R., silver (Mr. William Cloke. Voted 6 Augst. 1857.) with double-dolphin suspension.
The original citation reads:
"Voted the silver medal and 21s, each to HENRY POMEROY, chief boatman of the Coast-guard at Mevagissey, JOSEPH LEY,
pilot, and WILLIAM CLOKE, pilot; and 28s. to 14 other men, in acknowledgment of their intrepid services in saving, at great risk of
life, the crew, consisting of 5 men, of the schooner "Rochellaise", of Cette, which was stranded on Mevagissey Bar on the 14th July last."
The medal to Henry Pomeroy was sold in December 2023, and the auction listing, with details of the circumstances for the award, can be seen HERE.
A good, untouched and fresh to the market example. Silk ribbon and white metal suspension with long pin, with top half of a silk lined presentation case. The ribbon no longer intact.
