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An Edwardian Sea Gallantry Medal to Boatswan J. Nelson, Mercantile Marine, Sea Gallantry Medal, E.VII.R., silver (John Nelson, Wreck of the ''British King'', on the 11th March 1906), good very fine

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An Edwardian Sea Gallantry Medal to Boatswan J. Nelson, Mercantile Marine, Sea Gallantry Medal, E.VII.R., silver (John Nelson, Wreck of the ''British King'', on the 11th March 1906), good very fine
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Lot Essay

Boatswan John Nelson, S.G.M., was decorated for his services on the occasion of the foundering of the S.S. British King, of Liverpool, 500 miles off America on 11.3.1906. As the Boatswan of the S.S. Bostonian, he would have played a major role in the rescue operations.