Pair: Able Seaman G. Moore, Royal Navy, China 1856-60, one clasp, Taku Forts 1860, unnamed as issued; Royal Humane Society's Medal, large bronze type, successful (George Moore, A.B., H.M.S. Simoom, 13 July [and] Dec. 1858), good very fine or better (2)

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Pair: Able Seaman G. Moore, Royal Navy, China 1856-60, one clasp, Taku Forts 1860, unnamed as issued; Royal Humane Society's Medal, large bronze type, successful (George Moore, A.B., H.M.S. Simoom, 13 July [and] Dec. 1858), good very fine or better (2)

Lot Essay

Able Seaman George Moore was awarded his R.H.S. Medal for saving the lives of two fellow crew members from H.M.S. Simoom in Trincomalee Harbour, Bombay in 1858 - both had got into difficulties while bathing. He qualified for his China Medal for service aboard the same ship (P.R.O. ADM 171/34 refers).