ORDER OF ST JOHN OF JERUSALEM, LIFESAVING MEDAL, silver, 2nd type, edge inscribed "William Thomas 1886", extremely fine and rare, with original embroidered riband, in its damaged case of issue

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ORDER OF ST JOHN OF JERUSALEM, LIFESAVING MEDAL, silver, 2nd type, edge inscribed "William Thomas 1886", extremely fine and rare, with original embroidered riband, in its damaged case of issue

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INDENTSince its institution in 1874 156 silver medals were awarded up to 1955

William Thomas, Mining Engineer and Manager of Mardy Colliery, South Wales was awarded the silver lifesaving Medal of the Order of St. John for 'conspicuous heroism' in rescuing, at imminent peril, miners entombed underground 23 December 1885 (full details of the rescue with medal)