medal; award "Royal Life Saving Society"

Production date
1917
 Description
Disc-shaped bronze medal. The obverse shows a swimmer saving a colleague and is embossed "THE ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY/ ESTABLISHED 1891". The reverse is embossed "QUEMOUNQUE MISERUM VIDERIS HOMINEM SCIAS/ AWARDED/ TO/ -S.MCCORQUODALE/ -JULY 1917".
Quemcunque miserum videris hominem scias translates as "Whomever you see in distress, recognise in them a fellow human being"
 See full details

Object detail

Department
Object
Production date
1917
Signature & date
embossing:obverse:"THE ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY/ ESTABLISHED 1891"
embossing:reverse:"QUEMOUNQUE MISERUM VIDERIS HOMINEM SCIAS/ AWARDED/ TO/ -S.MCCORQUODALE/ -JULY 1917"
Associated date
Jul 1917
Associated person
Measurement type, part and reading
Dimensions:0 - Whole:Dia 2.9cm (Dia 1 1/8")
Accession number
1991-063-037

Share

My shortlist

Subject category

Image auto tags

Explore other objects by colour

Public comments

Be the first to comment on this object record.

Google reCaptchaThis site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.