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THBPresidential Gold Medal Presented to English Boatman John Webb for Lifesaving, Plus Others
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LiveFeb 21, 2017 - Feb 22, 2017
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- Lot Description
Lot of 3 medals presented to John Webb, ca 1914-1919, housed in a period case with sterling silver nameplate. First is a gold medal featuring the profile of Liberty on obverse surrounded by the text Presented by the President of the United States. Engraved on reverse, John Webb, of the Deal Lifeboat Charles Dibden, In Recognition of his Heroic Services in Effecting the Rescue at Sea, on January 31, 1919, of the Master & Crew of the American Steamship Piave.
Also a silver medal, engraved on obverse Presented by the Mayor of Deal, Ald Redsull, and on reverse, To Maple Leaf Crew For prompt rescue HMS Niger, Nov. 11, 1914; and a bronze medal presented by the Italian government, with the Italian crest and Al Valore Di Marina on one side and Webb John, Maritimo / Mare del Nord, 19 Novembre 1916, on the reverse. Webb was based at the lifeboat station in Deal, Kent, at the southeast tip of Great Britain, on the English Channel.
Provenance: N. Flayderman and Co., Inc. - Shipping Info
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