The Navy List July 1885
Medals |
Memorandum.
Admiralty, 5th May 1870.
Regulations Respecting Medals Granted for Acts of Bravery in Saving Life.
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty having sanctioned Medals granted for acts of bravery in saving life being worn by officers and men of the Royal Navy in Uniform, subject to their Lordships' approval ; the decoration, together with a statement of the act of bravery performed, should be sent to the Secretary of the Admiralty, in order that the recipient's name may be registered, and the necessary authority issued, should their Lordships think proper, for the distinction to be worn.
By Command of their Lordships,
Vernon Lushington
Circular No. 11.-C.
Admiralty, 19th March 1880.
Humane Society's Medals.
The Royal Humane Society having made arrangements for reducing the size of their Medals in future, in order to admit of their being worn, and for granting Clasps and Bars for subsequent acts of bravery, in cases where a medal has been already granted, my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty are hereby pleased to notify to the Officers and Men of Her Majesty's Navy and Marines their permission to Officers and Men to wear such Medals and Clasps when awarded by the Humane Society.
By Command of their Lordships,
W. G. Romaine.
To all Commanders-in-chief, &c.
Medals and Clasps of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
List of Officers and Men in H.M. Coast Guard Service who have received Medals or Clasps from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution during the past Year.
| Name. |
Rank at the Time. |
Silver Medal. |
Second Service Clasp. |
| Arnold, W. H. |
Chief Boatman |
1 |
- |
| Norsworthy William |
Chief Officer |
- |
1 |
| Prior, George. |
Chief Officer |
1 |
- |
| Scanlan, 'Maurice |
Chief Boatman |
1 |
- |
| Webb, William |
Chief Boatman |
1 |
- |
List of Officers and Men of the Royal Navy and Coast Guard who have received Medals from the Board of Trade during the Year 1884 for Gallantry displayed in Saving Life at Sea.
| Name. |
Rank at the Time. |
Date of the Vote. |
Silver Medal. |
Bronze Medal. |
| Peter Gibbons |
Boatman, Coast Guard |
Jan. 1884 |
.. |
1 |
Royal Humane Society Medals.
List of Officers and Men of the Royal Navy who have received the Stanhope Gold Medal.
| |
Awarded for the year |
| Lieut. F. H. Rogers |
1875 |
| Act. Sub-Lieut. R. A. Montgomerie |
1877 |
| Lieut. Lewis E. Wintz |
1878 |
| Captain Hon. Edmund R. Fremantle, C.B., C.M.G., A.D.C. |
1880 |
| William Simpson, A.B. |
1883 |
List of Officers and Men of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines who have received Medals from the Royal Humane Society during the past year.
| Name. |
Rank at the Time. |
Date of the Vote. |
Silver Medal. |
Bronze Medal. |
| Basset, Walter B. |
Lieutenant |
1885 |
.. |
1 |
| Bell, Thomas W . |
Quartermaster |
1884 |
1 |
.. |
| Bell, William . |
Quartermaster |
1884 |
.. |
1 |
| Bolt, John |
Boatman |
1884 |
. |
Clasp. |
| Bradford, Barton R |
Commander |
1884 |
.. |
1 |
| Brown, H.E. |
A.B. |
1884 |
.. |
1 |
| Casement, John |
Lieutenant |
1884 |
.. |
1 |
| Christmas, Charles H. |
A.B. |
1884 |
.. |
1 |
| Cleaver, Thomas |
A .B. |
1885 |
.. |
I |
| Clegg, William |
Ordinary Seaman |
1884 |
.. |
1 |
| Cooke, William |
Stoker |
1884 |
.. |
1 |
| Cooke, William C |
A.B. |
1884 |
.. |
1 |
| Crocker, Charles |
Boatswain's Mate |
1884 |
.. |
1 |
| Dawe, William |
Stoker |
1884 |
.. |
1 |
| Eeles, Charles G.S. |
Lieutenant |
1885 |
.. |
1 |
| Fisher, William B. |
Lieutenant |
1885 |
.. |
1 |
| Gibbons, Peter |
Boatman, Coast Guard |
1884 |
.. |
1 |
| Giddings, Albert |
2nd Captain, Quarter Beck |
1885 |
.. |
1 |
| Grimston, Hon. William |
Lieutenant |
1884 |
1 |
.. |
| Hammet, James L. |
Commander |
1885 |
. |
Clasp |
| Hicks, James |
Quartermaster |
1884 |
.. |
1 |
| Howard, H.J. |
A.B. |
1884 |
.. |
1 |
| Jermyn, John |
Ship's Corporal |
1884 |
.. |
Clasp |
| Langton, George |
A.B. |
1884 |
.. |
Clasp |
| Mills, Albert A.B. |
A.B. |
1885 |
.. |
1 |
| Neville, Charles W. |
Boatswain's Mate |
1884 |
.. |
1 |
| Prendergast, John |
Captain Fore Top |
1884 |
.. |
1 |
| Prescott, John |
A.B. |
1884 |
.. |
1 |
| Rice, Charles |
Boatman |
1884 |
.. |
1 |
| Roberts, Robert E. |
Private R.M.L.I. |
1884 |
|
1 |
| Sanders, Joseph |
Leading Seaman |
1885 |
.. |
1 |
| Sandilands, Hon. Francis R. |
Commander |
1886 |
.. |
1 |
| Smith, Michael |
Ordinary Seaman |
1886 |
1 |
.. |
| Startin, James |
Lieutenant |
1884 |
1 |
.. |
| Tipping, Ernest |
Boatman |
1884 |
.. |
1 |
Royal United Service Institution.
Prize Essay Gold Medallists.- Naval.
- 1876.- Commander Gerard H. U. Noel, R.N.
- 1878.- Captain P. H. Colomb, R.N.
- 1880.- Captain the Hon. Edmund R. Fremantle, C.B., C.M.G., A.D.C., R.N.
- 1882.- Captain Lindesay Brine, R.N.
- 1884.- Captain Charles Johnstone, R.N.
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