Hammer

£440

Royal Navy Boer War Battle of Jutland Casualty Royal Humane Society Long Service Medal Group. Awarded to Petty Officer Sydney George Reed a veteran of the Boer War, awarded the Royal Humane Society Bronze Medal for saving the life of a Royal Marine and then lost his live onboard HMS Defence when she was sunk at the Battle of Jutland.
Comprising:
Queen's South Africa Medal, clasp Cape Colony, "S G REED ORD HMS MONARCH", 1914/15 Star, "193627 PO1 RN", British War Medal, Victory Medal, "PO1 RN", Royal Navy Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (GVR Admiral Bust)(number corrected), "193627 S G REED PO HMS VIVID", Royal Humane Society Bronze Medal, "SYDNEY G REED RN NOV 10 1900", Royal Life Saving Society Bronze Medal, "PO1 S G REED OCT 1906". Medals loose RHS Medal with knocks. The Citation for the Royal Humane Society Medal:
On the 10th November, 1900, a man belonging to the Royal Marine Light Infantry fell overboard from H.M.S. Tarter at the entrance to the Bonny River, West Africa. There was a strong tide, and the locality abounds with sharks. At great risk, Reed jumped in and supported him till they were picked up by a boat.
Petty Officer Sydney George Reed joined the Royal Navy in 1881. He was awarded the Long Service Medal in 1898. In 1915 he was posted to HMS Defence a Minotaur-class armoured cruiser and was killed when Defence after being hit her magazines exploded with the loss of all lives.