Awarded to Lieutenant Frederick Semple (1833-1871). Obverse: A nude boy with short cloak flying out from his shoulder, blowing on a torch held in his right hand. Legend: 'LATEAT SCINTILLVLA FORSAN'. Exergue: 'SOC . LOND . IN . RESVSCITAT . INTERMORTVORVM INSTIT . MDCCLXXIV'. Reverse: Within an oak garland tied with ribbon, name of recipient and inscription. Legend: 'HOC PRETIVM CIVE SERVATO TVLIT'. Inscription: 'FREDK SEMPLE MIDSHN. H.M.S.BLENHEIM 2 Novr 1853'. 'VIT . OB SERV D . D . SOC . REG . HVM . 21 Nov 1856'. Fitted with a ring and dark blue ribbon.

Frederick Semple (1833-1872) was on board HMS 'Victory', then moored in Portsmouth Harbour, in order to take his Lieutenant's examination. While he was waiting his turn, a passing ship's boat capsized. Semple jumped in from the bottom of the accommodation ladder and grabbed the one female casualty by the hair - she turned out to be the wife of a marine. He managed to grab a rope with the other hand until both were pulled out.