Obverse: Head of Edward VII (left). Below bust 'E.R.I.' Legend: 'AWARDED BY THE BOARD OF TRADE FOR GALLANTRY IN SAVING LIFE'. Reverse: Three men, one of whom is signalling to a rescuing life-boat in the distance and a woman with a baby, on a raft and a broken spar in a stormy sea. Inscription on edge: 'WILLIAM HILL, WRECK OF THE "GODIVA" ON THE 16TH DEC. 1904'. Fitted with a cusped bar and scarlet ribbon with narrow stripe near each edge.

Awarded to William Hill, crew member of 'Dunstan'. The sailing vessel 'Godiva' 1882, of Liverpool, bound from Boston to Buenos Ayres with timber, was caught in a hurricane, dismasted and lost her boats. 'Dunstan' 1895, Alfred Booth & Co., saw her distress rockets, and when her master decided to abandon ship the following day, sent a boat which managed to take off her twenty-four officers and men. This took two trips in very bad weather.