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Royal Harbour Ramsgate Medal for Conspicuous Gallantry
Royal Harbour Ramsgate Medal for Conspicuous Gallantry, silver, with case of issue. Obverse: A tug 'Vulcan' shown towing the Ramsgate Lifeboat, a wreck shown in the distance. Reverse: Legend: 'RAMSGATE TUG AND LIFEBOAT . HONOR TO THE BRAVE'. Inscription: 'PRESENTED FOR CONSPICUOUS GALLANTRY IN RESCUING ELEVEN SURVIVORS OF THE CREW OF THE SHIP "INDIAN CHIEF" WRECKED ON THE LONGSAND JAN. 6TH 1881.' Inscribed on the edge: 'THOMAS COOPER JUNR.' The medal is suspended from a blue ribbon, a bar with a pin fastening bears the arms of the town of Ramsgate.
Thomas William Cooper (1848-1929) was a member of the crew of the Ramsgate lifeboat 'Bradford'. She went to the aid of the 'Indian Chief' wrecked on the Long Sand off Ramsgate on 5 January 1881. There were 11 survivors.
Thomas William Cooper (1848-1929) was a member of the crew of the Ramsgate lifeboat 'Bradford'. She went to the aid of the 'Indian Chief' wrecked on the Long Sand off Ramsgate on 5 January 1881. There were 11 survivors.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA4735 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Lifesaving award |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Indian Chief |
| Date made: | circa 1881 |
| People: | Cooper, Thomas William |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 39 mm |
| Parts: | Royal Harbour Ramsgate Medal for Conspicuous Gallantry |