Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Guild of St. George Life Saving Medal, 33mm, silver, the obverse depicting the Pistrucci design of St. George slaying the dragon, the reverse showing Christ and his disciples in a boat during a gale (see Mark, Ch.4, vv.35-41), the edge engraved ‘From T. E. Harvey, Esq., M.P., to H. Alexander for saving life 21.4.1912’, with loop ands ring suspension; together with three related medals, in gilt, silver, and bronze, all unnamed, generally very fine (4) £60-£80

Thomas Edmund Harvey (1875-1951) served as Member of Parliament for West Leeds from 1910 to 1918, and was Master of the Guild of St. George from 1934 to 1951.