Each month we visit the Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society Archives to share the heroic stories of some of the previous recipients of our awards.

3rd October 1872
Marine Rescue
A Silver Medal and Vote of Thanks were awarded to Boatman James Moore, for gallantly jumping overboard from the barque “Queen of the Fleet“, which had become stranded on the rocks near Puffin Island, Beaumaris, in a gale of wind and carrying a line to shore, (about 100 yards distant). The Captain, his wife, son, daughter and seven men were rescued in a boat which was sent on shore, on the lee side of the island, from the tug “Warrior“.  Also recognised were Richard Green and two of the crew of the tug Warrior for services rendered on this occasion.

29th October 1896
General Rescue
A Silver General medal and Vote of Thanks were awarded to Police Constable E (William Jones) for having, most gallantly, grappled with a man attempting suicide, and taken a loaded revolver from him.

24th October 1914
Fire Rescue
Certificates of Thanks were awarded to Private John Roley, 3rd King’s (Liverpool Regiment), and Thomas Cummings, for rescuing an inebriated woman from a bedroom on fire in Travers Street, Liverpool.

5th October 2015
General Rescue
Certificates were awarded to Constables Jack Bluett, Paul Cumberlidge, Mark Griffiths, Helen Welling, A/Inspector Craig O’Brien and Sergeant Martin Mayne of Merseyside Police, for having, as a team, attempted to save the life of a colleague that had been struck by a vehicle following the pursuit to apprehend an offender at the A5139 Wallasey Dock Link Road North, Wirral.

13th October 2015
Marine Rescue
A Bronze Marine Medal and Certificate were awarded to Constable Gary Hoey of Merseyside Police, for having entered the water and rescued a young woman who had jumped from the Marine Way Bridge with intent to commit suicide, and was in distress in the Marine Lake at Southport.

30th October 206
Fire Rescue
A Parchment was awarded to Sergeant Richard Drew of Merseyside Police, who alone and without thought for himself, entered a burning building on two occasions, at Prescot Street, Liverpool and attempted to tackle the fire, with limited resources. His actions prevented serious injury and prevented loss of life.

If you’ve got details of an historical award that you’d like to share, we’d love to hear from you. Email us: secretary@liverpoolshipwreckandhumanesoc.org