Albert Medal for Lifesaving
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The Albert Medal was a British decoration instituted to recognize the saving or endeavouring to save the lives of others. It existed from 1866 until 1971.
The Albert Medals in Gold (sea - blue and land red)
Memorial plaque commemorating Lieutenant Turner, Royal Marines, who received the posthumous award of the Albert Medal after, without hesitation, diving overboard to the assistance of Sergeant G. E. Young on 2 March 1939. Both lost their lives in a very rough sea.
Start Point, Devon
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Start Point is a promontory in the South Hams district in Devon, England, grid reference SX832370. Close to the most southerly point in the county, it marks the southern limit of Start Bay, which exte
Albert Medal for Lifesaving
…rescue four men after the cargo ship Spirit of the Ocean lost its battle with force eleven gales and was torn apart as it was swept onto the notorious Start Point rocks in Devon. Witnessing the accident, Popplestone paused only to raise the alarm before setting off alone for the wreck, armed with just a small coil of…
View east, including Start Point Lighthouse in mid-picture.