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Lot 648
Medal for Evangelist Miner John Jones of Cowdenbeath compris...
Hammer
£3,600
Medal for Evangelist Miner John Jones of Cowdenbeath comprising Life Saving medal of the Order of St John (2nd type 1888 with lions and unicorns) [PRESENTED TO JOHN JONES 14TH JULY 1902] with copied ephemera 'awarded for conspicuous bravery displayed at Dunhill Colliery, Fife on 26th August 1901 by rescuing several miners who had become entombed'. John Jones then descended to the rescue when the water and mud burst in and they were entombed for nearly 30 hours... presented by HRH The Prince of Wales KG, at St James's Palace on 14th July 1902'
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