Show Tine The Til Victorian Cros of ot of i iho o Sc Sen How ofen often In ro reading an account of or some serious disaster iS ter at ea a one erIe notices the announcement that ft certain of or tile heroes of or the o occasion have been awarded Lloyds Lloyd's medal It I Is the reward l almost comparable in fact to th the tue little bronze cross on which tte the lite two stimulating words for tor valour are arc engraved which is presented on the recommendation of th the lie t commanding to 10 th the soldier Idl r who doeS doos doo so mo- mo dod deed of special In tn th the tn face e of the time enemy my or on the lie saline sailor who distinguished distin distin- him un under cl similar con con- however To the tie public Lloyds Lloyd's medal does not convey so seri serious II ous OUR a. a 0 meaning perhaps because the recipients seldom wear nr It I on their dress dres plain for all al folk ColIc to fo K see no doubt shrinking In natural modesty from the time display on ordinary attire of th time the record of or a I heed deed which involved the Imperiling of life and limb from m f-m the o overwhelming forces of ot nature In Instead In- In instead stead tead of from the bul bullets of the enemy Lloyds Lloyd's medals arc are two to in number The older which was waR founded In 1837 wa waS wa'S wm made In silver am and ana bronze and nd I Is awarded as nM an aim honorary acknowledgment mont ment to tho those e who have havE by extraordinary dinar exertions contributed to th the saving of ir liff- liff at sea while In iii 1893 II I was decided t t tO j give pivia a n medal to lo ships shills and ant ot ix who ho by hy ala standing land midi J rig to the tho preservation hac iee c by 17 from perils tion of vessels and cargoes peris to Is in kinds This hatter of all kli al ins siLver though at first It w wa il meritorious bronze bronz The medal for or services is I an oval one The re rp side bears the words ted by bythe Iy re ton for the Lloyds Lloyd p paid tIne the I aid between and a Q scroll eron 0 on cit which th tine the l recipient iSm surrounded h by a design il- il 1 li is engraved Srn while the tine clasp cia I b sign of oak lea ea hlf medal I IK is suspended I H is appropriately ap nip- 11 which Idal formed of twit encircling a aV e with wih tal laDs together ball ball V It need hardly ho be said sId that It I would I nee of ho bo for 01 the he Lloyds to e all ni the tl nenie wIli I deeds which add lustre to th the s tory story ury of the sen sert but a as Lloyds Lloyd's Is 15 th Ut c Cn of Information connected wih with hij hi- P t that mat ila t be bc taken for granted ping It ma may escape th notice no nn- n.- n. case sc of or merit rarely n Im m nii the Institution Extracts tice of or 1 tc the log and the evidence of tile the ma mat r t. t i rescued v if iti or who have b born been rn r 1 a letter from time x a cases a in sonic some taint tala commending th the th conduct of Ir If irl- irl 1 i ll out OUM members member of t the crew are to lo serve as u mi Ii which th the committee may ba ha has r I il us judgment n r S Since 1837 when thin tho me medal al for tor fora a av- aIng a lug Ir-g life at sea sea was Instituted less I Hum ins n If medals have have b been en awarded ll so 1 that the the average gc is la barely haJel two to a n y y a ar am I though in 1901 fourteen medals given but ut most df of them thorn wen forone for rl one ship That the standard I Is l kept lpt very high Is evidenced b by the fact In ver 1900 1000 an antI and l In 1893 1803 and 1904 only on medal was awarded In each om otis' of tC these years while In 18 1892 2 none PI given The bronze medals are cOI consul lt- lt more moro numerous numbering as nis they do sonic some no while the medal f fsr I r bl brave s service hn has been ben awarded aW t. t tm It c less less- than a n bundled i ri 14 l the thi dozen en year tu It II hi hiis hH r ti xiII d. d l. l |