He later achieved the ranks of Acting Sub
He joined the Royal Navy on February 12
coupled with a tactical skill well above the average of his rank
Originally issued without a suspender
Royal Humane Society Medal, Type 2, 1844 certificate_of_authenticity He later achieved the ranksSilver, large successful type 2 by Pistrucci, engraved "HAMMOND MAXTED. VIT. OB. SERV. D. D. SOC. REG. HVM. 21. SEPT. 1844" on the reverse, 51 mm, missing suspension, minor contact marks, very fine. Footnote: On September 21, 1844, about seven o'clock in the evening, a young man was found trapped clinging to a rock, having been hemmed in by the sea opposite Cliff Crescent in Margate, East Kent, England. Two seperate boats were launched at different