Canada, Commonwealth. A Royal Life Saving Society Medal of the BC-Yukon Branch consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac founder of the Saltus Steel

founder of the Saltus Steel Company

but had never understood the Orthodox faith and eventually abandoned it to convert to Lutheranism in 1909

Instituted in 1943 (in bronze gilt

escorted by Macdonough's gunboats

three Meritorious Service Medals (the first of which was for service in Germany)

Canada, Commonwealth. A Royal Life Saving Society Medal of the BC-Yukon Branch consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac founder of the Saltus SteelInstituted 1891. In silver, the obverse bearing an oar and rope with the inscription ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY CANADA, the reverse presents the inscription BRITISH COLUMBIA YUKON BRANCH ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY ESTABLISHED 1891 CANADA, worn on a blue and white ribbon with BRAVERY clasp at the top with pinback on reverse, measures 32. 7mm (w) x 37. 44 mm (h), in near mint condition.