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Presentation of the Freedom of the Borough to Mr H.E. Smith

1927 , Southwold (Suffolk)

Cat no. 148

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The gold medal of the Royal Humane Society and the Freedom of the Borough of Southwold is presented to Mr. Henry Smith of Kessingland in 1927.

This is a record of the presentation of the gold medal of the Royal Humane Society and the Freedom of the Borough of Southwold to Mr. Henry Smith in 1927. The Mayor of Southwold, Mr. E.C. Allen and the Sergeant at Mace, Mr. Charles Moore, together with members of the Corporation, are seen ascending the platform. The presentation follows. There are scenes of the crowd showing people coming up to the platform to shake Mr. Smith's hand. The end of the film shows the Kessingland lifeboat crew who had come to watch the presentation. In the background is a woman with a child. She is lifting him above the heads of the lifeboat crew and running along behind them, trying to get the child into the film

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Mr. Henry Smith of Kessingland receives the gold medal of the Royal Humane Society and the Freedom of the Borough of Southwold in 1927

Background Information

Henry Smith was the mate of a Lowestoft drifter. He was awarded the gold medal of the Royal Humane Society and the Freedom of the Borough of Southwold for jumping overboard, fully clothed, to rescue a colleague from drowning. The colleague was a Southwold fisherman. He was also awarded the Stanhope Gold Medal for the bravest deed performed in 1926.

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Presentation of the Freedom of the Borough to Mr H.E. Smith

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