Beschreibung:

C.II Airship Disaster River Humber 1917. A collection of medals. presentation gold watches, certificates etc awarded to Special Constable Frederick Higham and his fifteen year old Boy Scout son Arthur for life saving after the airship burst into flames and crashed into the River Humber near Brough. Items relating to former Hull F.C. rugby player Frederick Higham, who was manager of The Gas Works at Brough at the time, comprise a boxed 18ct gold key wind pocket watch inscribed and presented by the Officers and Men of the South Hunsley Constabulary with 9ct gold watch albert weighing 70gms, 1898-9 Yorkshire Senior Rugby Competition 9ct gold fob and gold mounted amber cigarette holder in silver case; a cased OBE medal, Special Constabulary Faithful Service Medal, a cased British Gas Light Long Service Medal and WW2 Defence Medal in box of issue with paperwork and Long Service 1939 clasp. Items relating to Arthur Higham comprise 18ct gold key-less pocket watch inscribed and presented by the Officers and Men of the South Hunsley Constabulary with 9ct gold Albert chain weighing 45gms, cased Humane Society bronze medal with various certificates, Boy Scouts "silver" cross with certificate signed by Baden Powell and Boy Scouts Silver Fox award with neck ribbon and 9ct gold watch fob inscribed Hull and District Boy Scouts 1917. There is also an archive of paper ephemera relating to the rescue including contemporary newspaper cuttings, letters of congratulations. photographs, maps and plans etc