ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY BRONZE MEDAL AWARDS FOR HEROIC MERCHANT SEAMEN. 12 MARCH 1942, LEITH, SCOTLAND. TWO MERCHANT SEAMEN SERVING ON THE MERCHANT SHIP STARLING, MR NELSON-ESCHE AND ABLE SEAMAN MCKEE WERE AWARDED FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN SAVING TORPEDOED MEN AT THE RISK OF THEIR OWN LIVES. - Mrs McKee, mother of Able Seaman Robert McKee, receiving the Royal Humane Society's Bronze medal on behalf of her son, who was at sea at the time. Also shown is Mr Nelson-Esche, 4th engineer, wearing the medal awarded him at the ceremony. Captain E O Broadley, DSO, RN, NOIC Leith, is making the presentation on b
ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY BRONZE MEDAL AWARDS FOR HEROIC MERCHANT SEAMEN. 12 MARCH 1942, LEITH, SCOTLAND. TWO MERCHANT SEAMEN SERVING ON THE MERCHANT SHIP STARLING, MR NELSON-ESCHE AND ABLE SEAMAN MCKEE WERE AWARDED FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN SAVING TORPEDOED MEN AT THE RISK OF THEIR OWN LIVES. - Mrs McKee, mother of Able Seaman Robert McKee, receiving the Royal Humane Society's Bronze medal on behalf of her son, who was at sea at the time. Also shown is Mr Nelson-Esche, 4th engineer, wearing the medal awarded him at the ceremony. Captain E O Broadley, DSO, RN, NOIC Leith, is making the presentation on behalf of the Society
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