Reward for Bravery

Balham & Tooting Mercury, No date South London Swimming Club captain William Laws is presented with a Royal Humane Society Honorary Vellum for his bravery in rescuing a woman from drowning at Sonning-on-Thames on 6 July 1930. The SLSC was started in 1906 partly to promote life-saving. The Royal Humane Society was founded in 1774 and still makes bravery awards today.
Date of origination  ? 1930
Date of upload  ? 11/03/2019
Submitted by Janet Smith
Scope & content Newspaper cutting in album
Archive ref.  ? SLSC/5/1/1/8
File format.  ? JPEG image
Tags 1930s, William Laws, Royal Humane Society