Balham & Tooting Mercury, 05/12/1930
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 ? | 05/12/1930 |
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| Scope & content | Newspaper cutting in album |
| Archive ref. ? | SLSC/5/1/1/11 |
| File format. ? | JPG image |
| Tags | 1930s, William Laws, Charles Roskilly, Royal Humane Society |
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