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Recognising Bravery Royal Humane Society Annual Report 2019 Royal Humane Society Annual Report 2019 Recognising bravery PATRON Her Majesty the Queen PRESIDENT Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra the Hon Lady Ogilvy KG GCVO VICE-PRESIDENTS Mr Peter Bedford (2003) Mr Julian Spicer OBE (2014) Deceased April 2019 Mr Richard Titley (2015) Rt Hon the Lord Mayor of London Mr Peter Estlin (2018-2019) ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY Instituted 1774 Reg. Charity No. 231469 50/51 Temple Chambers Front cover pictures from left to Right: 3-7 Temple Avenue, London EC4Y 0HP Richard Stanton Thai cave rescue (Silver Medal and Stanhope Gold Medal) Tel: 020 7936 2942 Cadet l/Corporal Abigail McCourt Clayesmore CCF First aider during Salisbury Email: [email protected] nerve agent attack (Testimonial on Vellum) www.royalhumanesociety.org.uk John Volanthen Thai cave rescue (Silver Medal and Stanhope Gold Medal) Royal Humane Society 2019 Contents Medal Recipients 2019 2 In 2019, over Foreword by HRH Princess Alexandra 3 Message from the Chairman 4-8 Aims of the Society 9 1065 awards How to Make a Nomination 10 Stanhope Gold Medal 2019 11 were made Police Medal 2019 12-13 2019 Awards recipients 14-26 to people 2019 Awards year in figures 26 Committee and Officers of the Society 27 whose actions Committee Biographies 28-29 A Tribute to Julian Spicer OBE 30-31 saved a total Annual General Court 2019 32 THE STANHOPE GOLD MEDAL THE STANHOPE GOLD Donors 2019 33 Governors of the Society 34 of more than How to Become a Governor 35 Financial Overview 36-37 467 lives. Ways of donating to the Society 38 Awardees’ Gallery 39-40 2019 Royal Humane Society MEDAL RECIPIENTS 2019 STANHOPE GOLD MEDAL Zenun Damsell-Harvey Richard Stanton MBE GM PC Natasha Holing John Volanthen GM Christopher Jewell QGM Nominated by the Royal Humane Bartlomimej Kozlowski Society (UK) Constable Gareth Maguire Constable Connor McMeekin POLICE MEDAL Jason Mallinson QGM PC Allan James Parker William Edward McMullan Metropolitan Police Service PC Jamie Norman Liam Pastore SILVER MEDAL Connor Roe MBE PC Allan James Parker CSgt James Peter Scovell RM Richard Stanton MBE GM Jim Warny John Volanthen GM PRESIDENT’S AWARD (First instituted in 2018) BRONZE MEDAL Liam Pastore Ian Bartley Joshua Bratchley MBE Richard Robert Dimmack PC Neil Dobson PC Douglas Glaze Note: The Bronze Medals awarded to Janek Kowal, Keith Burden, and Ian and James Soakell were awarded at the Jan 2020 Awards Committee Meeting although the incidents happened in previous years. Some cases are complicated, whilst others are subject to judicial constraints and so it can take many months for an individual to be recognised by the Society. 2 Royal Humane Society 2019 Foreword by HRH Princess Alexandra PHOTO: HUGO BURNAND 2019 was another very successful year for the Society, with a record breaking 1065 awards made to people whose actions saved 467 lives. The extraordinary cave rescue operation in Thailand, carried out with precision and daring while the world held its breath, exemplified the qualities the Society recognises – bravery and selflessness. I was delighted and honoured to meet all nine divers from the British Cave Rescue Council at this year’s very successful Birdwood lecture. Some of the more sensitive nominations for those caught up in the 2017 London terror attacks were still being processed during the year, and these, like so many cases, reflect the everyday bravery of people who acted spontaneously when faced with a situation they never expected to encounter. Education and training are so important. More and more children and adults are learning lifesaving first aid skills and defibrillators are appearing in village halls and community centres across the country. These steps promise in time to expand the existing network of first aiders, who, as we see routinely in the nominations that the Society receives, can and do save lives. I applaud the bravery of our awardees, and the selfless way in which they each made a conscious decision to move towards someone in need of help when others turn away. We are humbled by their modesty and the fine examples they have set. It remains for me to thank all of you who continue so generously to support the Royal Humane Society, and I wish the Society every success in the coming year. 3 2019 Royal Humane Society Message from the Chairman Recognising the saving of human life since 1774 2019 was another very busy year for Lecture, at which His Excellency the present. We are indebted to the British the Society with a record number Ambassador to Thailand was also Cave Rescue Council for their advice of nominations received and lives and support, and to Bill Whitehouse, saved. The highlight of the year was vice chairman of the BCRC, who gave undoubtedly the moment we recognised an excellent presentation on the rescue the incredible bravery of the nine British operation. Cave Rescue Council divers following The Society is proud, and very humbled, their highly publicised rescue of twelve to recognise the courage and self- children, their football coach, and four sacrifice of all 1065 of our 2019 Thai water engineers from the flooded awardees resulting in the saving of 467 Tham Luang cave in Northern Thailand. lives. It was an extraordinary operation that demanded detailed planning, careful At our Annual General Court (AGC), in preparation, delicate diplomacy, and May, our guest speaker, all the way from sustained focus over a period of weeks. Kenya, was Major (Retired) Dominic We were delighted that our President was Troulan GC QGM who has the unique able to meet all nine divers and present distinction of holding not only the George their awards at the start of the Birdwood Mr Bill Whitehouse – vice chairman of the BCRC Cross but also the Queen’s Gallantry 4 Royal Humane Society 2019 Forces. In the Civilian Gallantry List short illness. Julian served the Society 2017 he was awarded the George Cross for a great many years as a highly for his extraordinarily brave actions that respected and very popular committee saved so many lives during the 2013 member, trustee, chairman and latterly Westgate Shopping Mall terrorist attack vice president. He was related to Dr in Nairobi. Dom was the first civilian William Hawes, one of the two founders recipient of the award in 25 years. The of the Society. It is very good that this George Cross, instituted in the dark days connection continues with his son of September 1940 by HM King George Charles, our current deputy chairman. VI, in order to reward acts of the highest In September the Spicer family held a levels of civilian courage not in the face memorial service in St Paul’s Cathedral, of the enemy, rates second only to the which, as you will imagine, was standing Victoria Cross. We were very privileged room only. The collection was dedicated to hear him speak so personally and to the Society, and on behalf of us all I with such empathy about bravery, what should like to thank the family for their it takes, and the emotional impact on extremely generous donation. There is Maj (Retd) Dominic Troulan GC QGM individuals. I was delighted that Dom a full tribute to Julian in this Annual accepted my invitation to become an Report. Honorary Life Governor of the Society. Medal and is the only person either alive It was the Society’s turn to host the or dead ever to have been so honoured. Our President graciously presented a annual meeting with Commonwealth Silver Medal, five Bronze Medals, and Dom is a retired British Army officer High Commissioners and the Liverpool the President’s Award. Details may be and former Royal Marine who served Humane and Shipwreck Society to found under 2019 Award Recipients. from 1979-2009 on operations in the select the recipient of the Stanhope Falklands, Northern Ireland, and Iraq, In April we heard the very sad news Gold Medal. We met in the splendour including twenty years with UK Special that Julian Spicer OBE had died after a of Fishmongers’ Hall and the President 5 2019 Royal Humane Society graciously approved the unanimous resulting in an end-year total value of examples from her own officers who decision to award the 2019 Stanhope £1,107,410. The total return for the each day face unknown challenges in the Gold Medal to two recipients, Richard year was 11% (net of costs). course of their duties. The Commissioner Stanton and John Volanthen. They wove her address in perfectly with the At the time of writing (end-Feb) with were recognised for their exemplary purpose of the evening, which was to markets falling dramatically over the behaviour, extraordinary bravery, celebrate bravery, a perfect example potential coronavirus epidemic (FTSE and fine leadership during the Thai 100 – 15% since the beginning of the cave rescue mission. May I take this year), it was reassuring to receive a note opportunity to thank the Clerk and the from Church House showing that the Fishmongers’ Company for making us portfolio has only given up 2.4% of the feel so welcome, and, of course, for the 2019 gain and is well-protected from excellent fish pie. the worst of the volatility. Despite initial fears, 2019 proved to be Our close working relationship with a successful year from an investment James Johnsen and the Charities Team perspective. Our modest endowment at Church House is reflected in their fund, which continues to be nurtured by continued sponsorship of the Birdwood Church House Investment Management, Lecture, for which we are most grateful. is managed very cautiously with the twin objectives of preservation of The 2019 Birdwood Lecture took place capital and provision of stable but in November as usual at the Royal adequate returns to cover our basic Geographical Society.
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