danger to save, or attempt to save, someone else. This award is no longer made from parchment, instead from card. In Memoriam Testimonials: awarded to the next of kin of a person who has died while attempting to save the life of another. Certificate of Commendation: awarded to those who have made a contribution toward saving, or attempting to save, the life of another, while not necessarily putting themselves at risk. Resuscitation Certificate: awarded to people who have effected a successful resuscitation of someone, who was at one stage 'seemingly dead', through mouth-to-mouth resuscitation (MMR) and/or heart-and-lung massage (CPR). This award is not given to medically trained medical staff (i.e. doctors, nurses, paramedics) or in cases where resuscitation fail. Awards no longer instituted The Large Medal, which was two inches in diameter, in gold, silver or bronze, which was initially awarded for gallantry in saving life and for the successful resuscitation of those apparently dead as a result of drowning or asphyxiation. The Small Medal was one and a half inches in diameter version, which replaced the above and was more suited to being worn on the chest. The Fothergillian Medal, which was the result of a £500 bequest by Dr Anthony Fothergill, the interest on which was to be used to provide a medal to be presented annually or biennially to the author of the best essay on the prevention of shipwreck, the preservation of mariners, or other circumstances left to the Society's discretion. Notable recipients Edwin Alderson (Bronze Medal) Colin Albert Murdoch (Bronze Medal) Alexander I of Russia Isambard Kingdom Brunel Grace Darling Captain George William Manby (Silver Medal) Bram Stoker Matthew Webb (first Stanhope Medal). Sir Edward Davey David Hempleman-Adams Duncan Goodhew. Septimus Ridsdale Sam Isaacs (Bronze Medal) See also Harry Watts – Rescuer awarded numerous certificates from the society A Distinguished Member of the Humane Society References External links List of many Royal Navy recipients, 1835-1922 at The Dreadnought Project Royal charities of the United Kingdom 1774 establishments in Great Britain Organizations established in 1774 Lifesaving organizations Organisations based in the United Kingdom with royal patronage