An 1896 Sea Gallantry Medal For Steamship Aidar Rescue GTRexclude Hughes was wounded in action

Hughes was wounded in action and admitted to No

and Mayor Newman of Kingston

In die stamped silvered zinc

she was seized and served as a United States Navy troop transport until she was decommissioned and turned over to the United States Shipping Board

along with a unidentified fourth pin

An 1896 Sea Gallantry Medal For Steamship Aidar Rescue GTRexclude Hughes was wounded in actionAn 1896 Sea Gallantry Medal for Steamship Aidar Rescue Victoria, edge engraved: ARTHUR B. CROSSE. WRECK OF THE AIDAR ON THE 19TH JANUARY 1896. Silver, 58mm, very fine. Footnote: Arthur B. Crosse, Second Mate, is confirmed for the Silver Medal for Gallantry and binocular glasses. For rescuing passengers and crew of the steamship Aidar of Liverpool, which foundered during a storm in the Mediterranean, Rescue effected with much difficulty and risk.