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The order of Life Saving Medal of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem was first established in 1874 in either a Gold, Silver or Bronze grade. The medal was instituted to honour those who had attempted or saved a life and who has put themselves in extreme danger when doing so