The Davison medal

So around the 1800, Nelson was was working for the government, going into battles and plundering enemy warships.

Nelson would commendeer the enemy ships, bring them back to england and sell them to the government. He would recieve a lumpsum which he would give half to his crew to split between them and he would keep the other half.

Davison was Nelsons agent. He felt that putting the men into battle and paying them so little was wrong.

Davison decided as extra incentive he would create the Davison medal. It was awarded to sailors when they came back from battle.