A Lichfield railway worker's gallantry medal has sold for more than £10,000 at auction.

Arthur Eccleshall won his Albert Medal in 1908 after he lifted a child clear of a train approaching Bushbury Station.

His medal went under the hammer at the Wolverhampton Auction Room, with bidding eventually finishing at £10,030.

The price was pushed up as only 290 Albert Medals were ever handed out - and many were traded in for a George Cross in 1971.

Ben Gamble, head auctioneer at Cuttlestones, said: "We've always had high hopes for this lot.

"Not only is it a very rare medal in its own right but the provenance - which is so important to collectors - is phenomenal and this is one occasion where our original estimate of between £4,000-£5,000 was well and truly shattered!"

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