SECOND-COXSWAIN JOHN ROBERTS, of Llandulas, who died in May, 1939, at the age of 77, was second-coxswain of the Llandulas life-boat for 27 years, from 1891 to 1918. On his retirement he was awarded a pension by the Insti- tution. His outstanding service was a rescue in a shoreboat shortly before he was appointed second-coxswain. He was one of ten men who put out to the help of the schooner Ocean Queen, of Padstow, which was wrecked off Llan- dulas, on 7th November, 1890, in a whole N.W. gale, with a very heavy sea.

Seven times the boat was launched and was driven back, the crew being fre- quently changed, but undefeated, the men launched her an eighth time, and this time they succeeded in reaching the wreck and rescuing the crew. John Roberts, and four of his comrades in this determined rescue, were each awarded the silver medal. He was also awarded the silver medal of the Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane So- ciety for the same rescue..