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Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen

Certificates of Service and Pensions.

The COXSWAIN'S CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE and a PENSION, have been awarded to: JAMES REDMOND, 10J years coxswain, 15 years bowman, and 11 years a member of the crew of the Dun Laoghaire life-boat.

JAMES WALSH, 6J years coxswain, 8 years second coxswain, 16 years bowman, of the Helvick Head (Dungarvan Bay) life-boat.

The COXSWAIN'S CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE has been awarded to: DAVID HARLAND, 3J years coxswain, 5 years second coxswain, 8 years bowman, and 7 years a member of the crew of the Whitby life-boats.

The LIFE-BOATMAN'S CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE and a PENSION, have been awarded to: JACK HATTON, 17 years bowman and 23 years a member of the crew of the Hilbre Island life-boat.

The LIFE-BOATMAN'S CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE and a GRATUITY, have been awarded to: STEPHEN HOUSLY, 8 years second coxswain and 25 years a member of the crew of the Hilbre Island life-boat.

The LIFE-BOATMAN'S CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE has been awarded to: WILLIAM WILLIAMS, 11 years second coxswain, 3 years bowman, and 16 years a member of the crew of the Moelfre lifeboat.

JOHN G. JONES, 9 years second coxswain, 5 years bowman, and 37 years a member of the crew of the Porthdinllaen life-boat.

MAURICE WALSH, 6J years second coxswain, 8 years bowman, and 15 years a member of the crew of the Helvick Head (Dungarvan Bay) life-boat.

FREDERICK A. JONES, 30 years a member of the crews of the Hoylake, Hilbre Island and New Brighton life-boats, for two years of which he was second coxswain at Hilbre Island, and during nine years assistant motor mechanic at Hoylake.

ALEXANDER HARRIES, 1J years bowman and 34 years a member of the crew of the Tenby life-boat.

EDWIN JOHN MICHAEL, 9 years assistant motor mechanic of the life-boat at The Mumbles.

CHARLES EATON, 24 years a member of the crew of the Walton and Frinton life-boat.

HARRY DAWSON, 12 years a member of the crews of the Hoylake and Hilbre Island life-boats.

HARRY WHITE, 10 years a member of the crew of the Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, life-boat.

Certificates and Pensions to Widows.

CERTIFICATES and PENSIONS have been awarded to the widows of JOHN R.

DRYDEN, acting second coxswain, and CHRISTOPHER WALE, acting bowman of the Whitby No. 1 life-boat, who lost their lives on service in the life-boat on 3rd February, 1940..