Coxswain Philip Boyle of Arranmore died on the 23rd of November, 1958, at the age of 60. He was appointed coxswain of the Arranmore life-boat in 1949 after having served as a bowman from 1935 to 1944 and second coxswain from 1944 to 1949. He took part in one of the outstanding services by a life-boat during the last war, when the Arranmore life-boat rescued eighteen survivors of the S.S. Stolwijk of Rotterdam. On that occasion he was acting second coxswain and was awarded the bronze medal for gallantry.

Coxswain John Boyle was awarded the gold medal..