Ex-Coxswain Patrick Murphy, of Newcastle, Co. Down, a gold medal holder, died on 28th January, 1969, at the age of 81. His first recorded service with the life-boats was in 1914, and in 1942 he won the gold medal for rescuing 39 men under the worst possible conditions from a grounded vessel. Just a year earlier he twice won medals in 12 days, and by winning three medals within 12 months he did what no other lifeboatman has ever done. The awards included the Institution's silver medal with bar and the B.E.M..