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Awards to Coxswains and Members of Life-Boat Crews

The following coxswains and members of life-boat crews were awarded certificates of service on their retirement and in addition those entitled to them by the Institution's regulations were awarded an annuity or a retirement allowance and a gratuity: Name Station LEON G. W. RICHARDS .. Appledore THOMAS WILLIAM O'MARAH .. Barmouth NORMAN ELLJS JONES .. .. Beaumaris JOHN WILLIAM GERRARD .. Blackpool (posthumous) JOHN HENDERSON .. .. Blyth ALFRED EDMUND BROWN .. Caister NORFORD HENRY BROWN .. Caister GEORGE CODMAN .. .. Caister JOHN ALBERT PLUMMER, B.E.M. Caister JOHN J. WOODHOUSE .. .. Caister SIDNEY CHARLES HARRISON .. Cromer EDWARD HERON .. .. Cullercoats FREDERICK WILLIAM MILLER .. Cullercoats RAYMOND OLIVER .. .. Cullercoats ALBERT LISLE TAYLOR .. Cullercoats FRANK TAYLOR .. .. Cullercoats (posthumous) Tynemouth RAYMOND JAMES TAYLOR .. Cullercoats SYDNEY J. B. OBLLER .. .. Dungeness ALAN A. C. PITCHER .. .. Eastbourne JAMES PATRICK BROWN .. Fenit DANIEL CROWLEY .. .. Fenit Service Motor mechanic 14 years.

Reserve mechanic 61 years.

Assistant mechanic 11 years.

Crew member 33 years.

Bowman 15 J years.

Crew member 12| years.

Coxswain 4J years.

Second coxswain 10 years.

Bowman 8i years.

Crew member 11 f years.

Bowman 6 years.

Crew member 16 years.

Second coxswain 20 years.

Crew member 3 years.

Bowman 19 years.

Crew member 13 years.

Assistant mechanic 3} years.

Crew member 16j years.

Coxswain 13! years.

Bowman I8J years.

Crew member 9 j years.

Bronze medal 1963.

Motor mechanic 28 J years.

Crew member 8j years.

Bowman 16 years.

Crew member 26 years.

Bronze medal 1927.

Second Service Clasp 1941.

Bowman 5$ years.

Crew member 17} years.

Motor mechanic 5 years.

Assistant mechanic 6i years.

Crew member 10 J years.

Coxswain 5? years.

Second coxswain 6i years.

Bowman 5i years.

Second assistant mechanic 1} years.

Crew member 4i years.

Assistant mechanic 5 years.

Crew member 18i years.

Assistant mechanic 5J years.

Crew member 14 years.

Second coxswain 55 years.

Bowman 6i years.

Crew member 11 i years.

Assistant mechanic 19 years Motor mechanic 41 years.

Bowman 3i years.

Crew member 7i years.

Shore helper 6 years.

Bowman 14i years*.- Crew member 10J years.

Second coxswain 14J years.

Bowman 17 years.

Crew member 12J years.

WILLIAM CROWLEY DANIEL DOYLE EDWARD A. SLAUGHTER ALEXANDER DAVIDSON DONALDSON JAMES DORWARD WILLIAM G. J. HEATH ROY SOUTER FRANK WILLIAM EDMUNDS LAWRENCE KENNEALLY Fenit Fenit Flamborough Gourdon Gourdon Gourdon Gourdon Hastings Helvick Head Coxswain 21 f years.

Second coxswain 5i years.

Bowman 3 years.

Crew member 8 years.

Motor mechanic 13£ years.

Reserve mechanic 1 § years.

Motor mechanic 34 years.

Bronze medal 1951.

Assistant mechanic 4J years.

Bowman 1 year.

Crew member 6 years.

Coxswain 5i years.

Second Coxswain 2f years.

Bowman 8i years.

Crew member 5 years.

Motor mechanic 7i years.

Tractor driver 12J years.

Second assistant mechanic 1 years.

Crew member 1 year.

Second coxswain 5j years.

Bowman 2f years.

Crew member 13i years.

Second coxswain 7 years.

Bowman 1 year. , Crew member 15 years.

Assistant mechanic 15i years.

Crew member 5 years.THOMAS KELLY MICHAEL TOBIN THOMAS ALCOCK ROBERT STITT McKiE JOHN WOOD SALES, B.E.M.

WILLIAM BUCHAN SALES HARRY THOMAS BURGESS ROBERT CAPPS-JENNER WILLIAM JAMES CAPPS-JENNER JACK EDMUND ROSE WILLIAM HENRY THORPE VERNIL TUCK ALEXANDER STEPHEN JOHN G. GALLAUGHER HORACE EDWARD MURT HUGH Dow TOM TREGENZA JOSEPH CLAUDE SHIMMIN KENNETH McMuLLAN CHARLES FREDERICK COCKS THOMAS RICHARD TOWELL ..

ARTHUR VERNON FULLICK ..

KENNETH K. MAIDMENT SIDNEY GEORGE PAGE EDWIN AUBREY PATRICK CLIVE PORTER 112 Helvick Head Helvick Head Holyhead Humber Rhyl Kirkcudbright Lerwick Lerwick Lowestoft ..

Lowestoft Lowestoft ..

Lowestoft ..

Lowestoft Lowestoft ..

Montrose North Sunderland .

Padstow Peel Penlee Port Erin Portrush Redcar Scarborough Selsey Selsey Shoreham Harbour Skegness Teesmouth Coxswain 5} years.

Second coxswain 23} years.

Bowman 3 months.

Crew member 13| years.

Second coxswain 5} years.

Bowman 17i years.

Crew member 14i years.

Coxswain 3i years.

Second coxswain 6i years.

Bowman 21 years.

Crew member 6 months.

Bowman 9 months.

Crew member 6J years.

Silver medal 1967.

Motor mechanic 17J years.

Assistant mechanic 4i years.

Crew member 19} years.

Coxswain 22$ years.

Assistant mechanic 3 years.

Crew member 1 year.

Bronze medal 1957.

Silver medal 1958.

Second coxswain 15t years.

Bowman 2 years.

Crew member 7| years.

Coxswain 21J years.

Second Coxswain 9 months.

Bowman 14J years.

Crew member 18 years.

Assistant mechanic 6i years.

Crew member 17 years.

Bowman 1 f years.

Crew member 17 years.

Second coxswain 1f years.

Bowman 3J years.

Crew member 6J years.

Second coxswain 3J years.

Bowman 4} years.

Crew member 23 J years.

Second Coxswain 10J years.

Bowman 2} years.

Crew member 1J years.

Crew member 12 years.

Shore signalman 1 year.

Head launcher 37 years.

Assistant mechanic 6t years.

Crew member 16J years.

Motor mechanic 32J years.

Crew member 23 years.

Motor mechanic 31 i years.

Assistant mechanic 8| years.

Bowman 12! years.

Crew member 91 years.

Second assistant mechanic 1 1 years.

Crew member 18f years.

Bowman 12 years.

Crew member 20 years.

Assistant mechanic 201 years.

Crew member 10J years.

Emergency mechanic 6} years.

Crew member 18 years.

Bowman 22| years.

Crew member 4 years.

Crew member 23 years.

Second coxswain 31 years.

Bowman 3i years.

Crew member 12 J years.

LESLIE B. DAY .. .. Tenby .. .. Motor mechanic 1H years.

Crew member 3f years.

WILLIAM RAYMOND THOMAS .. Tenby .. .. Coxswain 11 years.

Second coxswain 4 months.

Bowman 11J years.

Crew member 16 years.

ROBERT MCKENZIE .. .. Tynemouth .. .. Second coxswain 6i years.

Bowman 4 months.

Crew member 91 years.

JOHN JOSEPH SUGRUE .. .. Valentia .. .. Coxswain 11 years.

Second coxswain 31 years.

Bowman 11 years.

Crew member 5t years.

WILLIAM KAISER .. .. Whit by .. .. Assistant mechanic 18 years.

Crew member 4i years.

ALEXANDER LEVENIE .. .. Whitehjlls .. .. Assistant mechanic 18 years.

WILLIAM JOHN PIRIE .. .. Whitehills .. .. Coxswain 121 years.

Second coxswain 5 years.

Bowman 21 years.

Crew member 6 months.

JOHN GEORGE RITCHIE .. Whitehills .. .. Motor mechanic 20 years.

Crew member 21 years.

ALEXANDER WISEMAN .. Whitehills .. .. Bowman 9} years.

Crew member 3f years.

H. J. C. SIMMONDS .. .. Yarmouth .. .. Second coxswain 131 years..