The following coxswains, members of lifeboat creii's and shore helpers were awarded certificates of sen-ice on their retirement and, in addition.

those entitled to them bv the Institution's regulations, were awarded an annuity , gratuitv or pension.

Aberdeen A. W. Bird Coxswain 9 years Second Coxswain 3 years Crew Member* 3 years Silver medal 1974.' Aberystwyth D. E. Jenkins Crew Member* 17 years.

Amble H. R. Matthews Crew Member* 10 years.

Anstruther D. R. Jack. HEM Motor Mechanic 35 years.

D. Smith Launcher 21 years.

Ballycotton J. R. Sliney Second Coxswain 8 years Crew Member 26 years.

Barrow F. Moore. HEM Motor Mechanic 27 years Assistant Mechanic 16 years Crew Member 2 years Crew Member* 8'/2 years Bronze medal 1943.

Broughty Ferry A. D. MacKay Crew Member 14 years Crew Member* 14 years.

Buckie R. J. Davidson Acting Second Coxswain 4 years Crew Member 24 years.

Campbeltown E. Lafferty Crew Member 28 years.

J. Lang Crew Member 26 years.

A. McArthur Crew Member 26 years.

J. N. Mactaggart Crew Member 10 years.

Donaghadee J. H. Simpson Second Coxswain 13 years Crew Member 20 years Bowman 1 year.

Dover J. J. Smith Crew Member 13 years.

Dunbar R. M. Davies Coxswain 2 'A years Crew Member 13 years Crew Member* 13 years.

Eastbourne D. A. Huggett Coxswain/Mechanic 11 years Coxswain 4 years Second Coxswain 4 years Crew Member 2 years.

J. A. Hall Second Assistant Mechanic 12 years Crew Member 6 years Bowman 4'/t years Shore Helper 13 years.

"Lifeboats under 10 metres.

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Exmouth M. Handoll Fishguard W. D. Hughes Fowev N. Keep Hastings H. Benton R. Shoesmith Helensburgh A. M. Nicholson Hoylake T. H. Jones Humber R. F. Sayers Ilfracombe M. Joel Islay A. Campbell ixilmore J. J. Connick Kirkcudbright C. Devlin The Lizard-Cadgwith P. T. Mitchell Margate A. W. Lacey, BEM Montrose A. Mowatt Mudeford R. Bishop V. Derham M. J. Parker M. W. Parker S. Prichard R. J. Sheppard A. Stride R. Stride B. Watson Newbiggin G. R. Dawson J. Arkle D. Armstrong D. G. Brown G. D. Robinson North Berwick J. Thorburn Crew Member 14 years.

Second Coxswain 7'/2 years Crew Member 5 years.

Assistant Mechanic 14 years Crew Member 6 years.

Assistant Mechanic 12 years.

Second Assistant Mechanic 7 years Crew Member 5 years.

Crew Member* 13 years.

Coxswain 7 years Second Coxswain 1 1 years Crew Member 26 years Bronze medal 1979.

Assistant Mechanic 1 1 years Crew Member 3 years.

Crew Member 16 years.

Coxswain 6 years Second Coxswain IVi years Crew Member 2'/2 years.

Second Coxswain 8 years Crew Member 4 years.

Crew Member 28 years.

Winchman 29 years Shore Helper 13 years.

Motor Mechanic 34 years Assistant Mechanic 7'/t years.

Assistant Mechanic 19 years Crew Member 3 years.

Crew Member* 17'/2 years.

Crew Member* 13 years.

Crew Member* 17'/2 years.

Crew Member* 17 years.

Crew Member* 13 years.

Crew Member* 10 years.

Crew Member* 17'/2 years.

Crew Member* 10 '/2 years.

Crew Member* 15 years.

Coxswain 5 years Assistant Mechanic 10 years Crew Member 9 years.

Crew Member 34 years.

Crew Member 19 years.

Crew Member 18 years.

Crew Member 14 years.

Crew Member* 13'/2 years.North Sunderland J. Hanvey Port Erin A. P. Maddrell Portpatrick H. Campbell M. E. S. Burgess Portrush A. H. McQuilken Redcar G. E. Price J. F. Benbow St David's W. T. Morris B. J. Davies I. J. Chapman St Msrv's R. Lethbridge St Peter Port J. H. Petit Assistant Mechanic 4 years Crew Member 17 years Crew Member* 9 years.

Assistant Mechanic 81/; years Crew Member 5 years.

Coxwain 6 years Second Coxswain 8 years Crew Member 15 years.

Assistant Mechanic 3'/» years Second Assistant Mechanic lOVh years Crew Member 9 years.

Crew Member 14 years.

Motor Mechanic 7'/t years Crew Member 3'/2 years.

Assistant Mechanic 8!/i years Crew Member 6 years Crew Member* 12 years.

Coxswain 13 years Second Coxswain 12 years Crew Member 8 years Bronze medal 1978.

Assistant Mechanic 16 years Crew Member 9 years.

Crew Member 12 years.

Bowman 28% years Crew Member 7 years.

Coxswain 16'/2 years Crew Member 12 years Silver medal 1978 Bronze medal 1963 First bar to his bronze medal 1975 Second bar to his bronze medal 1977 Third bar to his bronze medal 1979.

Salcombe E. W. Hannaford Sheringham E. R. Wink Shoreham K. F. D. Voice Sunderland D. Shaw Teesmouth R. T. Race W. A. Bird E. R. Copeman H. Hurst, MBE L. Oliver Tighnabruaich M. Black Walmer H. Mercer Wick J. M. Malcolm H. Simpson W. Malcolm Youghal C. B. Hennessy D. Murphy- Second Coxswain/Mechanic 8% years Motor Mechanic 10% years Crew Member 22 years.

Bowman 1 year Crew Member 40 years.

Coxswain 6 years Second Coxswain 4 years Crew Member 8 years Crew Member* 1 1 years Silver medal 1980.

Head Launcher 12 years Crew Member 6 years.

Second Coxswain 12 years Crew Member 13 years.

Crew Member 15 years.

Crew Member 10 years.

Crew Member 14 years Winchman 4 years Head Launcher 2 years.

Crew Member 10 years Winchman 6 years.

Crew Member* 10 years.

Shore Helper 14 years.

Second Coxswain 1 1 '/: years Crew Member 10 years.

Motor Mechanic 4 years Assistant Mechanic 5 years.

Crew Member 20 years.

Coxswain 11 years Crew Member 15 years.

Crew Member 34 years..