The crew of Dover lifeboat, a/1 of whom received medals following ike service to the sinking cargo ship Sumnia on October 16, 1987. Pictured aboard the relief Tyne class Good Shepherd on the Thames before they were awarded their medals by Princess Alexandra, they are: (front) Dominic McHugh and Robert Bruce, (back I to r) Michael Abbott, Geoffrey Buckland, Acting Coxswain Roy Couzens, Christopher Ryan anil Eric Tanner.

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