Leonard Lawrence, coxswain of Selsey lifeboat from 1960 until his retirement in 1961. He joined the crew in 1918, and was bowman from 1943 until 1952 when he became second coxswain until his appointment as coxswain in 1960. After his retirement he became a winchman and from 1973 until his death he was the boathouse keeper.

He was awarded a statuette in 1989..