Deaths It is with regret that we report the following deaths Marjofie Berry Falmouth guild president Hugh Bryan Chew Valley branch former chairman Henry 'Shrimp' Davies Former Cromer coxswain (see right) Andrew Forbes Former divisional inspector for Scotland Ivy Griffiths St Davids ladies guild president Margaret Griffiths Worcester branch chairman Bob Johnston Former Newcastle station honorary secretary Francis 0 Kelly Founder member of Bundoran lifeboat station Brian Kent Biggleswade branch president Steven Moore Former Walton and Frinton crew member Molly Rawer Bourne End branch honorary secretary Peter Ross Bangor deputy launching authority BA Rothmey Tighnabruaich deputy launching authority Derek Lionel Scott Former Mumbles coxswain (see right) Barbara Smith Hunstanton and West Norfolk lifeboat guild Charles Steel Former Selsey mechanic Bob Wightman Wooton Basset! branch presidentHenry 'Shrimp' Davies Henry Davies was given the nickname 'Shrimp' after his famous uncle, coxswain Henry Blogg, saw him as a tiny baby.

He joined the lifeboat crew as soon as he was old enough. In all he served 44 years on the lifeboat crew, including 29 years as coxswain.

Shrimp spanned the years from rowing lifeboats to the modern fleet. In 1941 he received the Bronze Medal for the service to the SS English Trader. In a full northnorthwesterly gale English Trader went aground and five of her crew drowned.

The Watson class lifeboat HF Bailey launched to find the wreck lying on the sands with its hull nearly underwater.

As coxswain Henry Blogg made a second attempt to approach, a massive sea threw him, Shrimp and three others, out of the boat. They were recovered, but signalman Allen collapsed and died.

With ropes around the propellers, the lifeboat limped to Yarmouth. The Great Yarmouth and Gorleston lifeboat Louise Stephens took her place, but after five attempts to approach, she also returned to the station.

Later Henry Blogg took his boat out again and reached the wreck in better weather. He took off 44 survivors. Of the 12-man crew of the Cromer lifeboat at the English Trader, nine were from the Davies family.

In 1948 Shrimp was coxswain of the lifeboat Henry Blogg for the service to the Francois Tixer, for which he was awarded the French Maritime Medal. He was coxswain of Henry Btogg for its final dramatic service to the rig Constellation.

Derek Scott BEM Derek joined The Mumbles lifeboat crew in 1947 following a disaster when the lifeboat overturned with the loss of all her crew. In 1950 he was made bowman, in 1952 second coxswain and in 1955 he was appointed coxswain aged just 25: at that time, the RNLI's youngest coxswain.

His first Silver Medal was awarded in 1964 for the rescue of 10 from the motor vessel Kilo, The deck cargo of sodium drums had exploded so that the ship was in danger of catching fire and becoming a total loss.

Rain and high seas added to the difficulty.

He was awarded the Bronze Medal in 1968 for the rescue of the crew of seven from the sand dredger Steepholm.

He was awarded a bar to his Silver Medal in 1971, when, singlehanded, he rescued a boy from a capsized canoe.

He also received a Royal Humane Society Award, a Thanks on Vellum and, in 1979, the RNLI's public relations award. He was awarded the British Empire Medal in 1970 for his services to the RNLI.

Shrimp was also awarded the Thanks on Vellum five times; the British Empire Medal for services to the RNLI; and the RNLI's public relations awards.

During his lifetime he gave numerous interviews to newspapers and television and was the subject of This is Your Life.

He also appeared on Yesterday's Witness and, until last year, was always available at his beach tent to hire out chairs and windbreaks, and to appear as an ambassador for the RNLI and for his home town of Cromer.

Derek was the BBC's technical adviser for the TV series Ennat's Point, and appeared on many other shows including This is Your Life in 1987 and the RNLI's publicity film Lifeboats 2000.

Derek was a talented artist and four of his paintings were used as RNLI Christmas cards..