On the 7th-8th December, 1939, the Salcombe life-boat rescued the sixty-two survivors of the S.S. Tajandoen, of Amsterdam, from the S.S. Louis Shied, of Antwerp, which had gone ashore after picking up survivors of the Tajandoen, sunk by enemy action.

COXSWAIN EDWIN W. DISTIN was awarded the silver medal.

SECOND COXSWAIN EDWIN CHANT was awarded the bronze medal.

BOWMAN GERALD SHEPHERD was awarded the bronze medal.

MOTOR MECHANIC JOHN ALLEN was awarded the bronze medal.

ASSISTANT MOTOR MECHANIC PHILIP E. CHANT was awarded the bronze medal.

SIGNALMAN GEORGE J. LAKE was awarded the bronze medal.

LIFE-BOATMAN JOHN FIELD was awarded the bronze medal.

LIFE-BOATMAN THOMAS CHEESEMAN was awarded the bronze medal.