On the 23rd January, 1939, seven members of the crew of eight of the St. Ives life-boat were lost when the boat capsized while on service to an unknown vessel.

COXSWAIN THOMAS COCKING was posthumously awarded the bronze medal.

BOWMAN MATTHEW S. BARBER, acting as second coxswain, was posthumously awarded a clasp to his bronze medal.

LIFE-BOATMAN WILLIAM B. BARBER, acting as bowman, was posthumously awarded a clasp to his bronze medal.

MOTOR MECHANIC RICHARD Q. STEVENS was posthumously awarded the bronze medal.

ASSISTANT MOTOR MECHANIC JOHN B. COCKING was posthumously awarded a clasp to his bronze medal.

SIGNALMAN JOHN THOMAS was posthumously awarded a clasp to his bronze medal.

LIFE-BOATMAN EDGAR BASSETT was posthumously awarded the bronze medal.

LIFE-BOATMAN WILLLAM FREEMAN was awarded the bronze medal.