SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, ESSEX On the 6th December, 1940, the Southend-on-Sea life-boat rescued eight men.

the crews of the barges Cambria, Decima, Glencoe, and Nelson.

COXSWAIN SIDNEY H. B. PAGE was awarded the silver medal.

MOTOR MECHANIC FRANK A. JURGENSEN was awarded the bronze medal.

SECOND COXSWAIN WILLIAM A. DEER was awarded the bronze medal.

BOWMAN HERBERT G. MYALL was awarded the bronze medal.

SIGNALMAN SAMUEL H. G. THOMAS was awarded the bronze medal.

ASSISTANT MOTOR MECHANIC REGINALD H. SANDERS was awarded the bronze medal..