WHITBY, YORKSHIRE On the 3rd February, 1940, three attempts were made by the Whitby life-boat to rescue the crew of the S.S. Charles, of Bruges.

MOTOR MECHANIC JAMES PHILPOT was awarded the silver medal.

COXSWAIN JAMES MURFIELD was awarded the bronze medal.

LIFE-BOATMAN JOHN R. DRYDEN, acting as second coxswain, was posthumously awarded a second-service clasp to his bronze medal.

LIFE-BOATMAN CHRISTOPHER WALE, acting as bowman, was posthumously awarded the bronze medal.

ASSISTANT MOTOR MECHANIC WILLIAM DRYDEN was awarded the bronze medal.

LIFE-BOATMAN MATTHEW L. WINSPEAR was awarded the bronze medal.

LIFE-BOATMAN JOHN W. C. WALKER was awarded the bronze medal..