The 3rd of September, 1939, to the 8th of May, 1945 Year 1939 from 3rd Sept.) 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944.

1945 Totals Launches of Lifeboats to ships in distress on account of the War 200 640 481 244 249 280 118 2,212 Total launches o f Life-boats 419 1,081 747 443 411 455 204 3,760 6,376$ 1,168 42 204 Lives Rescued b y Life-boats Lives Rescued b y Shoreboats Lives Rescued by Auxiliary Rescueboats* Medals awarded to Lifeboatmen t 1,001 140 - 40 2,056$ 289 - 48 1,317 128 - 37 596 231 3 38 469 160 11 32 714 196 21 9 223 24 7 - * The first of the Auxiliary Rescue-boat Stations was opened in August, 1941.

t In addition 2 silver and 11 bronze medals were won by shore-boat rescuers in 1941, and 3 bronze medals in 1943.

$ The figure of lives rescued does not include the 3,400 men brought off the beaches of Dunkirk by the Ramsgate and Margate life-boats in 1940..