Coxswain Robert Cross, of the Humber has been awarded the George medal by the King for the rescue of the crew of the Grimsby trawler "Gurth" on 12th. February 1940. The Institution awarded him its gold medal for the same service. In addition to these two medals Coxswain Cross has won since the outbreak of war a bar to his silver medal and the thanks of the Institution on vellum. He has now won the George Medal, the Institution's gold medal, its silver medal three times, its bronze medal and its thanks on vellum..