The famous life-boat stations at Cromer and Great Yarmouth and Gorleston have won for two services in August and October 20 medals, 25 vellums and £234 in money awards. The first service was to six steamers wrecked close together on the Kaisborough Sands. A very heavy sea was running and the steamers were going rapidly to pieces. The two Cromer life-boats and the Great Yarmouth and Gorleston lifeboat rescued 119 lives from them.

Eighty-eight of these lives were rescued .by the Cromer No. I life-boat. Coxswain Henry Blogg twice took her over the submerged decks of the steamers, and she came away with three holes in her side and the greater part of her stem torn away.

Coxswain Blogg was awarded the gold medal for the third time; Coxswain C. A. Johnson of Great Yarmouth and Gorleston and Second-Coxswain J. J. Davies, in command of the Cromer No. 2. life-boat, were both awarded silver medals. Bronze medals and vellums were awarded to the crews. The commander-in-chief at the Nore thanked the life-boatmen for their "superb seamanship and courage" In October Cromer No. I and Great. Yarmouth and Gorleston went out in a very rough sea to a steamer wrecked on the sandbank called Hammond Knoll. Cromer made two attempts to get alongside and at the second Coxswain Blogg and four of his men were washed overboard. All were rescued, but the signalman E. W. Allen, after being revived, collapsed and died. Great Yarmouth and Gorleston made five attempts.

All seven attempts had failed, but early next morning the Cromer life-beat went out again. Wind and sea were less, and she rescued the 44 men on board the stsamer.

Coxswain Blogg was awarded the silver medal and Coxswain Johnson the broaze medal.

The widow of the signalman has been pensioned as if he had been a sailor, soldier or airman killed in action..