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Henry George Blogg [1] [2] GC BEM (6 February 1876 – 13 June 1954) was a lifeboatman from Cromer on the north coast of Norfolk, England, and the most decorated in Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) history. Blogg of the Cromer Lifeboat Station is referred to as "the greatest of the lifeboatmen". [1]
Bronze statue of Richard Evans at Moelfre lifeboat station. Richard Matthew Evans, (January 19, 1905 – September 13, 2001) was a Welsh lifeboatman.He was born in the village of Moelfre on the north-east of the island of Anglesey. [1]
Henry "Shrimp" Thomas Davies BEM (19 February 1914 – 25 June 2002) was a lifeboatman from Cromer on the north coast of Norfolk, England.His uncle, Henry Blogg, gave him the nickname "Shrimp" after seeing him as a tiny baby.
Freeman was a lifeboatman for more than 40 years, 22 years as coxswain. He participated in many rescues, saved many lives, and became a respected ambassador for the lifeboat cause and a prominent spokesman for his fellow fishermen. In 1880, he was awarded a second RNLI Silver Medal. [2]
During his time with the RNLI, Andy Harris has saved many lives and also had his moment of fame in Channel 4’s coming-of-age comedy.
Bob Hook was born in Lowestoft in Suffolk in 1828, the son of Robert Hook, a fisherman and beach-man, and Elizabeth Ellis. [5] In 1844 aged 16 he joined his father as a lifeboatman, and in 1853 aged 25 he was appointed coxswain of the Lowestoft lifeboat which carried an annual salary of £80 plus other fees and payments.
William George Fleming [1] GC (1865–1954) was a lifeboatman from Gorleston-on-Sea on the east coast of Norfolk, England.His service with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) spanned nearly fifty years, in which time he won the George Cross and the RNLI Medal in Gold and in Silver, and the Bronze Medal three times.
With many younger men on active service, the average age of a lifeboatman was over 50. Many launches were to ships that had been torpedoed or struck mines, including naval or merchant vessels on war duty; a notable example was the hospital ship SS Rohilla which foundered in 1914 and was attended by six lifeboats, saving 144 lives over a 50-hour ...