Medals Awarded
Below are the list of medal awards, Silver, Bronze and Foreign medals. The date is the date of the service followed by the name of the recipient and the name of the casualty.
Silver Medals:
|
11.Sep.1829
|
Owen Nile Reardon Smith
|
DANIEL
|
|
ditto
|
William Brinksmead
|
ditto
|
|
ditto
|
Philip Guy
|
ditto
|
|
|
|
|
|
06.Mar.1833
|
Capt William Chapple
|
DELABOLE
|
|
|
|
|
|
24.Nov.1833
|
Mr Thomas Chapple
|
MARY ANNE
|
|
ditto
|
Mr Thomas Tuckfield
|
ditto
|
|
ditto
|
Mr Henry Popam
|
ditto
|
|
|
|
|
|
17.Dec.1833
|
Mr Thomas Burnard
|
ELIZABETH
|
|
|
|
|
|
29.Nov.1836
|
Thomas Day, Coxswain
|
HENRIETTA
|
|
|
|
|
|
17.Dec.1840
|
Mr Thomas Burnard (Second))
|
Services
|
|
|
|
|
|
24.Dec.1840
|
Capt Joshua Williams
|
NESS
|
|
|
|
|
|
23.Mar.1850
|
Capt Joshua Williams (Second)
|
DASHER
|
|
ditto
|
Capt John Marshall
|
ditto
|
|
|
|
|
|
04.Ape.1861
|
Joseph Cox, Coxswain
|
Services
|
|
|
|
|
|
21.Sep.1866
|
Capt Thomas Jones
|
WOOL PACKET
|
|
|
|
|
|
28.Dec.1868
|
Joseph Cox, Coxswain (Second)
|
PACE
|
|
ditto
|
Joseph Cox, Coxswain (Third)
|
ditto
|
|
ditto
|
Joseph Cox Jnr, 2nd Coxswain
|
ditto
|
|
ditto
|
John Kelly
|
ditto
|
|
|
|
|
|
15.Nov.1871
|
James Smallridge, Coxswain
|
NIGRETTA
|
|
|
|
|
|
08.Jan.1891
|
James Smallridge, Coxswain (Second)
|
Services
|
|
|
|
|
|
06.Aug.1891
|
Joseph Cox Jnr, Coxswain (Second)
|
Services
|
|
|
|
|
|
17.Nov.1962
|
Sydney Cann, Coxswain
|
GREEN RANGER
|
|
Bronze Medals:
| 11.Jan.1935 |
George Pow, 2nd Coxswain |
LEE BAY |
| |
|
|
| 18.Oct.1944 |
Sydney Cann, Coxswain |
PHEONIX 194 |
| |
|
|
| 13.Nov.1949 |
Sydney Cann, Coxswain |
MONTE GURUGU |
| |
|
|
| 11.Sep.1964 |
John Bowden, 2nd Coxswain |
VOLUNTEER |
| |
|
|
| 01.Dec.1985 |
John Pavitt, 2nd Coxswain |
Helmsman on service, windsurfer |
| |
|
|
| 31.Mar.1994 |
Michael Bowden, Coxswain |
TORRIDGE WARRIOR |
| |
|
|
| 22.Jan.2005 |
Gary Stanbury, Helmsman |
KASAM |
| |
|
|
|
Foreign Medals:
| |
|
|
|
| 28.Dec.1869 |
Joseph Cox (Coxswain) |
Austrian Silver Cross |
PACE |
| ditto |
Joseph Cox Jnr |
|
ditto |
| ditto |
John Kelly |
|
ditto |
| |
|
|
|
| 11.Sep.1964 |
Sydney Cann |
Spanish Silver Cross |
MONTE GURUGU |
| |
|
|
|
|
Footnotes :
Coxswain Sydney Cann was awarded the British Empire Medal in 1964. He retired in March 1965 after 53 years service, 32 as Coxswain.
A BOOK CONTAINING THE FULL HISTORY OF APPLEDORE LIFEBOAT STATION CAN BE BOUGHT FROM OUR SOUVENIR STALL AT THE STATION OR BY SENDING A CHEQUE FOR £4 MADE PAYABLE TO APPLEDORE CREW FUND TO:-
APPLEDORE LIFEBOAT STATION
JUBILEE ROAD
APPLEDORE
BIDEFORD
NORTH DEVON
EX39 1SA
|
