RNLI MEDALS AWARDED TO INHABITANTS OF WHITBY 1830 -1996
The following is a list of the Whitby inhabitants who have been awarded medals by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution from 1830 to 1996, plus a few of those awarded "Thanks on Vellum" by the RNLI. I have details of the reasons for the awards and will provide these by e-mail. Contact me at r.sanders3@ntlworld.com or at 101704.3110@compuserve.com NAME OCCUPATION DATE OF AWARD AWARD Jones, Richard Lt R.N. Coastguard 10 February 1830 Gold Jones, Richard Chief Officer Coastguard 5 January 1831 Gold Brittain, George Sherras Lt R.N. Coastguard 10 January 1838 Silver Brittain, George Sherras Lt R.N. Coastgurard 15 November 1838 Gold Storr, John Fisherman - Whitby 7 July 1853 Silver Robinson, Thomas Seaman 7 March 1861 Silver Freeman, Henry Crew Member Whitby Lifeboat 4 April 1861 Silver Quigley, William T Chief Officer Coasguard 7 May 1868 Silver Freeman, Henry Cox Whitby Lifeboat 4 November 1880 Silver Tose, George Cox Runswick Lifeboat 14 December 1893 Silver Langlands, Thomas Cox Whitby Lifeboat 14 June 1906 Silver Langlands, Thomas Cox Whitby Lifeboat 12 November 1914 Gold Eglon, Richard 2nd Cox Whitby Lifeboat 12 November 1914 Silver Peart, George bricklayer of Whitby 12 November 1914 Silver Richardson, Henry Crew Member Whitby No 2 Boat 12 November 1914 Thanks Storry, John William Fisherman - Whitby 27 June 1924 Silver Tose, Andrew Cox Runswick Lifeboat 18 December 1924 Bronze Patton, Thomas 2nd Cox Runswick Lifeboat 18 December 1924 Bronze Murfield, James Cox Whitby No 1 Lifeboat 14 December 1939 Silver Dryden, John Robert 2nd Cox Whitby No 1 Lifeboat 14 December 1939 Bronze Philpot, James Mechanic Whitby No 1 Lifeboat 14 December 1939 Bronze Murfield, James Cox Whitby Lifeboat 14 March 1940 Bronze Dryden, John Robert 2nd Cox Whitby Lifeboat 14 March 1940 Bronze (Post) Philpot, James Mechanic Whitby Lifeboat 14 March 1940 Silver Wale, Christopher Act Bowman Whitby Lifeboat 14 March 1940 Bronze (Post) Winspear, Matthew Leadley Crew Member Whitby Lifeboat 14 March 1940 Bronze Walker, John William C Crew Member Whitby Lifeboat 14 March 1940 Bronze Dryden, William Asst Mechanic Whitby Lifeboat 14 March 1940 Bronze Storr, John Act Cox Whitby Lifeboat 14 March 1940 Thanks Harland, John Robert Crew Member Whitby No 1 Boat 11 April 1946 Silver Murfield, Harry Cox Whitby No 1 Lifeboat 11 April 1946 Bronze Patton, Robert Cox Runswick Lifeboat 8 March 1954 Gold (Post) Taylor, Eric Charles Cox Whitby No 1 Lifeboat 10 June 1954 Bronze Harland, William Cox Whitby Lifeboat 9 September 1970 Bronze Hodgson, Brian William Crew Member Whitby Inshore Bt 10 December 1973 Bronze Coates, Michael Raymond Helmsman Whitby Inshore Boat 12 November 1975 Bronze Allen, Robert William Cox Whitby Lifeboat 17 March 1977 Silver Robinson, Richard Martin K Helmsman Whitby Inshore Boat 17 March 1977 Bronze Thomson, Peter Neville Cox/Mechanic Whitby Lifeboat 29 June 1988 Bronze Botham, Niholas Simon Helmsman Whitby Lifeboat 29 June 1988 Bronze Pearson, John Helmsman Whitby Inshore Boat 13 April 1993 Bronze NB: Post = Awarded posthumously