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Henry Blogg GC BEM
(1876-1954)
George Cross recipient, British Empire Medal recipient, winner of the RNLI Gold Medal for Conspicuous Gallantry, winner of the RNLI Silver Medal, rescued 873 lives during 53 years of service, and life-boat coxswain (1909-1947)
Died aged c. 78
Wikidata WikipediaHenry George Blogg 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". From the rescue of the crew of the Pyrin and then of half of the crew of the Fernebo in 1917, through to his near drowning in the course of the rescue of survivors of the wreck of the SS English Trader in 1941, he was awarded the gold medal of the RNLI three times and the silver medal four times, the George Cross, the British Empire Medal, and a series of other awards.
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Commemorated on 2 plaques
Henry Blogg G.C. B.E.M. Coxswain of Cromer life-boats 1909-1947 Winner of the R.N.L.I. Gold Medal for Conspicuous Gallantry 3 times of its Silver Medal 4 times with the help of his gallant crew rescued 873 lives during 53 years of service - One of the bravest men who ever lived Died June 13th 1954
Esplanade, Cromer, United Kingdom where they was
Henry George Blogg 1876-1954 Coxswain No.1 lifeboat 1909-1947 lived here
Blogg Cottage, Corner Street, Cromer, United Kingdom where they lived