Henry George Blogg | |
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.JPG) Henry Blogg GC BEM | |
| Born | 6 February 1876 Cromer, Norfolk, UK |
| Died | 13 June 1954 (aged 78) Cromer, Norfolk, UK |
| Occupation(s) | Crab fisherman Coxswain of the Cromer lifeboat (1909–1947) |
| Parent | Mother: Ellen Blogg |
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] 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.[1]
- ^ a b c "Henry Blogg, the Greatest of the Lifeboatmen", Jolly, C., Pub: Poppyland Publishing, new edition 2002, ISBN 0-946148-59-7
- ^ "pdf of "Henry Blogg, the Greatest of the Lifeboatmen"" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2008.