Memorial bronze bust on the Cliff Top, North Lodge Park, Cromer, Norfolk commemorating Henry Blogg, G.C., B.E.M., Coxswain, RNLI, d. 1954
Location
Cliff Top, North Lodge Park, Cromer, Norfolk, England
Transcript
'HENRY BLOGG / GC BEM / COXSWAIN OF CROMER / LIFEBOAT 1909-1947 / WINNER OF THE RNLI / 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 13 1954'
Details
Description: Bronze bust in sou'wester on plinth
Type: Bust
Materials: Bronze
Type: Bust
Materials: Bronze
People
Blogg, Henry
Age: 78
Date of Death: 13/6/1954
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Coxwain
Organisation: RNLI
Age: 78
Date of Death: 13/6/1954
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Coxwain
Organisation: RNLI
Extra
Notes: Bloggs was awarded the George Cross and the British Empire Medal for bravery. His medals are now in the Cromer Lifeboat museum
Bibliography: David Saunders 'Britain's Maritime Memorials & Mementoes (Yeovil, 1996) p. 39
Bibliography: David Saunders 'Britain's Maritime Memorials & Mementoes (Yeovil, 1996) p. 39