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on 18 February 1976, the night before he retired as coxswain. After his retirement, Shrimp continued to run the family deckchair business on Cromer's east beach where he was a familiar and talkative figure. Henry Davies died in the summer of 2002 at the age of 88. Lifeboatmen from across the country
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and in the death of one of her crew. Coxswain Henry Blogg had attempted to approach the stricken vessel and a wall of water hit the lifeboat on her port side which washed five of the lifeboat men, including Shrimp Davies and coxswain Blogg, overboard into the raging sea. The five men were hauled back
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s crew had been swept off the foundering ship to their death. The remaining 44 crew had taken refuge in the chart room, the highest and safest point on the ship. The lifeboat made two attempts to get a line to the
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on to the lifeboat but the signalman, Edward "Boy Primo" W. Allen after being in the water for 25 minutes fell unconscious and died a short time later. Despite these traumas,
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of the Cromer lifeboat from his uncle, Henry Blogg. Shrimp's first significant mission as coxswain took place in July 1947. The
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and became coxswain in 1947, taking over from Henry Blogg. Davies retired in
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attended his funeral to commemorate his 45 years of service, in which time he took part in more than 500 rescues.
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without any success. A further attempt at rescue resulted in a near disaster for the
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Shrimp Davies had a near-fatal involvement in the famous rescue of the
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for "maintaining the highest traditions of the lifeboat service".
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Blue plaque erected at Davies' house at New Street, Cromer
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RNLI and independent lifeboats and stations in
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sandbank. The gale was at full force and three of the
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372:Henry Blogg, the Greatest of the Lifeboatmen
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282:Davies was the subject of the ITV programme
231:For his part in this rescue, Davies won the
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105:Coxswain of the Cromer lifeboat (1947–1976)
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121:Father: William Thomas Davies
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321:A model of the Lifeboat
740:Ruby and Arthur Reed II
168:Cromer Lifeboat Station
145:, England. His uncle,
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599:Charles Bonney George
420:Jolly, Cyril (1981).
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166:, having been one of
39:Henry "Shrimp" Davies
1216:George William Manby
865:Great Yarmouth &
732:Ruby and Arthur Reed
502:The Cromer Lifeboats
272:British Empire Medal
163:Ruby and Arthur Reed
1071:Lions International
1040:Foresters Centenary
771:Henry Thomas Davies
25:Henry Thomas Davies
16:British lifeboatman
1530:People from Cromer
1152:Wells-next-the-Sea
1087:RNLB Susan Peacock
997:Henry Ramey Upcher
531:The London Gazette
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94:, Norfolk, England
75:, Norfolk, England
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1095:RNLB Vera Skilton
982:Private lifeboats
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1333:Rye Harbour
1318:The Mumbles
1303:Fraserburgh
1178:Lucy Lavers
1170:Cecil Paine
959:Sea Palling
914:Happisburgh
851:Stuart Hill
766:Henry Blogg
724:Henry Blogg
526:"No. 44999"
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251:Henry Blogg
196:Henry Blogg
157:Henry Blogg
147:Henry Blogg
135:lifeboatman
1514:Categories
1384:Lightship
974:Sheringham
929:Hunstanton
692:H F Bailey
684:H F Bailey
485:30 January
357:References
278:Later life
260:Sheringham
218:H F Bailey
213:H F Bailey
191:H F Bailey
155:lifeboats
151:H F Bailey
65:1914-02-19
1358:Southport
1338:St Anne's
1308:Kingstown
1162:lifeboats
1137:Wimbledon
1056:Lloyds II
1032:J C Madge
1009:lifeboats
944:Mundesley
867:Gorleston
845:Vortigern
843:HMS
837:Mount Ida
795:Cantabria
676:lifeboats
639:lifeboats
1472:See also
1436:Rescuers
1410:SS
1402:SS
1348:Salcombe
1313:Longhope
1288:Arbroath
1273:Lifeboat
823:Meriones
718:(ON 840)
245:coxswain
239:Coxswain
182:SS
1404:Rohilla
1372:Rescues
1343:St Ives
1323:Padstow
1298:Caister
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