13th September 1949
Medals for a brave lifeboat crew
After a fruitless eight-hour search for a downed French military aircraft, the crew of the Jersey lifeboat was heading back to shore when it received a call from a stranded yacht. The Maurice Georges was trapped in the rocks of Demie De Pas, south of St Helier, with a crew of four aboard.
Despite already having been out for so long, the lifeboat motored to her aid and, at considerable risk to themselves, coxswain Thomas King and his crew rescued the stranded sailors and brought them safely back to shore.
King was awarded a gold medal and the rest of his crew received bronze medals for their service.
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Other events that occured in September
Jersey Airways suffers fourth mishap in 11 days
- Jersey Airways suffered its fourth accident in eleven days during an attempted take-off in September 1934.
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King killer Gilbert Millington dies at Mont Orgueil
- MP Gilbert Millington's signature was one of the close-to 60 names that appeared on the death warrant for King Charles I.
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Jersey lifeboat rescues a French yacht
- Crew on a French yacht were rescued by the Jersey lifeboat when struck by a double tragedy in the dead of night.
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Jersey is struck by a hurricane
- Jersey and its neighbouring islands were struck by violent storms, causing widespread damage, wrecking ships and resulting in some deaths.
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