The official RNLI records of serving boat officers go back to 1898, but these records are sadly incomplete.
Centralised recording the names of volunteer crew members, other than in local files, only goes back into the late 1960’s or early 70’s. The information, records and files available in Guernsey are also incomplete, but go back to 1865. A search through copies of Returns of Service books and minutes of committee meetings, have revealed the following names of persons who have manned the Guernsey lifeboat, and their dates of service or involvement. It is possible that some names are duplicates. The carbon copies of Service Returns are now deteriorating, some are unreadable, as is the handwriting of some of the reporters, which has certainly not improved over the years.
The Comments column contains only the briefest supplementary notes, and should not indicate or imply that further information is unavailable, though of course, that may indeed be the case. Whilst the content is believed correct and every reasonable effort has been taken to ensure accuracy, no guarantee or responsibility for its accuracy is accepted or implied. Should any person be able to correct or amplify any of the information provided in good faith, it will gladly be updated.
Note. ‘Mention In/From’ denotes a known reference only in that year. ‘From’ and ‘To’ indicates a known minimum range of dates.
Crew | From or In | To | Rank | Other |
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, Louis | 1916 | First name only, but not Louis Bourke. | ||
Alder, John | 1981 | Current | Harbour Diver. Carried in absence of sufficient regular crew. (Uncle of Robert) | |
Alder, Robert | 1995 | Navigator/crew | QJM. Diver, Electronics Engineer. | |
Audoire, L | 1948 | 1951 | Spare Mechanic | |
Beauchamp, J | 1895 | |||
Beauchamp, W | 1895 | A Boatbuilder. | ||
Bell, K (Kenneth Edwin?) | 1929 | 1948 | ||
Berryman, Chas | 1897 | |||
Berryman, F | 1895 | |||
Berryman, W | 1898 | |||
Besnard, Paul (Dimmo). | 1980 | Carried in absence of sufficient regular crew. Harbour staff. | ||
Bewley?, G | 1960 | Crew | ||
Bichard, A.G. | 1912 | 1916 | Second Crew | |
Bichard, J | 1895 | 1898 | ||
Birch, J | 1898 | |||
Bisson, Carl Peter | 1995 | Current | Second mechanic 06, Station Mechanic 09. | QJM. Son of Peter. |
Bisson, Henry | 1949 | 1963 | Carried to act as Ship's Pilot for Casualty. | To Charlotte Schroeder of Hamburg and Gold medal Service to Johann Collett. Pilot. |
Bisson, Peter John MBE | 1980 | 1996 | 2nd Cox from 1984, Cox from 86 | Bronze Medal, Bonita, Silver Medal, Sena Sioria. MBE 1996 Bronze Medal Serv.cert. Matam II. Died 10 April 2011, aged 69. |
Blake, Daniel | 2005 | Current | Deputy second cox from 2013 | Builder. |
Blanchard, Pierre | 2016 | current | States workboat 'Sarnia' crew. | |
Bougourd, John | 1865 | 1879 | ||
Bougourd, John Philip | 1980 | 2007 | Dep cox 1984, Cox from 1996 | B.E.M, LS Badge 2001, Bronze Medal, Bonita QJM, Vellum. Carpenter. Sark Ferry Skipper. |
Bougourd, Nick | 1980 | 1981 | Crew | Offerd the Cox's position,declined. Skipper of States workboat 'Sarnia' |
Bougourd, Peter N | 1959 | 1986 | Cox from 84 | Bronze Medal, Bonita, vellum. Fisherman, later States Deputy. |
Bourgaize, Ronald C. | 1953 | 1957 | Mechanic | Emigrated to Canada. |
Bourke, Louis J | 1916 | 1929 | Sometime between 1912 and 1916 (Age 33) | |
Brache, - | 1861 | 1865 | ||
Brache, Adrian James | 1992 | 2019 | Navigator/crew | QJM. Fisherman. |
Brouard L.H. | 1948 | |||
Carre, Dave | 1960 | 1969 | Signalman | Died at work in Signal Station. |
Carre, Stuart | 2017 | current | Crew, ILB Mechanic | |
Clarke, Don | 1988 offered to be mechanic. | |||
Cole, Richard William | 1928 | 1936 | Crew | Worked Brecqhou and Herm boats with Bert Petit. Stevedore with Loveridge Bros. Died age 62. |
Collings, J | 1898 | |||
Cook, Gary Howard | 1987 | 1996 | Vellum | |
Coombes, John | 1915 | 1930 | Cox from 1916 | Sometime between 1912 and 1915, Age 49 |
Crews, W William? | 1939 | Shore Signalman | ||
Day H.E | 1948 | |||
Damarell, Fred | 1897 | 1898 | ||
De Carteret, Clifford | 1916 | 1923 | Acting Cox, Shore Signalman | Sometime between 1912 and 1916 |
De Carteret, F | 1929 | Second Cox | ||
De Carteret, Stephen | 1916 | 1918 | Sometime between 1912 and 1916 | |
De Carteret, Thos | 1897 | Fund collection for his widow. (1906) | ||
De Carteret, V | 1950 | 1954 | Reserve crew. | |
De La Mare, George | 1912 | 1916 | ||
De Mouilpied, Lloyd | 1966 | 1987 | Deputy Cox | Vellum 'Orion'. Harbour Boatman. |
Dodsworth, Robert | 1987 | 1992 | Harbour maintenance staff. | |
Dorey, E | 1949 | |||
Dorey, Peter | 1956 | 1969 | On EK. | |
Down, Morris | 1959 | Was this Maurice Downs?Fisherman (De Imp) | ||
Dredge, - | 1895 | |||
Drillot, George | 1912 | 1916 | Sometime between 1912 and 1916 | |
Drillot, Thos | 1897 | |||
Dumont, Lee | 2005 | Current | Crew | |
Dunstan, Gerald | 1940 | 1948 | Relief Mechanic.Assistant Mechanic/second engineer. | Worked at Moitie's (Later Hainsworth's,Now Boatworks+) Injured in "Tomato raid" of 1940. |
Duquemin, Thos | 1897 | |||
Eker, Graham (Squeaker) | 1979 | 1980 | Greek Silver medal. Diver. | |
Envoldsen, Arthur | 1923 | 1930 | ||
Envolsden, Otto Bertram | 1924 | 1929 | Harbour Staff and Fisherman. Last survivor of the Guernsey pulling lifeboat crew. | |
Falla, George | 1916 | Second Cox | Sometime between 1912 and 1916 (Age 47) | |
Falla, J | 1895 | |||
Farr, Clifford Thomas | 1929 | 1939 | Born 1885 | |
Ferguson, George | 1916 | Salerie Fisherman. | ||
Ferguson, H (Harry?) | 1898 | Salerie Fisherman. | ||
Ferguson, R | 1898 | |||
French | 1960 | |||
Gallie, Elias | 1918 | Sometime between 1912 and 1916 (Age 42) | ||
Gallienne, J John?) | 1959 | ? Worked in fridges office in slaughter house | ||
Galpin, W | 1918 | |||
Galsworthy, Linden | 2005 | Current | Crew | Marina Attendant/foreman |
Gilman, John N | 1911 | 1916 | Cox from 1912 | Master of steam tug Assistance, Certified Pilot. |
Girard, Douglas? | 1916 | Fisherman. Son lives by Prosperity Memorial. | ||
Gurney, William John Tonbridge (Bill) | 1930 | 1948 | Second Cox | Sometimes written as Gourney |
Guille, Michael John | 1975 | 1998 | Drowned 5 Oct 98? Vellum | |
Guppy, K.S. | 1948 | Chief Mechanic | ||
Hamon, Arthur | 1961 | Father of Richard Hamon. | ||
Hamon, Daniel | 1997 | 2014 | Second mechanic | Son of R.R (Snowy) Hamon |
Hamon, Lacey J | 1945 | 1961 | R/T Operator, Shore sigalman | Harbour Attendant. |
Hamon, Richard James | 1978 | 2004 | Crew, Emergency mechanic | Bronze Medal, Bonita QJM Painter/Blaster |
Hamon, Robert Edwin | 1987 | 2004 | Vellum Oct 94 QJM | |
Hamon, Robert Ramsey (Snowy) | 1977 | 2004 | Second Cox. | QJM, MBE. Greek Silver Medal. Bronze Medal Service Cert.Vellum x 3. Polymath. |
Harris, Michael | 2005 | Current | Crew, Emergency mechanic | |
Harvey, Christian | 2011 | 2016 | crew | Lifeboat Operations Manager from 2019 |
Harvey, H | 1923 | |||
Harvey, W | 1924 | Not William Harvey dismissed in 1916 | ||
Harvey, William | 1916 | 1916 | Second Cox | Dismissed from the position. |
Helmot, Vincent Roger | 1992 | 2020 | 2nd. Cox 2007 to 2014. | QJM, Vellum, Sena Sioria. Fisherman, Diver then Port Signals Officer. Retirement criteria changed, returned to crew. |
Hobbs, Alec | 1940 | Bowman | Son of Fred. | |
Hobbs, Frederick Charles | 1923 | 1945 | Coxswain | Born 1885. Brother of Bill. Father of Alec and Harold. Appointed Cox 1930 |
Hobbs, Harold | 1935 | 1940 | Crew | Son of Fred. Killed on service by German Aircraft fire, 28 June 1940. |
Hobbs, William (Bill) | 1923 | 1948 | Acting Cox | Brother of Fred. |
Hobbs, Wm | 1897 | 1898 | ||
Jehan, H | 1923 | |||
Jehan, W | 1924 | |||
Jones, B (Bernard?) | 1949 | 1968 | Reserve Crew | Sark seneschal? |
Kitts, Mervyn | 1950 | 1969 | Reserve Mechanic | Ruette Braye garage. Later States Deputy. |
Langlois, M | 1879 | 1880 | ||
Le Cornu, T | 1918 | 1924 | Shore Signalman | |
Le Feuvre, T | 1938 | 1939 | ||
Le Feuvre, W | 1930 | |||
Le Lievre, H | 1949 | 1956 | Reserve then First Mechanic | |
Le Messurier, James | 1995 | No 21 on crew numbered list of 14 Nov 1995. | ||
Le Noury, Vincent | 2007 | Current | Crew | Son in Law of Peter Bisson. |
Le Page, Art. | 1962 | Bowman, | With Hubert Petit. Fisherman | |
Le Page, Frank | 1948 | 1969 | Acting Cox, 2nd Crew Cox. | |
Le Page, J | 1945 | 1969 | Crew, Bowman. | Boat "Wonder" |
Le Page, John W | 1985 | Vellum | ||
Le Page, L | 1948 | Res. Mechanic | ||
Le Patourel, John | 1916 | 1918 | Sometime between 1912 and 1916 (Age 43) | |
Le Poidevin, (L?) G | 1923 | 1924 | ||
Le Poidevin, P | 1948 | Taken on 'Bounty' with Cox to assist. 16/5/48. | ||
Le Prevost, Andrew Michael | 1987 | 1998? | Vellum, No 14 in 1995. | |
Le Tissier, John Graham | 1995 | Current | Navigator/crew | QJM. Marina Attendant, Port Signals Officer. |
Legg, Art | 1950 | Fisherman? Sark Ferry crew. | ||
Legg, George | 1880 | 1890 | Cox | |
Legg, George | 1897 | |||
Leggett, C | 1923 | 1924 | ||
Long | 1929 | |||
Lucas, A | 1906 | |||
Luscombe, David | 1911 | 1915 | Second Cox | Was offerd the position as Cox but did not accept it. |
Macdonald, H | 1898 | |||
Mahy, C?G? | 1961 | |||
Mantel F. | 1959 | Mechanic | ||
Marquand, H.E. | 1948 | 1952 | Spare Hand (Station Chairman's son) | Carried in absence of sufficient regular crew. |
Marquis, J | 1898 | |||
Martel, Alan | 1980 | 1988 | Asst Mechanic | Bronze Medal, Bonita, Vellum |
Martel, Frank | 1945 | 1982 | R/T Operator and acting Mechanic | |
Martel, Keith Emile | 1982 | 2014 | Asst.mechanic, Emergency mechanic. | QJM, Vellum. Could not join till father (Reuben) retired. |
Martel, Philip James | 1986 | 1999 | Crew | Vellum |
Martel, Reuben | 1959 | 1982 | Vellum. Father of Keith. | |
Masterman, Daniel | 2011 | Current | Crew | |
Mauger, H | 1923 | 1924 | ||
Mauger, J | 1923 | 1924 | ||
Mauger, Peter | 1949 | 1969 | Spare crew. | |
Mauger, W (Walter?) | 1924 | |||
Mauger, William T | 1895 | 1912 | Cox from 1903 | |
McLeod, A | 1981 | mechanic | Thought to be RNLI Staff. Definitely not local. | |
Mitchell, James | 1916 | 1918 | ||
Mitchell, John | 1897 | 1898 | ||
Mitchell, William | 1918 | Sometime between 1912 and 1916 | ||
Moore, John | 1918 | Sometime between 1912 and 1916 | ||
Morris, H | 1945 | 1948 | Relief Engineer, 3rd Mechanic | |
Munson, Ronnie | 1957 | 1978 | Herm Ferryman. Replaced by Richard Hamon. | |
Napper, James | 1897 | 1898 | ||
Newton, John | 1949 | Son of Bonny Newton. | ||
Newton P.H. | 1964 | 1967 | Reserve crew | |
Nicholls, J | 1948 | 1966 | Reserve Crew | Retired due ill health. |
Nichols, K? | 1959 | |||
Nicolle, - | 1895 | |||
Nicolle R. | 1948 | |||
Niles, - | 1961 | 22513 | Dick or Tony??? | |
Norman, Jason | 1997 | Current | Crew, 3rd Cox 2007, 2nd cox 2013 | QJM. P/T Port Signals officer. |
Noyon, Bill | 1939 | Pilot | ||
Oliver J.G. | 1949 | 1953 | ||
Ogier, Adrian | 2005 | 2017 | 2013 Deputy2nd Coxswain. | P/T Port Signals Officer. Boat salesman. |
Ogier, Alfred William (Bill) | 1957 | 1969 | Second Cox | Johann Collett. |
Ozanne, Steve | 1995 | No 18 From numbered list of 14 November 1995. | ||
Parsons, Jn | 1895 | |||
Pattimore, Eric | 1948 | 1980 | Signals, Mechanic from 1957 | Bronze Medal, Greek Silver Medal. Vellum |
Paul, F | 1929 | |||
Pearce, - | 1918 | |||
Petit, Brian | 1950 | Reserve Crew | ||
Petit, Hubert | 1948 | 1964 | Coxswain | Gold medal |
Petit, John | 1952 | 1980 | Coxswain from 1964 | MBE, Silver medal. 4 BronzeMedals. Greek Gold Medal. Later Harbour Master. Died 13 April 2011 aged 83 |
Pugh, H | 1923 | 1924 | ||
Quinain, Harry.W. | 1946 | 1948 | Acting Second Cox | Alderney Pilot |
Quinain, Jack | 1946 | 1948 | Acting Cox | Alderney Pilot |
Reynolds, Henry | 1916 | 1918 | Bowman | Sometime between 1912 and 1916 |
Rich, Fred | 1890 | 1903 | Cox | Lived at La Salerie. Credited with the first rescue by a Guernsey Lifeboat. Died suddenly, Oct 10th 1903 |
Rich, Henry | 1906 | 1918 | Shore Signalman | |
Robilliard, - | 1895 | |||
Robilliard, John (Chick) | 1965 | 1988 | Reserve Mechanic | Bronze Medal, Greek Silver Medal. Died Jan 07. Boarding boat dedicated in his memory. |
Rouswall, Thos. | 1897 | |||
Rowe, Stuart | 2000 | 2007 | crew | |
Sauvary, R.J. | 1959 | Poss John. Harbour staff | ||
Savident, Wilf | 1948 | 1969 | 2nd. Coxswain | the 'West coast' Cox. Died 27/9/2010, age 94. Fisherman. |
Scales, Michael (Bones) | 1978 | 1984 | Coxswain from 1981 | Gold medal, Bonita, Vellum. Jethou boatman. |
Scales, Stephen | 2011 | Current | Crew | Son of Michael |
Scrimshaw, Michael | 1999 | 2003 | Crew | |
Seabrook, Martyn. | 1976 | 1989? | Crew | Harbour Maintenance. |
Sharman, K | 1958 | 1961 | Reserve mechanic | |
Shenton D | 1963 | Reserve Mechanic | ||
Shields, E | 1948 | 1951 | Radio Operator | |
Simon, H | 1918 | |||
Simon, J | 1895 | |||
Stevens, Arthur (Alec) | 1929 | 1953 | Station Mechanic | |
Tanner, R | 1945 | 1946 | Carried in absence of sufficient regular crew. | |
Thoume, Garry Roscow | 1992 | 2006 | Asst Mechanic, P/T Mechanic | QJM. Ex RN PO. Marine engineer. |
Trustum, John | 1959 | Not regular crew. Taken 'Off the quay'. | ||
Tucker, Stuart | 2007 | Current | Crew | Electrician. |
Tullier, Shaun | 2015 | 2017 | Crew | Electrician. |
Vaudin | 1960 | |||
Vaudin, Chris | 2017 | Current | Crew | |
Vowles, R (Bob) | 1960 | 1988 | Bronze Medal, Bonita, Greek Bronze Medal, Vellum. | |
Wallbridge, James Jnr | 1918 | Sometime between 1912 and 1916 | ||
Wallbridge, James Snr | 1918 | Sometime between 1912 and 1916 | ||
Way, Ivan | 1948 | Reserve Mechanic | Harbour Maintenance Bosun. Died 2015. | |
Webster, John | 1977 | 1998 | Acting 2nd Cox | Bronze Medal, Bonita. Vellum. Later Committee member. |
Welbourne, David | 2005 | 2016 | Crew | Port Signals Officer. Paramedic Trainer. |
White, Anthony Charles (Buz) MBE | 1982 | Current | Cox from 2007 | MBE, QJM. Surveyor and Boat Charter. |
Williams, Robbie | 1981 | Harbour Staff. | ||
Witterich, H | 1923 | 1924 | ||
Wood, Tom | 2017 | Current | Crew | Ex Army. |
Youlton, James Peter | 1986 | 2011 | Station Mechanic to 09. | QJM, Vellums for 'Sena Sioria' and 'Keranne'. Marine Maintenance Engineer. |
Zabiela, - | 1895 | |||
Zabiela, Albie | 1912 | 1916 | Second Crew | Sometime between 1912 and 1916 ( mentioned in 1938) Fireman, lived in Cornet Street. Brother of Fred Senior |
Zabiela, Freddie W (Jnr). | 1940 | 1948 | (Lady June, Cecelia) | |
Zabiela, Fred.H (Snr) | 1915 | 1948 | Coxswain from 45 | Sometime between 1912 and 1916 (age 25). Brother of Albie. |
Zabiela, L V | 1945 | Spare | Died in the Army. | |
Zabiela, R (Bobby) W (or W.R) | 1945 | 1950 | Bowman, spare hand, crew. | Docker, crewed the liberty boat. (Somtimes also called William) |