Lifeboat crew given coronation medals
LERWICK Lifeboat crew members with five years’ service have been awarded coronation medals by Shetland’s lord lieutenant Lindsay Tulloch.
The medal marks the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on 6 May 2023.
It is being given to more than 400,000 recipients including serving members of the armed forces, emergency services personnel, those involved in the coronation ceremony and living recipients of the Victoria Cross and the George Cross.
Eligibility to receive the medal includes paid and voluntary lifeboat crew in an operational role.
Those connected with RNLI Lerwick who are eligible to receive this medal include current crew members coxswain Stephen Manson, deputy coxswain Tommy Goudie, Kenneth Couper, Gareth Geddes, Peter Kerr and Nathan Mann.
Lifeboat operations manager Malcolm Craigie, deputy launch authorities Ryan Leith and John Best, branch treasurer Stevie Grant and former crew member John Drummond are also eligible.
King Charles III is the current patron and president of the RNLI, continuing the tradition of patronage for the charity by the reigning monarch, which began when the RNLI was founded 200 years ago in 1824 with King George IV as its first patron.
RNLI Lerwick branch chair John Webster said: “Everyone in our station contributes to helping save lives at sea and these medals particularly recognise the service and commitment of some of our lifeboat crew and shore-side volunteers.
“I’d like to especially thank the Lord Lieutenant for coming along today to present these medals on behalf of His Majesty.”
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