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The volunteer crew of the Holyhead lifeboat were able to take direct decedents of the duke of Northumberland crew to the very spot were the rescue took place it was a very moving experience for the relatives and the present Holyhead lifeboat crew .
The crew were rewarded with one gold and 10 silver gallantry medals.One of the silver medal winners was Samuel Jones, grandfather of Holyhead's current lifeboat operations manager, Dave Barry.
Dave Barry, who celebrates 40 years as an RNLI volunteer this month, said: "My mother Margaret remembers her father's tales of the rescue. He told her how he was down in the engine room and battened down throughout the storm .some of the meddles have been given on permanent loan to the maritime musum at holyhead so local people and visiters can see them. Members of the coxswain owen family can be seen in the pictures along with mrs margaret barry whoe,s farther was samuel jones cremember and Mr John Parry holding a relitives medal Mr Parry was the hon sec for the holyhead lifeboat for a number of years and still suports the station as one of the committee members
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