Henry George BLOGG, GC, BEM
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No. & Rank at the Time of Action: Coxswain
Unit/Occupation: Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Date and Place of Birth: 6th February 1876, Cromer, Norfolk
Family: The 1881 census shows Henry Blogg living with his Grandparents at Tucker Street, East Cliff, Cromer. Thomas Blogg (aged 59) Fisherman, born Cromer; Phebe Blogg (59) wife, born Cromer; Ellen Blogg (25) unmarried daughter, born Cromer; Henry George Blogg (5) Grandson, born Cromer; Mary Ann Blogg (6) Granddaughter, born Cromer.
To avoid confusion this information relates to Henry's grandfather's household where Henry was a 5 year old at the time of the census.
In1901 Blogg married Annie Elizabeth (died 1950), daughter of Henry Brackenbury - see Correspondence below needing verification as to children.
Early Life:
Date and Place of GC Action: 9th January 1917, Cromer, Norfolk
The London Gazette: 30th June 1924
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