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 1960s or early ’70s. 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.

Last updated 19th August 2025

With thanks to Peter Gill who compiled this list

Crew	From or In	To	Rank	Other
???? , Louis	1916			First name only, but not Louis Bourke.
Alder, John	1981			Harbour Diver. Carried in absence of sufficient regular crew. (Uncle of Robert)
Alder, Robert	1995	Current	Navigator/crew, ILB Helm from 2021	QJM. Diver, Electronics Engineer.
Alder, Luke	2024			Son of Robert.
Audoire, Laurence	1948	1951	Spare Mechanic	Boat maintenance, Engineer/mechanic, lived at Bordeaux. Resigned due to inability to attend exercises.
Beauchamp, J	1895
Beauchamp, W	1895			Boatbuilder.
Bell, Kenneth Edwin	1929	1948		Born 1897, Sapper Ex Royal Engineers
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.	SGM. Vellum (Johann Collett) Pilot. Uncle of Peter
Bisson, Peter John	1980	1996	2nd Cox from 1984, Cox from 86	Bronze Medal Bonita, Silver Medal Sena Sioria. MBE 1996 Bronze Medal Serv.cert. Matam II. Nephew of Henry, father of Carl. Died 10 April 2011, aged 69.
Blackwell, Richard	2024		Crew
Blake, Daniel	2005	Current	Deputy second cox from 2013. ILB Helm from 2021. Deputy Cox 2022.	Builder.
Blanchard, Pierre	2016	2022		States workboat 'Sarnia' crew.
Borthwick, R	1966		?	Believed to be RNLI Staff. 24/7/66 only.
Bougourd B.	1959			One mention only. 5/4/59.
Bougourd, John	1865	1879
Bougourd, John Philip.	1980	2007	Dep cox 1984, Cox from 1996	LS Badge 2001, Bronze Medal, Bonita QJM, Vellum. Carpenter. Sark Ferry Skipper. BEM.
Bougourd, Nick	1980	1981	Crew	Offerd the Cox's position,declined. Skipper of Harbour workboat 'Sarnia'
Bougourd, Peter N	1959	1986	Cox from 84	Bronze Medal, Bonita, vellum. Fisherman, later States Deputy.
Bourgaize, Curtis	2024
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
Browning, Damien	2024
Carre, Dave	1960	1969	Signalman	Died at work in Signal Station.
Carre, Stuart	2017	current	Crew, ILB Mechanic	Postman then maintenance engineer.
Clarke, Don	1988			1988 offered to be mechanic.
Cole, Richard William	1928	1936	Crew	Worked Brecqhou and Herm boats with Bert Petit. Stevedore with Loveridge Bros. Lived at Lower Hauteville, 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, Vic	1950	1954	Reserve crew.
De La Mare, George	1912	1916
De Mouilpied, Lloyd	1966	1987	Deputy Cox	Vellum 'Orion'. Harbour Boatman. Died 19? April 2011
Dodsworth, Robert	1987	1992		Harbour maintenance staff.
Dorey, E	1949
Dorey, Peter	1956	1969		On EK.
Down, M	1958	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	Originally RNLI staff mechanic, Relief Mechanic.Assistant Mechanic/second engineer.	Inadvertently stranded on Guernsey at outbreak of WW2. 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.
Enevoldsen, Arthur	1923	1930		The longest surviving member of the pulling and sailing era.
Enevoldsen, Bertram Otto	1924	1929		Of Grand Bouet, St PP. Ex MN. Awarded MMWM. Harbour Staff and Fisherman.
Falla, George	1916		Second Cox	Sometime between 1912 and 1916 (Age 47)
Falla, J	1895
Farr, Clifford Thomas	1929	1939		Born 1885, Ex MN AB. Awarded the MMWM.
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	Ex Policeman, Marina Attendant/foreman
Gillman, John N	1911	1916	Cox from 1912	Master of steam tug Assistance, Certified Pilot.(Sometimes Gilman)
Girard, Douglas?	1916			Fisherman. Son lives by Prosperity Memorial.
Granger, Simon	2024
Guilbert, G	1956		Crew. One mention only.
Gurney, William John Tonbridge (Bill)	1930	1948	Bowman and Second Cox	Lived in the High St. Ex RN signaller. Sometimes written as Gourney
Guille, Michael John	1975	1998		Fisherman, 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 James	1945	1961	R/T Operator, Shore sigalman	Of Vauvert. St PP. 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. Father of Daniel. Polymath.
Harris, Michael	2005	Current	Crew, Emergency mechanic	Ex RN, Sea Fisheries and Asst Harbourmaster.
Harris, P	1966		? Reserve crew.	One record only. To Icart Bay 24/07/1966
Harvey, Christian	2011	2016	crew	Lifeboat Operations Manager 2019 to 2022
Harvey, H	1923
Harvey, W	1924			Not the 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, Port Signals Officer Asst harbourmaster. Retirement criteria changed, returned to crew from late 2014.
Hobbs, Alec	1940		Bowman	Son of Fred. Brother of Harold.
Hobbs, Frederick Charles	1923	1944	Coxswain 1930	Born 1885. Brother of Bill. Father of Alec and Harold. Appointed Cox 1930.Ex MN, awarded MMWM. Lived in Cornet Street.
Hobbs, Harold	1935	1940	Crew	Son of Fred. Brother of Alec. Killed on service by German Aircraft fire off Noirmont Point Jersey, 28 June 1940.
Hobbs, William (Bill)	1923	1948	Acting Cox	Brother of Fred.
Hobbs, William Henry	1897	1898		Quarryman, then fisherman then Pilot. Herm Boatman."Mermaid". Lived in Cornet Street. Died May 1923.
Hodder, John	1963	1966	Mechanic.	RNLI staff retired to Guernsey.
Jehan, H	1923
Jehan, W	1924
Jones, Bernard Grace.	1949	1968	Reserve Crew	Described himself as an undistinguished bank employee, later Sark Seneschal. MBE
Kitts, Mervyn Walter	1950	1969	Reserve Mechanic	of Ruette Braye garage. Later States Deputy.
Langlois, M	1879	1880
Le Cornu, T	1918	1924	Shore Signalman
Le Feuvre, T	1938	1939		Lived at South Esplanade.
Le Feuvre, W	1930
Le Lievre, H	1949	1958	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. Brother -in-law of Carl.
Le Page, Art.	1962		Bowman,	Of the Bordage. With Hubert Petit. Fisherman
Le Page, Frank	1948	1969	Acting Cox, 2nd Crew Cox.
Le Page, J	1945	1969	Crew, Bowman.	Of Ville Au Roi, St. PP. Boat "Wonder"
Le Page, John William	1985			Vellum (Johann Collett) Plus a long Service certificate.
Le Page, L	1948	1951	Res. Mechanic	Removed from the reserve list sue to poor attendance.
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, Cew 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			Is this the same man as 1880-1890?
Leggett, C	1923	1924
Long	1929
Lucas, A	1906
Lucas, Jack	2023		Crew
Luscombe, David	1911	1915	Second Cox	Was offered the position as Cox but did not accept it.
Macdonald, H	1898
Mahy, C?G?	1961
Marquand, Henry E.	1948	1952	Spare Hand (Station Chairman's son)	Carried in absence of sufficient regular crew.
Marquis, J	1898			possibly/unlikely, John who died Cambrai 1917 age 37
Martel, Alan	1980	1988	Asst Mechanic	Bronze Medal, Bonita, Vellum
Martel, Frank	1945	1982	R/T Operator and acting Mechanic	of Delancey, St Sampson.
Martel, Keith Emile	1982	2014	Asst.mechanic, Emergency mechanic.	QJM, Vellum. Could not join till father (Reuben) retired. Port Signalman
Martel, Philip James	1986	1999	Crew	Vellum
Martel, Reuben	1959	1982		Vellum (Johann Collett). Father of Keith.
Martel, Ryan	2024
Masterman, Daniel	2011	Current	Crew, ILB Helm from 2021.	Isle of Sark Shipping skipper
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, Peter	1957		One reference only.
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 on crew by Richard Hamon.
Napper, James	1897	1898
Newton, John	1949			AKA "Bonnie"
Newton P.H.	1964	1967	Reserve crew	Ships Pilot. Son of John (Bonnie)
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. ILB Helm from 2021. Cox from 2022.	QJM. P/T Port Signals officer. Self employed builder.
Noyon, B.	1935		Asst. Motor Mechanic.	One record only. 9 Nov 1935.
Noyon, Bill	1939			Pilot
Noyon, Mark	2024		Crew
Oliver J.G.	1949	1953
Ogier, Adrian	2005	2017	2013 Deputy 2nd Coxswain.	P/T Port Signals Officer. Boat Salesman.
Ogier, Alfred William (Bill)	1957	1969	Second Cox	Vellum (Johann Collett) Plus a long Service certificate.
Osborne, Frederick.	1932			B 1882 Ex RN Stoker 1st Class. One mention only. "Capri" 22 Sept 1932.
Ozanne, Steve	1995			No 18 From numbered list of 14 November 1995.
Parsons, Jn	1895
Pattimore, Eric Clifford	1948	1980	Signals, Mechanic from 1957	Of Coronation Rd. St PP.Bronze Medal, (Johann Collett) Greek Silver Medal. Vellum
Paul, F	1929
Pearce, -	1918
Petit, Brian	1950		Reserve Crew	Son of Hubert, brother of John.
Petit, Hubert	1948	1964	Coxswain	Gold medal.(Johann Collett) Father of John.
Petit, John Hubert.	1952	1980	Coxswain from 1964	Silver medal. 4 Bronze Medals. Greek Gold Medal. Later Harbour Master. Died 13 April 2011 aged 83. MBE. Son of Hubert, brother of Brian.
Pugh, H	1923	1924
Quinain, Harry W.	1946	1948	Acting Second Cox	Later Alderney Pilot
Quinain, Jack	1946	1948	Acting Cox	Later 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 Harry (Chick)	1965	1988	Reserve Mechanic	"Chick's Motors", Bronze Medal, Greek Silver Medal. Died Jan 2007. Boarding boat dedicated in his memory.
Rouswall, Thos.	1897
Rowe, Stuart	2000	2007	crew
Sauvary, R.J.	1959			Poss John. Harbour staff
Savident, Wilf	1945	1969	2nd. Coxswain	Known as 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. Father of Stephen. Died August 2023.
Scales, Stephen	2011	Current	Crew	Son of Michael
Scrimshaw, Michael	1999	2003	Crew	Fisherman, Brecqhou crew.
Seabrook, Martyn.	1976	1989?	Crew	Harbour Maintenance.
Sharman, K	1958	1961	Reserve mechanic
Shenton D	1963	1965	Reserve Mechanic
Shields, Eric	1948	1951	Radio Operator	College St. St. PP.
Simon, H	1918
Simon, J	1895
Stevens, Arthur (Alec)	1929	1953	Station Mechanic	Motor Mechanic, Lived in Colborne Road.
Tanner, R	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, L	1957			One mention only.
Trustum, John	1958	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, ILB Helm from 2021.	Isle of Sark Shipping skipper
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)	1982	2022	Cox from 2007	MBE, QJM. Surveyor and Boat Charter.
Wilcox, Charlie	1966			One record only. To Icart Bay 24/07/1966. Carried in absence of regular crew.
Williams, Robbie	1981			Harbour Staff.
Witterich, H	1923	1924
Wood, Tom	2017	2021	Crew	Ex Army.
Youlton, James Peter	1986	2011	Station Mechanic 88? 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		Boats Lady June, Cecelia.
Zabiela, Fred.H (Snr)	1915	1948	Coxswain from 45	Sometime between 1912 and 1916 (age 25). Brother of Albie. Lived in Park Lane.
Zabiela, L V	1945		Spare	Died in the Army.
Zabiela, R (Bobby) W (or W.R)	1945	1950	Bowman, spare hand, crew.	Of Brock Rd. Docker, crewed the liberty boat. (Somtimes also called William). Dismissed due to poor attendance.