Silver Medal awarded to George Grey for a shore boat case on 11^th October 1824.  Mr Grey plunged into the sea and saved four seamen and the Master from the vessel Economy that had been driven ashore at Heselden, he made five journeys to the wreck, boarding her and saving one man on each occasion.

Silver Medal awarded to Henry Houghton a joiner of West Hartlepool in acknowledgement of his services in wading at the risk of his life, into the surf to rescue seven out of eight of the crew of the brig Era of Rochester, which was wrecked during a strong north-easterly gale off Hartlepool on 14^th January 1857.

Silver Medal awarded to Mr Thomas Dawson of Hartlepool and a monetary award to the crews of his three steam tugs for putting out and assisting safely to harbour 51 fishing boats and their crews, 104 men in all, that had been caught in a heavy gale from the north-east which suddenly sprang up, and where in danger of being wrecked on the 16^th June 1869.

Silver Medal awarded to Mr Thomas Pounder, Pilot and his assistant James Metcalf for rescuing at great risk, two people from a boat that capsized near the Longscar Rocks off Hartlepool in a strong north-north-east breeze with a rough sea on the 26^th May 1890.

Silver Medal awarded to Coxswain J W Rowntree for rescuing four lives from the ketch Young John of Montrose that had lost her mainsail in a northerly gale and was seen in Hartlepool Bay at 2030hrs, unmanageable and drifting onto the Longscar Rocks on the 6^th July 1903.  The lifeboat rowed across the bay and after a great deal of difficulty manoeuvred alongside.  A child, the Masters son, was at once thrown from the Ketch and was caught by one of the crew, after which three crew jumped into the lifeboat.  On the lifeboats return she was frequently lost to sight in the heavy waves.  The rescue was witnessed by thousands of people from Hartlepool cliffs.

Silver Medal to Coxswain Shepherd Sotheran and John Franklin, Coxswain Superintendent, Seaton Carew Lifeboat, for the joint rescue of 39 people from the SS Clavering that stranded near the North Gare breakwater in a fierce northerly gale at 0600hrs on the 31^st January 1907.  The Seaton Carew lifeboat launched and managed to rescue 15 crew but further attempts to reach the wreck were unsuccessful.  The Hartlepool lifeboat was brought by road arriving at Seaton Carew at 1730hrs and, after waiting for the tide to ebb, both lifeboats made another attempt to reach the casualty but had to abandon the attempt at 0200hrs.  In daylight with the weather moderating slightly, their joint efforts in bitter wind and frost, were successful and they rescued a further 24 survivors, completing the service at 1300hrs on the 1^st February.

Bronze Medal awarded to Coxswain Robert Hood in an appreciation of the skill and courage shown in the rescue of the crew of nine of the Danish schooner Doris that was being driven toward Longscar Rocks dragging her anchors in a strong north-north-easterly gale and very heavy sea on the 26^th September 1930.  After five very difficult runs the schooners nine man crew jumped into the lifeboat shortly before the Doris became a total wreck.

Gold Medal awarded to Coxswain Lieutenant W H Bennison, the Silver Medal to Motor Mechanic H W Jefferson and the Bronze Medal to crew members Thomas Gilchrist, Robert Horsley, Edward Wallace, Richard Coulson, William Horsley and Herbert Pearson for the rescue of five people from the SS Hawkwood that went ashore in an easterly gale with fierce snow squalls half a mile north of the Tees North Gare breakwater on the 26^th January 1942.

The lifeboat launched at 0735 and on arrival found the wreck in two parts and in water too shallow to approach, so returned to the station.  After waiting for the tide the lifeboat launched again and with heavy seas breaking over her took off five men from the fore of the wreck and landed them safely ashore.  The Master of the SS Hawkwood said in a letter of thanks, “We would like you to know that we will always remember the fearless and persistent determination displayed by the crew of the lifeboat under the command of Coxswain Bennison who showed such indomitable courage, initiative and superb seamanship”.

Bronze Medal awarded to lifeboat crew member D Gibbin and the Thanks of the  Institution inscribed on Vellum accorded to Helmsman Michael O’Connor and crew member Ian Holdsworth for the rescue of a 16 year old boy whose sailing dinghy had capsized in a choppy sea and a heavy south-easterly swell on the 1^st October 1972.  The lifeboat was unable to approach the casualty because of the confused sea so Mr Gibbin jumped into the water and supported the boy until he could be rescued.

Bronze Medal was awarded to Coxswain Robert Maiden in recognition of the courage, determination and seamanship displayed by him when he took the lifeboat in four times in a severe northerly force 9 gale, gusting 11, rain squalls and heavy sea to rescue four crew members from the Dutch cargo vessel Anne aground on the Longscar Rocks on the 10^th November 1985.