The call out to the English Trader in 1941, aground on Hammond's Knoll off Happisburgh, nearly led to disaster when the motor lifeboat H.F.Bailey rolled onto her side, throwing five of her crew in the water. Blogg was one of them.
Still on board, crewman William H. Davies grasped the wheel and steered the lifeboat towards the men in the water. One by one they were picked up. Signalman Walter Allen would not survive long; his heart was failing. Blogg turned the lifeboat from the English Trader and headed for the nearest harbour at Great Yarmouth.
At 3 a.m. the next morning, Blogg awoke his crew, ready to try again. They slipped from the wartime harbour and were soon back at the sands. The sea had abated, and forty-four men on the English Trader, who had not expected to live through the night, were saved. Henry was given the Silver medal for that rescue, the rest of the crew receiving Bronzes, Walter Allen posthumously.
- Cromer Lifeboat Crew 'English Trader' shout
| The Cromer Lifeboat | ||
|---|---|---|
| H. F. Bailey | ||
| Name | Rank | |
| Henry G Blogg | Coxswain | |
| John J ("Jack") Davies | Second Coxswain | |
| Henry W ("Swank") Davies | Mechanic | |
| James W ("Jimmy") Davies | Assistant Mechanic | |
| Edward W ("Boy Primo") Allen | Signalman | |
| William T ("Captain") Davies | Bowman | |
| John J ("Young Jack") Davies, jnr | Crewman | |
| Sidney C ("Kelly") Harrison | Crewman | |
| Henry T ("Shrimp") Davies | Crewman | |
| William H ("Pimpo") Davies | Crewman | |
| Robert C ("Bob") Davies | Crewman | |
| James R ("Dick") Davies | Crewman | |
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