DECEMBER 1994 Victor Pitman, coxswain of Weymouth lifeboat from 1979 to 1986. He first joined the crew in 1947 and served as second coxswain from 1962 until his appointment as coxswain. He was awarded a Silver medal in 1976 and a Thanks on...
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LEGACIES PAID TO THE ROYAL NATIONAL' LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION DURING THE TEN YEARS ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1892.
[Legacieg under £250 are omitted after having oeeu published twice in tfce Annual Eeporfa.} Amount...
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(continuedfrom page 55) training ships Royalist, Sir Winston Churchill and Malcolm Miller, with merchant ships to the south and naval ships stretching away into the distant east. All morning a steady stream was sailing past Calshot as little...
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The boats of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION and all belonging to them are kept in roomy and substantial boat-houses, under lock and key, in charge of paid coxswains, under the general superintendence of local honorary committees of...
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PORTRAIT OF A COXSWAIN—NORTH SUNDERLAND 462 NOTES OF THE QUARTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463 IRB CREWS . . . NO. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
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During April and May Keith Donald raised over £5,800 for RNLI Christchurch branch from a sponsored walk the length of Scotland - a distance of 420 miles! Keith completed the marathon on 3 June, having walked all the way from Kirk... - View image in PDF
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More than 2,000 people attended a 'Three Bands' concert in London presented by the Lloyd's insurance broking firm J. H. Minet and Co. in aid of the RNLI. There was military and light music from the Band ofHM Royal Marine's... - View image in PDF
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Margate, Kent - At 9.39 p.m. on nth July, 1966, a sick man on board the m.v.
Lady Sheena, near the east Margate buoy, required medical assistance. At 9.51 a further message requested that the lifeboat take a doctor to the...
he Chief Inspector Of Life-Boats Lieut-Commander W L G Dutton RD RNR (Centre) Talking Boats In April With Rear Admiral R P Bullard 5Th US Coast Guard. - View image in PDF
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As soon as news was received of the missing Longhope life-boat a watch was kept for survivors who might have come ashore. Here police officers are scanning the turbulent waves.. - View image in PDF
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