Cdr John C Mansell RN RTD, life president of Newbury branch until his death. He joined the branch in 1969 and served as box secretary, souvenir secretary, vice chairman and chairman and was awarded the silver badge 1983..
Category: Obituaries
DURING May, June, July, August, and September, 1921, the following awaids were made to Coxswains and Life-boat men :— To THOMAS HENRY NICHOLAS, on his retire- ment, after ten years' .service as Coxswain of the Sennen Cove Life-boat, and,...
Category: Awards
(Below) Hubert Petit, coxswain of St Peter Port from 1948 to 1964, was awarded both the KNLI's gold medal and the gold medal of the Norwegian Lifeboat Institution for the service to Johan Collett in 1963. With deep regret we announce his... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Ex-Coxswain William Stephenson and The Late Mrs Stephenson. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
COMMANDER DRURY has been succeeded as chief inspector of life-boats by Lieut.-Commander P. E. Vaux, D.S.C., R.N., inspector of life-boats for the Eastern district.
Commander Vaux was educated at the Rojral Naval Colleges of...
Category: Articles
PORTHDINLLAEN.—The schooner Emperor, of Beaumaris, bound from Cork for Port Dinorwic, in ballast, showed a signal of distress while lying at anchor in the bay during a strong N.E. wind, and a heavy sea, on the 2nd November. The Life-boat,...
AN important extension of the Institu- tion's practice of encouraging rescues by shore-boats was put into effect in the summer of 1962 by the Institution in conjunction with the Ministry of Trans- port. Its purpose is to make wider and...
Category: Articles
WALTON-ON-THE-NAZE.—One of the last Life-boat Services of the past year (1884) was that performed by The Honourable Artillery Company boat, which had only been stationed by the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION at Walton-on-the-Naze about two...