MR. KENNETH SMITH, a member of the Tynemouth life-boat crew, has been awarded the Morley Medal of the Outward Bound Trust. This medal is given not more than once annually to someone who has taken a course at one of the Outward Bound schools...
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Mudeford, Hampshire. At 4.10 p.m.
a 8th November, 1964, two boys in- >rmed a member of the inshore rescue oat crew that a speedboat was in diffiulty off Hengistbury Head. At 4.15 the ishore rescue boat launched in a...
Coxswain Robert Lee, of the Douglas, l.o.M., life-boat fl. A ColbyGubbinNo.2. Appointed coxswain in April, 1950, he had been a member of the crew for many years. Coxswain Lee's grandfather was bowman until he was lost at sea while...
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Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk - At 1.55 p.m. on I4th February, 1967, news was received that a member of the crew of the collier Charles Parsons had injured his ankle. The position of the vessel was about two miles east of the harbour...
St. Ives, Cornwall. At 3.15 p.m. on yth July, 1965, a member of the IRB crew was told that a motor skiff carrying two people was in difficulties half a mile north of St. Ives Pier Head. At 3.15 the IRB launched in a northerly breeze and came...
JOINED BY ABERYSTWYTH IRB The Aberdovey IRB was joined by the Aberystwyth IRB, a shore boat from Borth, and an Outward Bound Sea School boat. They searched the area until 5 o'clock, when the search was abandoned. While the Aberdovey IRB...
With the RNLI advertisement '£5 buys him a pair of boots' in mind, St Alban's and District branch borrowed a set of protective clothing to highlight the need to raise funds. Branch member Alan Edmunds donned the clothing... - View image in PDF
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Early publicity: this photograph of three committee members provided some excellent advance publicity for Banbury's 1986 flag week. Alan Pennington, Banbury branch publicity secretary, seen here sandwiched between chairman David Gittins... - View image in PDF
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Norman Whereat, Cirencester branch Chairman is pictured above manning the RNLI stall at a Christmas sale where the total value of goods sold topped £2,500.
Norman is celebrating his 40th year as a member of the branch... - View image in PDF
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WHITBY, YORKSHIRE On the 23rd February, 1946, the Whitby life-boat rescued a member of the crew of the fishing boat Easter Morn, who was washed overboard.
LIFE-BOATMAN JOHN ROBERT HARLAND was awarded the silver...
Category: Medals