October 1979 Air Marshall Sir Brian E. Baker, KBE, CB, DSO, MC, AFC, who W3S awarded the silver badge in 1965 and honorary life governorship in 1971. Sir Brian became honorary secretary of St Andrews branch in 1952 and had been a strong...
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MARCH 15TH. - NORTH SUNDERLAND.
NORTHUMBERLAND. At 9.30 in the morning, the motor life-boat W.R.A. was launched in a strong east-south-easterly wind, with a moderate sea, to go to the Inner Farne Lighthouse where three...
ATHERFIELD, ISLE OF WlGHT.—The Life-boat Catherine Swift was launched at about 5.30 P.M. on the 15th February, the coxswain, while on the cliff, having observed a large barque strike on the Eastern Ledge at Atherfield and immediately swing...
Left to right: James Poland, A. Allan (honorary secretary), George Parkhill, Junr. (winchman), James Parkhill, A. J. Hastings, F. Gallacher (second-coxswain), George Parkhill (coxswain), J. Maxwell (signalman), Angus Fairweather (motor... - View image in PDF
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Having achieved an all-time branch record at its Flag Day last year, Tadley branch knew it had to do something a bit special for its 1998 Flag Day in June.. - View image in PDF
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Garford branch held a Race Night on 20 March which also included supper, dancing and a raffle.. - View image in PDF
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Search for missing boys THE DEPUTY LAUNCHING AUTHORITY at St Agnes was informed by Falmouth Coastguard at 1746 on Tuesday August 28, 1984, that a youth was cut off by the tide at Chapelporth. Maroons were immediately fired and by 1750 St...
At 11 P.M. on the 26th October the Coastguard reported to the Life-boat Coxswain, George Johnson, that the message S.O.S.
had been received at the Cullercoats —Wireless Telegraph Station from a vessel ashore on the south...