LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Sir William Hillary, Bart
AMONG those men distinguished in the annals of their country for their exertions in the cause of humanity in saving life from ship- wreck, the name of Sir WILLIAM HILLARY must always claim a foremost place, not only as having personally...
Category: Articles
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management
Thursday, 20th April, 1939.
Sir GODFREY BARING, Bt., in the chair.
Reported that His Grace the Duke of Portland, K.G., had agreed to become acting president of the Institution during the absence in...
Category: Committee
News from the Branches. 1st November, 1937, to 31st January, 1938
Greater London.
Life-boat stand at the Sea-roamers' Ex- hibition, at Messrs. Selfridge's.
BARNET.—Mrs. Ellicott appointed joint honorary secretary.
BATTERSEA. — Branch reorganized...
Category: Branches
Awards to Honorary Workers. Made Since May, 1947
Honorary Life-Governor The following have been appointed Honorary Life-Governors of the Institution and are presented with a copy of the vote inscribed on vellum and signed by H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent, President of the Institution: MRS....
Category: Awards
Naming Ceremonies of Motor Life-Boats
Exmouth, Devon; Fenit (Tralee Bay), Co. Kerry; Dungeness, Kent; Longhope, Orkneys.
THE Exmouth naming ceremony was held on 29th August in the presence of nearly 8,000 people. Among those taking part in the ceremony were...
Category: Inaugurations
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management
.Friday, 5th July, 1918.
The Rt. Hon. the EARL WALDEGRAVE, P.O., V.P., in the Chair.
Bead and confirmed the minutes of the previous meetings.
Also read and confirmed the minutes of the...
Category: Committee
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
THURSDAY, 8th January, 1891.
Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., M.P., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the Minutes of the previous meeting.
Also read those of the Finance and Corre-...
Category: Committee
Shore-Boat Services Rewarded By the Royal National Life-Boat Institution In 1898
Jan. 13.—Voted 22. each to the fonr sur- vivors of the crew of the Margate beachmon's surf boat Friend of aU Nations, which was capsized, with, the loss of nine of her crew while on her way to a distressed vessel on the 2nd December last...
Category: Articles
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management
THURSDAY, 12th September, 1912.
The Rt. Hon. the EARL WALDEGRAVE, P.O., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the minutes of the previous meeting.
Also read those of the Building,...
Category: Committee
Services of the Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
NORTH DEAL, KENT.—The s.s. Bion, of Newcastle, laden with oil, from Batoum for London, stranded on the inner part of the North Goodwin Sand in a thick fog on the morning of the 15th Feb., 1902. In response to signals from the Gull...
Category: Services