Whitby pulling lifeboat The photograph of Whitby pulling lifeboat Robert and Ellen Robson published in the autumn issue of THE LIFEBOAT made me wonder whether she was the one that started my interest in the lifeboat service in 1919.
Category: Correspondence
Cromer, Norfolk.—About nine o'clock on the morning of the 5th of June, 1953, the coxswain of the No. 1 life- boat was returning to Cromer in his fishing boat, when another fishing boat, the White Rose, which had just put to sea, hailed...
Twentieth Century A Life-Boat Collecting In The Streets. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Engine Room In The 47-Feet Life-Boat. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Medal Winners In London For The Annual General Meeting. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
COXSWAIN C. R. ELLIS of Clacton, who died on the 2nd January, 1962, had been coxswain of the life-boat from 1924 until 1950, when he retired.
He had previously been second coxswain for four years. Coxswain Ellis was awarded...
Category: Obituaries
CLACTON.—On the morning of the 10th March news was received that a man had landed about two miles east of Clacton at eight o'clock in an open boat which was nearly full of water. He had been taken to a farmhouse by some labouring people,...
With deep regret we record the following deaths: JANUARY 1995 Les Abbot, chairman of Long Eaton branch from 1980 until his death. He was awarded a Silver badge in 1991.
FEBRUARY 1995 David Calvin-Thomas MBE, chairman of...
Category: Obituaries
Tke Mumbles, Glamorganshire.—At five o'clock on the afternoon of the llth of December, 1954, the coast- guard reported that a fishing vessel appeared to be in difficulties near Rhossilly, but later stated that she was making way...
DE C . 7 T H. - BROUGHTY FERRY, ANGUS The Icelandic trawler Skallagrimur had been reported to he in distress over twenty miles away, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £16 7s..