FEBRUARY 1998 Charles Henry 'Bill' Harvey, committee member since 1987 and chairman of the Back of the Wight branch from 1990 until his death..
Category: Obituaries
JUNE 2ND. - SELSEY, SUSSEX. An aeroplane had come down in the sea, but another boat reached her first and picked up two of the crew.-Rewards, £15 13s. 6d..
NOVEMBER 30TH. - BARMOUTH, MERIONETHSHIRE.
During the afternoon several Spitfire aeroplanes were flying near Barmouth, and at 3.40 P.M. the life-boat coxswain saw one of them dive into the sea.
Twenty...
FEBRUARY 1 0TH. - CLOUGHEY, CO.
DOWN. A Spitfire aeroplane had come down in the sea, but the life-boat could find nothing. - Rewards, £10 9s. 6d..
Mrs Mabel Horspool, vice president of holyhead ladies lifeboat guild. Mrs Horspool joined the guild in 1952 and held several offices. She was awarded the Gold badge in 1992..
Category: Obituaries
JULY 9TH. - PORTRUSH, CO. ANTRIM.
The motor life-boat T.B.R.H. was launched at 2.10 in the afternoon at the request of the naval officer in charge, Londonderry, to go to the help of a small rowing boat of Nagilligan, which...
NOVEMBER 29TH. - KIRKCUDBRIGHT. An aeroplane had fallen in the sea, but the airmen had already reached safety in their rubber dinghy. - Rewards, £12 4s..
JUNE 5TH. - PORT ST. MARY, ISLE OF MAN. At eleven in the morning the Castletown coastguard reported a small yacht in Derbyhaven Bay flying a signal. A later message said that she had lost her small boat and that her cable had parted. A...
SEPTEMBER 9TH. - THE MUMBLES, GLAMORGANSHIRE. A rowing boat had been reported drifting out to sea, but it was carried back by the tide. - Rewards, £5 11s..
DECEMBER 7TH. - HARTLEPOOL, DURHAM.
When the evening came the local motor fishing boat Rose Mary had not returned and anxiety was felt for her safety.
About eleven o’clock the coastguard reported a small...