LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
John S. Oke
John S. Oke who, together with his wife, founded the Holsworthy branch in 1975 and was its chairman until his death.
He was awarded a silver badge in 1986..
Category: Obituaries
Vernon Evans,
Feb 1998 Vernon Evans, Cardigan helmsman from 1971 to 1986, station honorary secretary from 1986 to 1991 and DLAfrom 1991 to 1998. He was also chairman of the station management committee from 1996 until his death. Vernon has been previously...
Category: Obituaries
Lifeboat Classified
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Category: Advertisement
Services of the Life-Boats of the National Life-Boat Institution (continued.)
CAISTER, NORFOLK.—On the evening of the 2nd February, signals of distress were seen from a vessel in the direction of the Barber Sand. The Caister No. 2 Life-boat Godsend promptly proceeded to the Sand and found the smack Peace, of Lowestoft...
Category: Services
The Great Services Which Were Rendered By the Life-Boats to the Allied Cause During the War Have Been Referred to In Previous Numbers of The Life-Boat
'T'HE great services which were rendered by the Life-boats to the Allied cause during the War have been referred to in precious numbers of THE LIFE-BOAT. The full list of the services in the last year of the War, during which rewards...
Category: Services
None (2)
,Aith Shetland*.— At 1.10 on the after- noon of the 15th of April, 1957, a doctor, after consulting with the Medi- cal Officer of Health, asked if the life- boat would take him to Foula to visit a very sick woman who, he suspected, might...
Fishing Boats (1)
Early on the 2nd December eleven fishing boats put out to fish in moderate weather. Later the wind and sea rose, and as there would be great risk to the boats as they came in, the motor life-boat Margaret Harker Smith was launched at 11.10 A...
Skipper overboard
On passage to Brighton on 26 May for the start of a race the next morning, a 10m yacht ran into near-gale-force winds and 4m breaking waves. On the approach to Brighton Marina, the skipper was swept overboard. His safety line prevented him...
Category: Articles
Lieut-Colonel Sir William Hillary, Bt., Founder of the Institution
From a photograph of a cast of an alabaster medallion of Hillary by Wyon, engraver of the Kings Seals, who also designed the Institution's Medals. After Hillary's death in 1847, his grand-daughters presented the medallion to Mr. J. H... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Marquess of Ailsa
THE committee of management greatly regret the death in April of their colleague, the Marquess of Ailsa, at the age of ninety-one. Lord Ailsa was not only the oldest, but the senior member.
He joined the committee of manage...
Category: Obituaries