St. David's, Pembrokeshire. At 9.15 on the evening of the 24th of October, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a flashing light giving SOS signals had been seen coming from Skomer Island. At 9.45 the life-boat...
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Appledore, Devon. — At 4.20 on the afternoon of the 17th of September, 1955, the Westward Ho coastguard telephoned that a woman visitor to Lundy Island had fallen over a cliff and broken a leg. He asked if the life-boat would take her to the...
On the 12th August, during a strong wind from the N.E., a pilot coble was seen in distress off this place, the crew being afraid to cross the bar in the very heavy sea running at the time. The Brightwell life-boat quickly went to their...
Eastbourne, Sussex. At 9.45 on the morning of the 13th of July, 1958, the coastguard told the honorary secre- tary that a small yacht was anchored in heavy seas in Pevensey Bay and her crew appeared to be in...
Flamborough, Yorkshire.—On the afternoon of the 18th of November, 1952, a local fishing coble was known to be at sea in bad weather, but noth- ing could be seen of her. At 2.45 the life-boat Howard D was launched. The sea was rough...
Four local athletes from Cumbernauld Athletics and Shettleston Harriers, including a father and son, offered themselves for sponsorship in the Scottish People's Marathon, run in Glasgow on September 11, 1983. Between them they raised... - View image in PDF
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Commander S. W. F. Bennetts, D.S.O., D.S.C., R.N., Chief Inspector of life- boats, died suddenly of a heart attack at his home in Rottingdean on 1st of April, 1961. He joined the Institution as District Inspector (General) in 1949 and in...
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Notes of the Quarter, by Patrick Howarth 219 Here and There 220 Lifeboat Services 221 VOlUme y .JL l V John Chapman: Honorary Secretary of the Civil Service and Post Office -v T i 0 Lifeboat Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 227 Number 458 The...
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Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Aberyst- wyth, Cardiganshire, Barmouth, Meri- onethshire, and Pwllheli, Caernarvon- shire.
At 3.19 in the afternoon of the 5th of May, 1952, the Fishguard coast- guard telephoned to the Fishguard...