William (known as Donald) Wood, second coxswain of the Newburgh lifeboat.
He joined the crew in 1923, becoming second coxswain in 1939 until the closure of the station in 1965..
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COVER PICTURE The 16ft D class inflatable lifeboat stationed at Amble in Northumberland launches into the surf on exercise earlier this year. So far in 1986 there have been 750 services by inflatable lifeboats and .*/- lives saved. While... - View image in PDF
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Right - Clovelly's Atlantic 21 lifeboat leaves the harbour.. - View image in PDF
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by Campbell MacCallum The Mersey class lifeboat Her Majesty The Queen taking part in the Lord Mayor'sShowon 13 November 1993.
Among those aboard her are the BBC TV's 'Blue Peter' presenters and the young... - View image in PDF
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January 1999 Robert Henry 'Bob' Bucket! Vice President of the Back of the Wight branch. Bob was a founder member of the branch in 1972, serving as its first chairman until he became Vice President in 1984, a position he held up until... - View image in PDF
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On August Bank Holiday Sunday thousands of supporters gathered all along the route from the Whitby Lifeboat Museum to Robin Hood's Bay to witness the re-enactment of the area's most famous rescue.. - View image in PDF
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Tynemouth's new Severn class lifeboat Spirit of Northumberland was named by HRH The Duke of Kent at the Royal Quays Marina, North Shields, in May this year.
The lifeboat was funded by the Tynemouth Lifeboat Appeal and... - View image in PDF
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The 'Loony dockers', regulars from The Moorings lounge bar in South Queensferry who braved the icy waters of the Firth on New Year's Day, raised £2,300 for local charities as a result of their madcap escapade.. - View image in PDF
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