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Agen

Date: July 1952

Volume: 33

Issue: 361

On the 14th of January, 1952, the Walmer life-boat rescued the crew of 38 of the French steamer Agen, of La Rochelle. For a full account of this service, and the rewards, see page 317..

None (4)

Date: December 1955

Volume: 34

Issue: 374

Dungeness, Kent.—At 4.50 on the after- noon of the 20th of August, 1955, the Lade coastguard rang up to say that the Rye police had reported that a boy swimming off Camber was drifting out to sea. At 5.15 the life-boat Charles Cooper...

None

Date: September 1956

Volume: 34

Issue: 377

Girvan, Ayrshire.—About 7.15 on the evening of the llth of May, 1956, the coastguard rang up to say a message had been received from Ailsa Craig that the wife of one of the workers there was ill and required immediate attention. Owing to the...

Gift from Tasmania

Date: Winter 1953

Volume: 33

Issue: 364

THE Institution has received a gift of £100 from Tasmania for the benefit of the life-boat station at Southend- on-Sea. The donor's aunt lived in Southend for many years and was a contributor to the branch..

Category: Donations

Member No 50000

Date: January 1973

Volume: 42

Issue: 442

The Duke of Kent, who is President of the R.N.L.I., thinks that the idea of creating a form of membership of the Institution for individual supporters is a very good scheme that would give subscribers a sense of participation. He has...

Category: Articles

Award to IRB Man

Date: December 1968

Volume: 41

Issue: 426

The Royal Humane Society has awarded Mr. J. A. Bate of the Bude IRB crew the Society's testimonial on parchment in recognition of his services on 17th June, 1968, when he saved a 4-year-old girl from the water (THE LIFE-BOAT, September,...

Category: Awards

Barmouth Museum

Date: June 1969

Volume: 41

Issue: 428

Barmouth, Merionethshire, has opened a maritime museum in the upper part of the old boathouse on the quayside near where the IRB is stationed. While many exhibits have already been acquired the museum is anxious to obtain more life-boat...

Category: Articles

Birthday Honours

Date: December 1959

Volume: 35

Issue: 390

IN addition to those reported in the September number of the Life-boat on page 284 asjecipients of honours in the Birthday Honours List, the O.B.E. was bestowed on Mrs. M. Allport, chairman of the Bournemouth Ladies' Guild..

Category: Awards

Lundy Gannet

Date: September 1960

Volume: 35

Issue: 393

Appledore, Devon. On the 13th of April, 1960, the motor vessel Lundy Gannet was returning from Lundy Island to Bideford on the evening tide with six people on board, including four passengers, when the keel band came adrift and threatened to...

Nomad

Date: December 1960

Volume: 35

Issue: 394

St. Peter Port, Guernsey. At 11.53 on the afternoon of the 15th of August, 1960, the honorary secretary received a message through the British Railways wireless station asking for the life-boat to go to the help of a yacht which was sinking...