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HONOURS bestowed on those associated with the Life-boat Service in the Birthday Honours for 1958 included :— C.B.E.
Brigadier J. W. H. Gow, O.B.E., D.L., a member of the Committee of Management and chairman of the Glasgow...
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While at his wedding reception on 22nd June, 1968, a Barmouth life-boatman, Mr. John H. Stockford, aged 30, was called to a fishing boat with engine trouble. As the life-boat, The Chieftain, sailed to the boat's assistance in Cardigan...
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Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire - At 3.35 p.m. on 23rd March, 1969, it was learnt that a boy was stranded on a rock off shore at Broadsea, Fraserburgh.
The life-boat Duchess of Kent was launched at 3.40. It was high water. The...
Members of Wells lifeboat crew were invited to a special RNLI evening held by Cambridge Motor Boat Club. Here the club's commodore. Bob Foote (I), is seen presenting a cheque for £175 to Coxswain David Cox of Wells. His cousin, Crew... - View image in PDF
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Walmer lifeboat station shore helper Ken Hovells, of Deal, is pictured with his model of Solent class lifeboat Jack Shayler and the Lees, formerly stationed at Bembridge, Isle of Wight and since reallocated to Douglas, Isle of Man. The scale... - View image in PDF
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LERWICK, January 4, 1988: when the Danish fishing vessel Setubal fouled her propeller on her own nets 65 miles east of Lerwick, no other vessel in the vicinity was available to take her in tow. Lerwick lifeboat launched at 1602, made the... - View image in PDF
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LERWICK, January 4, 1988: when the Danish fishing vessel Setubal fouled her propeller on her own nets 65 miles east of Lerwick, no other vessel in the vicinity was available to take her in tow. Lerwick lifeboat launched at 1602, made the...
Sheringham's Salvation Worldwide leader of the Salvation Army, General Eva Burrows, visited Sheringham on 29 September for the centenary celebrations of the Sheringham Corps, and one of her calls was at the local lifeboat... - View image in PDF
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Mr P. V. MacKinnon, life vice president of the Institution. Mr MacKinnon was elected to the committee of management in 1968 and was a member of the fundraising, finance and establishment committees.
He served as chairman of...
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