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55 Years -- Still Giving

Date: September 1944

Volume: War Years

Issue: War Bulletin 17

A subscriber in Huddersfield in sending his subscription of £2 writes: "In the year 1889 my father bought us children Mr. Ballantyne's Book 'The Life-boat'. Since then I have never been able to get past a life-boat...

Category: Articles

Fifty Medals for Gallantry

Date: 1939

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1939

On the 23rd January, 1939, seven members of the crew of eight of the St. Ives life-boat were lost when the boat capsized while on service to an unknown vessel.

COXSWAIN THOMAS COCKING was posthumously awarded the bronze...

Category: Articles

Pluto and another Steamer

Date: 1940

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1940

JANUARY 23RD. - NORTH SUNDERLAND, NORTHUMBERLAND. The Norwegian steamer Pluto and another steamer had been mined, but fishing boats nearby picked up the crews of both steamers. - Rewards, £14 18s.

(See North...

An Aeroplane (1)

Date: 1940

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1940

JANUARY 3RD. - BUCKIE, BANFFSHIRE.

An aeroplane had come down in flames in the sea, but nothing could be found either by the life-boat or by aeroplanes. - Rewards, £7 12s.

An Aeroplane (24)

Date: 1943

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1943

JULY 24TH. - MARGATE, KENT. An aeroplane was reported to have crashed in the sea, but the life-boat found nothing, and was signalled by an R.A.F. launch to return to her station. - Rewards, £11 5s..

None (56)

Date: 1941

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1941

NOVEMBER 1ST. - KILLYBEGS, CO. DONEGAL. Flares had been reported twelve miles off, but nothing was found.

This was the first service call received at, this recently established station, where the life-boat arrived on 24th...

A Steamer (6)

Date: 1942

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1942

MARCH 3RD. - BLYTH, NORTHUMBERLAND.

An unknown steamer had been reported heading for rocks east of the harbour, but she seemed to get clear and then was lost in the darkness. - Rewards, £14 9s. 6d.

None (2)

Date: 1939

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1939

JAN. 19TH. - WEYMOUTH, DORSET.

Prolonged blowing of a siren had been heard in the direction of the Shambles Light-vessel, but no vessel in distress was found. - Rewards, £l3 2s. 6d.

SHOW YOUR SUPPORT WITH A FUNDRAISING FISH SUPPER

Date: Autumn 2018

Volume: 61

Issue: 625 Lifeboat Magazine Autumn 2018

5–21 OCTOBER

Last October, thousands of RNLI supporters shared hearty meals to honour the brave crew who miss dinners and special moments with loved ones to save lives at sea. The funds they raised through Fish Supper...

Category: Advertisement

Obituaries

Date: Summer 1988

Volume: 51

Issue: 505

With deep regret we record the following deaths.

NOVEMBER 1987: Miss F. E. H Shackleton, JP, vice president of Rochdale ladies' guild since 1959.

She was honorary secretary of the guild from 1947 to...

Category: Obituaries