LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Saturday and Sunday, September 13 and 14, 1975: 47 launches on service FOUR AWARDS FOR GALLANTRYTWO SILVER MEDALS, a bronze medal, a vellum, 47 launches on service, 34 lives rescued, nine vessels saved, 172 hours at sea. Not a record by RNLI...

TO MAKE A CHANGE from the usual Shoreline page, I have asked Linda Grainger, one of my assistants, to write about the work of herself and her colleagues.

First of all, however, I am pleased to announce that RNLB Shoreline...

Thanks of the Institution on Vellum.

The THANKS OF THE INSTITUTION, INSCRIBED ON VELLUM, has been awarded to the following :— Mr. J. LEWIS, on his retirement, after 31J years as honorary secretary of the Holy- head branch....

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Silver Inkstand.

A SILVER INKSTAND, suitably inscribed, has been awarded to Mr. GEORGE WARD, who for fifty years has been associated with the Birmingham Branch, first as a member of the committee, then honorary secretary,...

Commander H. B. ACWORTH, O.B.E., R.N., has been appointed Assistant Chief Inspector from the ist January, 1964. He was previously District In- spector (General).

Mr. R. D. PIKE has been appointed Assistant District...

Notes of the Quarter, by Patrick Howarth 219 Lord Saltoun, MC, by His Grace the Duke of Atholl, Chairman of the Committee of Management 220 XLVl Two Scottish Lifeboats capsize and right 220 4 /U Mountbatten of Burma 221 HRH The Duke of Kent...

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