LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Touching Tribute
THE Institution has just received a most touching proof of devotion to the Life-boat Cause in the gift of two beautifully-dressed dolls, accompanied by the following note :— " To the Life-Boat Society.
"Miss finds...
Category: Donations
Marina
Lowestoft, Suffolk.—At 5.9 on the afternoon of the 23rd of June, 1955, the coastguard told the second cox- swain that a yacht was in difficulties south of Pakefield church, two miles south-south-west of the coastguard station. Eight minutes...
Coxswain Richard Jones
COXSWAIN RICHARD JONES of Holy- head died on the 13th of November, 1955, at the age of 56. He first joined the Holy head crew in 1915 and he became bowman in 1930. He was appointed coxswain in 1937 and for the last 17 years held this...
Category: Obituaries
Robert Cross, G.M.
Coxswain Robert Cross, of the Humber has been awarded the George medal by the King for the rescue of the crew of the Grimsby trawler "Gurth" on 12th. February 1940. The Institution awarded him its gold medal for the same service....
Category: Articles
Alan Thomas
Coxswain Tenby Tyne class lifeboat Silver medal 22 September 1989 In a WNW Force 8 to 9 wind, very rough seas, rain squalls and poor visibility Coxswain Thomas repeatedly manoeuvred the Tenby Tyne class lifeboat FIFA Sir Galahad inside the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A R.A.F. Machine
Barra Island, Isle of lewis. — 27th April, 1938. A R.A.F. machine had been reported as overdue, but the report was found to be only a test call by the R.A.F.—Rewards, £4 13s. 6d..
A Noted Badge
DURING a recent visit to Scotland Yard to discuss future flag-day arrangements with the police, the district organising secretary for Greater London asked the inspector what he thought of the Institution's emblem, as there had been...
Category: Articles
George and Mary of Hull
On the night of the 25th October, 1859, the sloop George and Mary, of Hull, was driven ashore near Filey, in a heavy gale from the eastward.
On her showing a light as a signal of dis- tress, the Filey life-boat was manned...
A Coble
At 3.15 A.M.
on the morning of the 5th June a coble was seen off the station unable to come in on account of the heavy sea running, and as other boats belonging to the fleet had gone to sea during the night, it was...
Coxswain Joseph Parkinson
Coxswain Joseph Parkinson, of Lytham died on the 17th of March, 1959, at the age of 60. He was appointed coxswain in 1947 after serving as assistant motor mechanic of the Lytham-St. Anne's life-boat from 1931.
He was...
Category: Obituaries