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OCTOBER 20TH. - NEWHAVEN, SUSSEX.
Two people had been trapped by the tide, but the coastguard rescued them. - Rewards, £21 16s..
A Canoe (6)
NOVEMBER 28TH. - ST. IVES, CORNWALL.
Two Royal Marine commandos in a canoe had capsized, but they were rescued by a motor boat. - Rewards, £11 7s..
Life-Boat Grace
Mrs. A. Wooldridge, honorary secretary of the Stourbridge branch of the R.N.L.I., has suggested the following Grace for life-boat dinners: 'For men of brave heart and great courage; for willing workers in the service of others; and for...
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Colonel Burnett Brown
Colonel A. D. Burnett Brown, M.C, T.D., M.A., who has been deputysecretary since 1931, succeeds Colonel Satterthwaite as secretary. Colonel Burnett Brown, after serving through the war of 1914 to 1918 and being twice wounded, served again...
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A Six-Year-Old Storm Force Member Stuart Tarvit of St.Monans Fife
A Six-year-old Storm Force member Stuart Tarvit, of St Monans, Fife, must be one of the voungest readers of THE LIFEBOAT. A very keen supporter of the RNLI (lifeboat posters adorn his bedroom walls), for his sixth birthday, instead of... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Steamer
Aldeburgh, Suffolk.—24th March, 1938.
A leaking steamer had had to be beached on the Shipwash Sands, but had been helped by a tug.—Rewards, £22 14*. 6d..
Aeroplanes (4)
AUGUST 18TH. - BEMBRIDGE, ISLE OF WIGHT. Aeroplanes had been reported down in the sea after an air battle, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £4 13s.
(See Ventnor, “ Services by Shore-boats “, page 149.).
Michael Grant Joined Selsey Lifeboat Crew In 1960 and Was Second Coxswain from 1972 Until 1978 When He Was Appointed Coxswain; He Was Awarded the Thanks of the Institution Inscribed on Vell
Michael Grant joined Selsey lifeboat crew in 1960 and was second coxswain from 1972 until 1978 when he was appointed coxswain; he was awarded the thanks of the Institution inscribed on vellum in 1978 and the silver medal in 1979.. - View image in PDF
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Clupeidae
On the 25th March during foggy weather the fishing- boat Clupeidae, of Lowestoft, grounded on a flat off Kirkley Beach. The Life- j boat was launched to her assistance, ! and when a tug came upon the scene, : conveyed a hawser to...
A Flying Boat
OCT. 13TH. - ST. MARY’S, SCILLY ISLES. The coastguard had reported a message from the R.A.F. that a flying boat had come down approximately fifty miles to the west of Scilly Isles, but shortly after the life-boat was launched she was...