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A Lightship

Date: 1940

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1940

JUNE 10TH. - DUNGENESS, KENT. The life-boat landed three British soldiers from a lightship.

For details see “ Evacuation of Men of the British Expeditionary Force and the French Army from Dunkirk,” page 80..

An Aeroplane (53)

Date: 1940

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1940

JULY 24TH. - PENLEE, CORNWALL.

An unknown bomber was believed to have crashed in the sea as lights were seen on the water after she had passed, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £8 13s. 6d..

An Aeroplane (90)

Date: 1940

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1940

AUGUST 15TH. - AMBLE, NORTHUMBERLAND.

A German bomber had come down and the crew of five had taken to their rubber boat, but they were picked up by a fishing boat. - Rewards, £4 7s. 6d..

An Aeroplane (97)

Date: 1940

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1940

AUGUST 20TH. - PEEL, ISLE OF MAN.

Men working in a harvest field had reported that they had seen an aeroplane crashing into the sea, but nothing was found and no information of a missing aeroplane could be obtained. -...

An Aeroplane (104)

Date: 1940

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1940

AUGUST 24TH. - MOELFRE, ANGLESEY, AND LLANDUDNO, CAERNARVONSHIRE.

Reports had been received that an aeroplane was down in the sea several miles west of Great Orme’s Head, but nothing was found. - Rewards : Moelfre, £8 ...

An Aeroplane (105)

Date: 1940

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1940

AUGUST 25TH. -WEYMOUTH, DORSET.

Many German aircraft had been brought down in a terrific fight in the Weymouth and Portland areas, but although the sea was strewn with wreckage nothing worth rescuing was found. - Rewards,...

A Fishing Smack

Date: 1940

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1940

NOVEMBER 12TH. - MARYPORT, CUMBERLAND.

A fishing smack had been swamped and sunk, and her crew of three were lost before the life-boat could get to them. - Rewards, £14 4s. 6d..

Angle

Date: 1943

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1943

ANGLE, PEMBROKESHIRE On the 18th December, 1943, the Angle life-boat rescued six of the crew of the motor vessel Thor, of Rotterdam.

COXSWAIN JAMES WATKINS was awarded the silver medal..

Category: Medals

None (24)

Date: 1944

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1944

APRIL 7TH. - FOWEY, CORNWALL.

Two R.A.F. men had been reported stranded on Chough Rock, near Looe, but the life-boat was recalled as the men had been saved.- Rewards, £4 7s. 6d..

A Lighting Aeroplane

Date: 1944

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1944

MAY 3RD. - CLACTON - ON - SEA, ESSEX.

A Lightning aeroplane had burst into flames and crashed in the sea, but only oil on the water was found. - Rewards, £5 0s. 9d..