LORD KILLANIN has been co-opted as a member of the Committee of Management of the Institution. He had extensive journalistic experience before the last war, and during the war he served as an officer of the Queen's Westminsters. He is a...
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The dav over, a theatre party of medallists and their families . . . 1966: the late Coxswain Gordon Elliott of Padstow (silver medal), Skipper Ian Innes of Helmsdale and Crew Member Donald Laker of... - View image in PDF
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A memorial to the crew of the Longhope, Orkney, life-boat who lost their lives on the night of 17th March, 1969, when their boat capsized in severe weather conditions, was unveiled in Osmondwall cemetery by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother...
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On 7th August, 1968, when the Ramsey, Isle of Man, life-boat Thomas Corbett was being launched for publicity purposes the tractor driver, Mr. W.
Collister, who was wearing his life-saving suit, was swept off the tractor...
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Ten years of fund raising by Ryburn ladies' guild was celebrated when a classic race night meeting was organised by the committee and made £700 in the process. To lend authenticity, five of the guild's members dressed up as... - View image in PDF
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Weymouth lifeboat craw were conducting a man overboard exercise on Sunday 19 May 2002 when an unexpected guest came along to land a helping flipper.
Randy the dolphin is a popular local celebrity in the area and appeared... - View image in PDF
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High and dry Tobermory's Elizabeth Fairtie Ramsey launched three times between 620am and 5pm on 10 March 2006 to a 16m fishing vessel run aground and listing heavily off Calve Island in Strathclyde (see above).
When the...
PADSTOW, CORNWALL On the 23rd November, 1944, the Padstow life-boat rescued seven of the crew of the S.S. Sjofna, of Norway., SECOND MOTOR MECHANIC WILLIAM ORCHARD, acting as coxswain, was awarded the silver medal.
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