LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Hon. George Colville.
The Hon. George Coiville, deputy chairman of the committee of management of the Institution, died on September igth at the age of 76. For 37 years he had been actively associated with the Lite-boat Service. He was elected a member of the...
Category: Articles
The Danish Steamer Alexandra
FEBRUARY 3RD. - HOLY ISLAND , NORTHUMBERLAND. The Danish steamer Alexandra, of Esbjerg, had been bombed and machine-gunned by German aircraft, but the life-boat found nothing. - Rewards, £8 14s. 6d.
The Secretary Retires
COLONEL A. D. BURNETT BROWN, O.B.E., M.C., T.D., M.A.. retired from the post of Secretary of the Institution on the 30th of June, 1960, after twenty- nine years in the Institution's service.
He came to the Institution...
Category: Committee
The Life-Boat Station
THB following brief description and diagrams illustrative of a complete Life-boat Establishment, including the House for the protection of the boat, will serve to convey an idea of the general character of one of the 293 Life-boat Stations...
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Portrait on the Cover
The portrait on the cover is of Second-coxswain William J. Bailey, of Walmer, Kent. He joined the crew in 1917 at the age of twenty-four. He was appointed bowman in 1942, and second-coxswain in 1945..
Category: Articles
The Fishwives of Cullercoats
THE fishwives of Cullercoats have beaten their previous record by col- lecting £203 11s. lOd. at the quarterly road exercise and launch of the life- boat. Their previous highest total was £199 in 1931. This was their thirteenth...
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The Honorary Secretary's View
The Honorary Secretary's View. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Crew of the Helicopter That Rescued the Sole Survivor from the South Goodwin Lightship
The crew of the helicopter that rescued the sole survivor from the South Goodwin lightship Left to right: Captain Curtis E Parkins (awarded an RNLI Silver Medal for Gallantry), Major Paul L Park, Airman First Class Elmer H Vollman and... - View image in PDF
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The Bradford Exchange.
those who fought in defence of our island home Atlantic Convo ' •I1MS lU'lhisl' 1 IMS Ark Royal' S|i«lally iti'tipinl guldm ni|H' bonlvr mid 22-t«raf piltl rim I'UiB nu'ttun1* 7V, imlu-* (19,?un) In...
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Call the doctor!
The RNLI's responsibilities demand medical expertise not only in emergency care – lifeboat crew and lifeguards are often first on scene – but also for the health of our staff and volunteers...
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