LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Fishing Boats
STONEHAVEN, KINCARDINESHIRE. — The Life-boat Alexander Blade was launched on the 5th March, shortly after noon, the fishing fleet, which had put to sea earlier in the day, having been overtaken by a strong gale, causing the sea to rise...
The Horne Bequest
WE publish the portrait of the late Mr. Thomas Home, of Solihull, Warwick. This " fine old English gentleman" took the greatest interest in the Life-boat cause, and, by his will, bequeathed one-third of the residue of his estate...
Category: Obituaries
Awards to Honorary Workers
To Mrs. BUSTIN, Mayoress of Bermondsey, in recognition of her valuable co-opera- tion, a Framed Photograph, "The Life- hoat." To Councillor THOMAS R. EGBERTS, Mayor of Lewisham 1920-21, in recognition of his valuable co-operation...
Category: Awards
An Aeroplane
Salcombe, Torbay, and Plymouth, Devon.—15th-16th October. A call for an aeroplane in distress was picked up but a prolonged and exten- sive search was unsuccessful. The origin of the call is a mystery and is believed to be a...
Decoration for the Deputy Secretary
MAJOR A» D. BURNETT BROWN, M.C., the deputy secretary of the Institution, who served with the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry during the war, and is now second in com- mand of the Buckinghamshire (Ter- ritorial)...
Category: Articles
"Royal" Help
The honorary secretary of one of the Institution's branches in the Midlands writes that he has had difficulty in getting helpers for the work of the branch, but he adds : " Fortunately I am lucky in this respect, as I have been...
Category: Articles
Busy Holiday Months
THE summer of this year has not been as busy a time for the life-boats as the record summer of 1948, but during June, July and August life-boats were launched 169 times and rescued 92 lives.
In 88 of those 169 launches the...
Category: Services
Portrait on the Cover
THE portrait on the cover is of Coxswain Alexander Nelson of Donaghadee. He has been a member of the Donaghadee life-boat crew since 1912. He was appointed bowman in 1929, second coxswain in 1949, and coxswain in 1954. During the period of a...
Category: Articles
On 21st June, 1970—The 30th Anniversary of the Evacuation of Dunkirk,
On 21st June, 1970—the 30th anniversary of the evacuation of Dunkirk, in May/June, 1940—a fleet of little ships of Dunkirk fame gathered in a huge circle off the coast of Thanet. Here a French sailor is shown casting a wreath from the town... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Mr. Smith's Club, Brazil Street, Manchester, Held a Life-Boat Evening Recently and These Girls(Above), Helped to Make the Occasion a Memorable One. Proceeds Were Given to the R.N.L.I. on the Ri
Mr. Smith's Club, Brazil Street, Manchester, held a life-boat evening recently and these girls(above), helped to make the occasion a memorable one. Proceeds were given to the R.N.L.I. On the right is Mrs. Ruth Manrot who was selected as... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs