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Category: Articles
Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
Coxswain's Certificate of Service.
The COXSWAIN'S CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE, and a PENSION, have been awarded to the following, on their retire- ment : SAMUEL THOMAS, 4f years coxswain, and 14£ years second...
Category: Awards
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent Addresses the Audience Before Presenting the Awards at the Festival Hall
Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Kent addresses the audience before presenting the awards at the Festival Hall.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Hrh the Duke of Kent Makes His Address Before Presenting the Awards In the Royal Festival Hall.
HRH The Duke of Kent makes his address before presenting the awards in the Royal Festival Hall.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Coble and Bridlington Life-Boat Approach Harbour
Coble and Bridlington Life-Boat Approach Harbour. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
524 and The S.S. Capito
OCTOBER 11TH. - APPLEDORE, CLOVELLY, AND ILFRACOMBE, DEVON. At 3.50 in the afternoon the naval officer-incharge at Appledore asked the life-boat to be in readiness to launch. A south-west gale was blowing, with a very rough sea, and...
Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
To JOHN BENSLEY, on his retirement, after serving 3 additional years as Coxswain of the Gorleston No. 2 Life-boat when the No. 2 Station was temporarily re-opened, an in- crease of his Pension and a Certificate of Service. Bensley had...
Category: Awards
Five Lives Rescued In the Floods. Unusual Service By the Whitby Life-Boat
THE LIFE-BOAT FLEET Motor Life-boats, 106 :: Pulling & Sailing Life-boats, 77 LIVES RESCUED from the foundation of the Institution in 1824 to November 30th, 1931 62,735 Five Lives Rescued in the Floods.
Unusual...
Category: Services
Tern and the Trinity Vessel Reculver
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.
—At 8.45 A.M. on the 18th November, 1937, the coastguard reported that the motor vessel Tern, of London, appeared to be showing signals about one and a half miles E.N.E. from Britannia...
An American Fortress Aeroplane (4)
JUNE 12TH. - WALMER, KENT. At 9.15 in the morning the coastguard reported that an American Fortress aeroplane had crashed in the sea to the south-east. The life-boatmen had already seen a parachute coming down. A light westerly wind was...