LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Twenty Branches With the Highest Collections, 1929-30
WE publish below a table showing the twenty Branches which made the largest contributions to the Institution during the financial year ending the 30th Sep- tember, 1930. Fourteen are English, four Scottish, and two...
Category: Branches
Nameless of Cork & Schooner Emil Ann of Carnarvon
On the 22nd August, the brigantine Nameless, of Cork,and the schooner Emily Ann, of Carnarvon, were observed in distress off Tenby during a strong gale of wind. The Florence...
Portrait on the Cover
THE portrait on the cover is of Cox- swain John Watters, who has been coxswain of the Fowey, Cornwall, life-boat since 1934. In 1947 Cox- swain Watters was awarded the bronze medal for the rescue of seven men from the auxiliary motor vessel...
Category: Articles
Mr Bruce Fleet Secretary of the Margate Life-Boat Presenting a Plaque In March 1969 Commemorating the Service of the RAF Helicopters at Mansion Kent Mr Fleet Ma
Mr. Bruce Fleet, secretary of the Margate life-boat, presenting a plaque in March, 1969, commemorating the service of the R.A.F. helicopters at Mansion, Kent. Mr. Fleet made the presentation on behalf of Coxswain Alf Manning and the crew of... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Royal National Life-Boat Institution, For the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck
For the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck.
(Incorporated by Royal Charter,) FOUNDED IN 1824.—SUPPORTED SOLELY BY VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS.
PATRONESS.
HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE...
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64 YEARS WITH THE QUEEN
Sir William Hillary, founder of the RNLI, believed that sea rescue was ‘a cause which extends from the palace to the cottage ... and which addresses itself with equal force to all the best feelings of every class in the state.’ So began our... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Rose, of Lyne
on 28th Nov., saved 3 men from the schooner Rose, of Lynn..
William, of Liverpool
on 9th Feb., saved 5 men from the schooner William, of Liverpool..
Wasp, of Hayle
St. Ives, Cornwall-At 9.36 p.m.
on 20th June, 1968, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that red flares had been sighted five to six miles west north west of Clodgy point. As a report was received that Shackleton...
Portrait of a Coxswain
COXSWAIN LEWIS BENJAMIN HARRISON has been coxswain of Cromer No. 2 lifeboat since ist October, 1953. He joined the crew of No. 2 life-boat in 1931, and served as second coxswain of No. i life-boat for six years, from 1947 to... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs