LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
News from the Branches. 1st August to 31st October, 1939
1st August to 31st October, 1939.
Greater London.
CLAPHAM.—Whist drives.
COVENT GARDEN.—The branch has suffered a serious loss by the death of Mr.
Bert Monro, who had...
Category: Branches
Admiralty Register of Wrecks for the Years 1850-51
SUCH is the title of an interesting blue-book recently presented to Parliament by the Harbour Department of the Admiralty.
The register is necessarily dry and bald.
From the number of columns (22)...
Category: Articles
Joint Venture
THE INSHORE LIFEBOAT D class Thomas Campbell D-447 (relief fleet) Funding: Legacy of Mr Edwin Ramsden THE CREW Helmsman David Maguire (pictured top) Crew Members (pictured bottom L-R): Simon Gulliver, Lorraine Calvin, Sinead Casey WEXFORD...
The Sailor's Mother
One morning (raw it was and wet— A foggy day in winter time) A woman on the road I met, Not old, though something past her prime: Majestic in her person, tall and straight; And like a Roman matron's was her mien and...
Category: Poetry
New Ways of Raising Money
THERE has been some very encouraging news of the activities of youthful supporters of the life-boat service. The junior section of the Edinburgh branch, which has been growing steadily in strength, recently organised a junior gymkhana at a...
Category: Donations
A Small Open Boat
Walmer, Kent.—At 1 P.M. on the 29th July, 1939, the coastguard informed the life-boat station that the South Goodwin Lightvessel had reported a small open boat with a crew of two, drifting on to the Goodwin Sands.
A strong...
A Small Yacht
Hythe, Kent.—At 10 P.M. on the 7th August the life-boat station received a request for the motor life-boat Viscountess Wakefield to make a search for a small yacht which had put out at 3 P.M., but had not returned. Theweather was fine and...
Amice
MOTOR CRUISER ON THE GOODWINS Ramsgate, Kent.—At 5.48 in the morn- ing of the 29th of June, 1947, the coastguard reported a small vessel aground on the Goodwin Sands about three miles west by north of the East Goodwin Light-vessel and the...
A Small Boat
BOAT-THIEVES RESCUED W aimer, Kent.—At 10.10 in the morn- ing of the 1st of November, 1947, a wireless message from the South Good- win Light-vessel said that she had picked up a small boat with two men aboard, and wanted the life-boat to go...
The S.S. Vitorialoide
BRAZILIAN STEAMER ASHORE Dover, Kent.—At 3.45 in the morning of the 7th of December, 1947, informa- tion was received from the coastguard at St. Margarets that a vessel was aground in the bay, and the motor life-boat J. B. Proudfoot was...