LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

In the boathouse . . .

Inspection: (left) At Hoylake George Cooper, taking a close look at all parts of the boat, comei to the propellers; as on every well cared for lifeboat, the blades are polished shining bright, fore as... - View image in PDF

July 1983 Walter Digory Crowther, coxswain of Plymouth lifeboat from 1939 to 1961, after serving as second coxswain from 1930 to 1939. Walter Crowther, who first joined the crew in 1926, was awarded the bronze medal in 1942..

Coxswain Frederick James Palmer, who joined the Weymouth lifeboat crew in 1926, serving as second coxswain from 1931 to 1940, and as coxswain from 1946 to 1962. He was awarded the bronze medal in 1948 and the silver medal in 1949..

Frozen asset: the relief Waveney Khami on duty at Sheerness in January, pictured after a heavy overnight snowfall during the bad weather that month. The photograph was sent to us bv Coxswain Robin Castle, who drew our attention to the frozen... - View image in PDF

Royal wish fulfilled When Her Royal Highness Princess Anne named Southendon- Sea's new Atlantic 21 rigid inflatable lifeboat last May, she confided in broadcaster Raymond Baxter, chairman of the RNLI's public relations committee,... - View image in PDF

Some of the members of the Llandudno lifeboat team, pictured in the lifeboathouse. From left to right: Gordon Short (Tractor Driver), Ian McNeil, Meurig Davies (Coxswain), Glyn David Jones (Head Launcher), Hugh Hughes, Adrian Dunkley... - View image in PDF

William (known as Donald) Wood, second coxswain of the Newburgh lifeboat.

He joined the crew in 1923, becoming second coxswain in 1939 until the closure of the station in 1965..

March 1988 James Paton, coxswain of Montrose lifeboat from 1955 until his retirement in 1980. He joined the crew in 1946 and was bowman from 1946 to 1953, becoming second coxswain in 1953 until his appointment as coxswain. In 1972 he was...