The old Ramsgate Pulling and Sailing Life-boat going out on her last service, 14th October, 1925.. - View image in PDF
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Holy Island, Northumberland. — At 5.33 A.M. on the 12th October, 1939, the coastguard reported a ship ashore on the Goswick Sands. The weather was wet and cold, with a moderate easterly breeze and a heavy swell. At 5.57 A.M. the motor...
The old Wells lifeboat Royal Silver Jubilee 1910-1935 taking local RAF pilots far a trip in March 1940. - View image in PDF
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December Charles Rutland, former box secretary of the Medway branch since the mid 1980s. Charles collected over £30,000 during his term as box secretary and was awarded the silver badge in 1996..
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Greater London.
BARNEHURST.—Mrs. Pickering ap- pointed honorary secretary.
BEDDINGTON, WALLINGTON AND CARSHALTON.—Lantern lecture to the Women's Citizens Association by the dis- trict organising...
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FOE the second time within two years Newquay has been fortunate enough to receive a Royal visit, and has thus been the means of illustrating the deep interest taken by our kingly Patron in the national service which it is the privilege of...
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MR. CHARLES E. FIELDING deputy chairman of the Manchester and District branch, who had been an honorary worker for the Life-boat Service for 55 years and an honorary life governor of the Institution, died in the Isle of Man in October...
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On board the Motor Life-boat " Robert and Marcella Beck.". - View image in PDF
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During a heavy W.S.W. gale signals of distress were seen at 2.20 A.M. on the 6th March from a vessel in close proximity to the " stones." The Life-boat James Stevens No. 10 was promptly launched and with some difficulty, owing to...
Charles Bowrv was motor mechanic of Sheerness lifeboat from 1969 to 1970 and coxswain/mechanic from 1970 to 1981; in 1981 he was appointed coxswain! mechanic of Portpatrick lifeboat.
He was awarded the bronze medal in 1976.... - View image in PDF
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