LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Four Runners
Last September Gavin Roberts, Morton and Port Eynon crew member, decided to take part in the Swansea 10k race to raise money for the RNLI. He was joined by Brinley Hurford, Norton press officer, Steve Williams and Ian John - all four made... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Summer Draw
Whitby ladies' lifeboat guild have reached their year end having raised £14,000. A major fund raiser was the summer draw, the first prize a painting donatedby Whitby artist Mr John Freeman, who is shown below with members of the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Holyhead
HOLYHEAD, ANGLESEY On the 12th February, 1943, the Holyhead life-boat rescued the crew of fortyseven of the S.S. Castilian, of London.
COXSWAIN RICHARD JONES was awarded the bronze medal.
MOTOR MECHANIC...
Category: Medals
A Car
Car over cliff IN THE EARLY HOURS of Wednesday October 22, 1980, Paignton Police informed Brixham Coastguard that a car was over the cliff three miles from Torbay lifeboat station. The Police, Fire and Ambulance services were alerted and...
Test
On the 29th December, the brigantine Test, of Portmadoc, was on a voyage from Bristol to that port, when her ballast shifted and she had to hoist signals for assistance. In response thereto, the John Gray Bell Life-boat was launched, and...
Portrait on the Cover
The portrait on the cover is of Coxswain John Thomas Lord, of Ramsey, Isle of Man. After serving as bowman of the Ramsey life-boat for nearly three years, he was appointed coxswain in October, 1930..
Category: Articles
Going Aboard Thomas Forehead and Mary Rowse Ii In Millbay Docks the Duke of Kent Met Captain T G Hornsby (Left) Chairman Plymouth Branch Ray Sainsbury H
Going aboard Thomas Forehead and Mary Rowse II in Millbay Docks, the Duke of Kent met Captain T. G.
Hornsby (left), chairman Plymouth branch, Ray Sainsbury, honorary secretary, and Coxswain John... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Miss Julia Hodges of St.John's Wood Selling Mr and Mrs Anthony Barber a Flag on London Life-Boat Day on 21st March—Budget Day Mr Barber Is of Course Chanc
Miss Julia Hodges, of St John's Wood, selling Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Barber a flag on London Life-boat Day on 21st March—Budget Day. Mr. Barber is, of course, Chancellor of the Exchequer.
by courtesy of Associated... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Two Rare Postcards Sen! In By Mr F a Fletcher of East Boldon Tyne and Wear Co-Author of Two Books on Exhibitions Show a Lifeboat on Display at the Imperial Services Exhibition at Earls Court
Two rare postcards sen! in by Mr F. A. Fletcher of East Boldon, Tyne and Wear, co-author of two books on exhibitions, show a lifeboat on display at the Imperial Services Exhibition at Earls Court in 1913. The lifeboat was John and Amy, a... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Juniper, of Aberdeen
On 19th February, 1967, the life-boat John and Frances Macfarlane rescued the crew of the trawler Juniper of Aberdeen.
A full account of this service, for which special awards were made to the coxswain and crew, will appear...