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Armistice Day, 1928

Armistice Day last year was celebrated by the Life-boat Crew at Great Yarmouth and Gorleston in the same way as during the previous two years.

The Crew, headed by the Coxswain and Second Coxswain, each bearing a wreath, marched to the Parish Church. There the wreaths were received by the Vicar and placed in the chancel during the Armistice Day Service. Following the Service, the Life-boat was launched.

On board were the Vicar, in his robes, the Chairman of the Branch and members of the Committee, the District Inspector of Life-boats, and a bugler of the Norfolk Regiment in uniform.

The Life-boat moved slowly out to the harbour mouth with her flag at halfmast.

There she stopped, and with the crew in their oilskins standing bareheaded at attention, a prayer was recited by the Vicar, and one of the wreaths was dropped into the sea in memory of the men of the Royal Navy, the Merchant Navy and the Fishing Fleets who gave their lives in the Great War. The Last Post was sounded, and a green light was fired, signifying "All safe, coming home." The Life-boat then proceeded to Yarmouth, and off the old Jetty—where Nelson landed after the Battle of the Nile—the second wreath was dropped into the sea with the same ceremonial..