THE memorial to the seventeen Life- boatmen of Rye Harbour—who lost their lives on 15& November, 1928, when the Life-boat, returning from service in a whole gale, capsized as she appeared to be coming into the harbour-mouth with a following sea—was unveiled in Eye Harbour Churchyard on 15th Novem- ber, 1931, the third anniversary of the disaster.

The memorial is a stone figure of a Life-boatman. It stands at the head of the grave where sixteen of the men are buried (one body was never given up by the sea), looking out to the place where the men died. Above the figure is the inscription " We have done that which was our duty to do." On the grave below are the names and ages of the men. The memorial is the work of Mr. J. Wedgwood, A.R.C.A.

The Unveiling Ceremony.

The ceremony of unveiling the memo- rial, which was covered with the Institu- tion's flag, took place in the presence of thousands of people. They filled the churchyard, and many had to remain outside. Lord Blanesburgh performed the ceremony, and the Bishop of Lewes (the Right Rev. H. M. Hordern) recited the prayer of dedication and delivered an address in honour of the seventeen men. He was supported in the ceremony by the Rural Dean, the Vicar of Rye Harbour, the Rev. W. W. March, a former Vicar of Rye Harbour, and the Rev. L. G. Barnet.

The Institution was represented by Sir George Shee (its late Secretary).

Among those present were the Mayor of Rye and other representatives of the town, the Right Hon. Sir William Jowitt, K.C. (Attorney-General), repre- sentatives of the Rye Branch of the Institution, members of the Hastings Life-boat Crew, and representatives of the St. John Ambulance Brigade, the British Legion, Boy Scouts and Girl Guides. The ceremony concluded with the sounding of the Last Post.