Mr. A. J. Phillips, of Newport, Monmouthshire, w o died on 12th September, was one of the Institution's oldest and most devoted supporters.

First as honorary secretary and then as chairman, he had been associated with the Newport branch for over thirty years. In the days of the Life-boat Saturday Fund he was a representative of Wales on the central committee, and vice-chairman of the West of England committee. For over forty years of his life he had been an active supporter of the life-boat service. In 1930 he was awarded the Institution's gold badge..