MR. C. H. BROWN, coxswain of the Falmouth life-boat, has been awarded a certificate by the Royal Humane Society for rescuing a young boy from the sea near Falmouth.

Coxswain Brown has served with the Falmouth life-boat for more than thirty years, as bowman from 1922-1931 and assistant mechanic from 1931-1946, being appointed coxswain in 1947..