THE portrait on the cover is of Coxswain Harold Bradford of Exmouth.

Coxswain Bradford first joined the Exmouth crew in 1925. He was bowman from January 1939 to August 1943, when he became second coxswain.

He was appointed coxswain in March, 1951. He was awarded the bronze medal for a rescue from the cabin cruiser Nicky on the 19th of September, 1954. An account of this service appeared in the December, 1954, number of the Life-boat..