THE portrait on the cover is of Cox- swain Henry West of Sheringham. He was appointed assistant motor mech- anic in 1940, became second coxswain in 1947 and coxswain in 1951. Cox- swain West was awarded the silver medal for gallantry for the rescue of 18 lives from the S.S. Wimbledon in 1956. A full account of this service appeared in the March 1957 number of the Life-boat.

During the time that Coxswain West has been an officer of the life-boat Sheringham life-boats have launched on service 103 times and have rescued 74 lives. The photograph is reproduced by courtesy of the Eastern Daily News..