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At Wells Norfolk a Road Has Been Named After Coxswain Theodore Neilsen Who Was a Famous Wartime Coxswain In 1942 for Example He Searched a Sinking Lancaste

by courtesy of the 'Eastern Daily Press' At Wells, Norfolk, a road has been named after Coxswain Theodore Neilsen who was a famous wartime coxswain.

In 1942, for example, he searched a sinking Lancaster bomber for trapped airmen and received the thanks of the R.N.L.I. inscribed on vellum. Mrs. Neilsen, his widow, is shown (left) at the unveiling watched by Mrs. M. Kitson, chairman of Wells U.D.C..

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