March 1996 Albert Haines, ex-coxswain of Dungeness lifeboat. Albert's service with the Institution began in 1941 as a crew member of Dungeness lifeboat, becoming bowman in 1947. In 1965 he was appointed second coxswain with promotion to coxswain in 1975, a post he held until his retirement in 1979. Albert received the Thanks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum in 1974..