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Her Last Service

Channel Island Lifeboat to go to Cowes, the Jersey boat could not get a crew and the Institution asked the Guernsey boat to fetch her, That was on the 28th. When the Guernsey boat arrived at St. Helier in the evening German aeroplanes were attacking Jersey. Three of them machine-gunned her and killed one of her crew. She then returned to her station where she was captured by the Germans. Now the Institution has given rewards of £4. 33. to each of the six members of her crew for that last service. The States of Guernsey pensioned the widow of the dead man and the Institution has increased the pension, as from the • day of his death, to the sum which would be paid to the widow ot a sailor, soldier or airman killed in action..