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Bronze statue of Richard Evans at Moelfre lifeboat station. Richard Matthew Evans, (January 19, 1905 – September 13, 2001) was a Welsh lifeboatman.He was born in the village of Moelfre on the north-east of the island of Anglesey. [1]
Henry George Blogg [1] [2] GC BEM (6 February 1876 – 13 June 1954) was a lifeboatman from Cromer on the north coast of Norfolk, England, and the most decorated in Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) history. Blogg of the Cromer Lifeboat Station is referred to as "the greatest of the lifeboatmen". [1]
Freeman's story is retold in Storm Warrior : Turbulent Life of Henry Freeman (1991), by Ian Minter and Ray Shill. [4]In 2005, a solid bronze bust of Freeman, sculpted by Richard Sefton, was installed and unveiled at Lifeboat Museum in Pier Road, Whitby; it was transferred to an exterior wall on the new lifeboat station upon its completion in Spring 2007.
During his time with the RNLI, Andy Harris has saved many lives and also had his moment of fame in Channel 4’s coming-of-age comedy.
Henry "Shrimp" Thomas Davies BEM (19 February 1914 – 25 June 2002) was a lifeboatman from Cromer on the north coast of Norfolk, England.His uncle, Henry Blogg, gave him the nickname "Shrimp" after seeing him as a tiny baby.
Family quotes from famous people. 11. “In America, there are two classes of travel—first class and with children.” —Robert Benchley (July 1934) 12. “There is no such thing as fun for the ...
Here are 50 quotes about life to motivate you. Words can hold a lot of power. They can uplift and inspire. ... "The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams ...
With many younger men on active service, the average age of a lifeboatman was over 50. Many launches were to ships that had been torpedoed or struck mines, including naval or merchant vessels on war duty; a notable example was the hospital ship SS Rohilla which foundered in 1914 and was attended by six lifeboats, saving 144 lives over a 50-hour ...