LIFEBOAT SERVICE
6373 LIVES SAVED DURING THE WAR
Rec. 9 a.m
LONDON, May 23,
Lifeboats around Britain and Ireland were launched 3760 times during the war to help ships and planes in distress, and 6373 lives were saved. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution has awarded 204 medals for gallantry. Lifeboat men have also won four British Empire Medals, two Distinguished Service Medals, and one George Medal.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 121, 24 May 1945, Page 7
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66LIFEBOAT SERVICE Evening Post, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 121, 24 May 1945, Page 7
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