Coxswain Collection

Ben Dale, lifeboatman of Harwich, Essex
Ben Dale, a famous lifeboatman of Harwich, Essex, who served as Coxswain for 23 years. Pictured here with two medals pinned to his chest

Second Coxswain Mann of the Aldeburgh Lifeboat Station, 1909
Photographic portrait of Second Coxswain Mann, of the City of Winchester and Dresden, both Aldeburgh lifeboats; credited with saving hundreds of lives

Lifeboat Coxswain Jonas Oxley, Walton, Essex
Portrait of Jonas Oxley, lifeboat coxswain of Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, from 1947 to 1964. Seen here standing outside the boat house. circa 1963

Coxswain of Beaumaris Lifeboat and colleague, Anglesey
David Gallichan, Coxswain of Beaumaris Lifeboat leads a crew member from the lifeboat station in Anglesey. The Sunday Times Date: 1991

X Craft - British Midget Submarine - HMS Excelsior
The Interior of an X Craft - British Midget Submarine HMS Excelsior. Date: 1945

Lifeboat coxswain, with RNLB The Lord Southborough Date: 1920

Gunboat encounter between Nelson and Don Miguel Tyrason, 1797 - This was a service hand-to-hand with swords, in which my Coxswain John Sykes twice saved my life. Date: 1797

TREASURE ISLAND/ISRAEL
The death of Israel Hands: "the coxswain loosed his grasp upon the shrouds, & plunged head first into the water." Date: First published: 1883

The Coxswain of the Lifeboat Date: 1909

RNLI lifeboat crew, St Ives, Cornwall, just returned from a rescue mission. Includes Tommy Cocking, coxswain (second from left). Date: circa 1980s

Fisherman with pollock, near Sennen Cove, Cornwall
Fisherman with pollock, caught near Sennen Cove, Cornwall. The man is retired coxswain of Sennen Lifeboat, using a highly skilled handline method under calm conditions to catch the fish. circa 1970s

Lifeboat coxswain Henry Britton, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Henry Britton, coxswain of the lifeboat at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, from 1884 to 1914. Seen here wearing his cork lifejacket, with the lifeboat behind him. circa 1900

Lifeboatman, Cromer, Norfolk
Lifeboatman, Cromer, near Sheringham, Norfolk, England. Showing Coxswain Harrison - For Those in Peril on the Sea Date: 1910

Captain Robert Hook, lifeboatman
Coxswain Robert William Hook (1828 -1911) of the Lowestoft lifeboat Samuel Plimsoll, the saviour of more than 200 lives. Pictured here at Lowestoft harbour entrance in 1883, in a heroic pose

John Corrie Carter, Vanity Fair, WH
JOHN CORRIE CARTER (1840-1927) The only coxswain ever featured in a Vanity Fair caricature. Caption: steered three winning crews Date: 1840 - 1927

Cornell crew team holding a boat; on left is team coxswain. Date c1907

Two lifeboat coxswains, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Retiring lifeboat coxswain John Byford (left) and new coxswain Thomas Bloom, pictured at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. John Byford had been cox from 1929 and Thomas Bloom, known locally as Puggy

Wartime Lifeboat Crew after a dramatic rescue, Walton
Eight members of the lifeboat crew at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, pictured on the day they rescued three men from the barge Martha

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