Christening of Holy Island Lifeboat 'Gertrude'
From the Berwickshire News. Description of the occasion presided over by Major Gen. F.L.M. Crossman. Lifeboat accepted from the RNLI by James Dawson. Christened by Lady Francis Osborne; presented with a bouquet by Sarah Kyle; relative and descendent of coxswains and crew members of the lifeboat. Service at St. Mary’s Church. Lifeboat launched by John Gray. Brief history of the lifeboats on Holy Island.
Date of creation
1 July 1947Date of coverage
June 1947Place
Holy Island, NorthumberlandCopyright
DepositorReference number
HOL/040/017Storage location
Holy Island Reading RoomFormat
Newspapers clippings (94)
Subject
Lifeboats (153)
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