RNLI Torbay
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17 - 28 Bequests and Main Gifts
An engraved brass plate with the main bequests and gifts used to construct and equip '17-28' is mounted onboard within the wheelhouse.
The words follow:
THE LIFEBOAT "RNLB ALEC & CHRISTINA DYKES"
WAS FUNDED FROM GENEROUS BEQUESTS OF
MRS HELEN CHRISTINA DYKES OF TORQUAY
MR ROBERT DAVIDSON BUCHANAN
MRS EMILY ALICE POPE
MISS GWENDOLINE MAY JOAN WRIGHT
GIFTS IN MEMORY OF
MR WILFRED BURNLEY
MR JOHN COURTNEY
MRS PRUDENCE ELIZABETH SHERRATT
AND
GIFTS FROM SEALE HAYNE COLLEGE
TORQUAY MARINA BERTH HOLDERS
TOGETHER WITH OTHER LEGACIES AND GIFTS
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