Coxswain History

		RNLI Torbay
		A charity registered in England and Wales (209603) and Scotland (SCO37736). Charity number CHY 2678 in the Republic of Ireland

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Lifeboats and Coxswains - Past & Present

100 Years span these Pictures

The Torbay (Brixham) Lifeboats

Lifeboat		On Station	Coxswain		Service Years
City of Exeter		1866 - 1885	Charles Jackson		1866 - 1885 cont
Brian Bates		1885 - 1893	Charles Jackson		1885 - 1893
Brian Bates		1885 - 1893	William J J Saunders		1893 - 1894 cont
Betsey Newbon		1894 - 1896	William J J Sanders		1894 - 1896
Betsey Newbon II		1896 - 1922	William G Sanders		1896 - 1922 cont
Alfred and Clara Heath		1922 - 1930	William G Sanders		1922 - 1930 cont
George Shee		1930 - 1958	William G Sanders		1930 - 1932
			William H Mogridge		1932 - 1942
			Frederick C Sanders		1942 - 1951
			Harry O Thomas		1951 - 1958 cont
Princess Alexandra of Kent		1958 - 1975	Harry O Thomas		1958 - 1960
			Abraham Bartlett		1960 - 1961
			Harold Coyde		1961 - 1970
			John D Stone		1970 - 1972
			Kenneth Gibbs		1972 - 1975 cont
Edward Bridges		1975 - 1995	Kenneth Gibbs		1975 - 1976
			George Dyer		1976 - 1978
			Arthur L V Curnow BEM		1978 - 1991
			David P Hurford		1991 - 1995 cont
Marie Winston		1995 - 2001	David P Hurford		1995 - 2001 cont
Alec and Christina Dykes		2001-	David P Hurford		2001 - 2005
Alec and Christina Dykes		2001-	Mark J Criddle		2006 - >

The Torquay Lifeboats

Lifeboat		On Station	Coxswain(s)	Service Years
Mary Brundret		1876 - 1889	William Henry Brown	May 1876 - 1889 cont
James and Eliza Woodall		1889 - 1902	William Henry Brown	1889 - Jul 1900
			John Gill	Jul 1900 - 1902 cont
Wighton	No picture exists	1902 - 1923	John Gill	1902 - Sep 1916
			Thomas Martin	1916 - Mar 1923

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