
Newhaven RNLI take part in Remembrance Day Service and lay wreaths at sea
Volunteers from Newhaven RNLI took part in Newhaven’s Remembrance Day Service. Eight more volunteers from Newhaven RNLI laid wreaths at sea, from our Severn Class ALB ‘David and Elizabeth Acland’.
A combination of volunteer crew, launch authorities and press officers took part in Newhaven’s Remembrance Day Services, including laying wreaths at memorial green, Newhaven.
At sea, eight volunteer crew launched our Severn Class ALB David and Elizabeth Acland to just south of the harbour arm. We were joined by our friends Janice Dykes & Rod Gentry from the National Coastwatch Institution and Geoff Rawlings, representing RAF Unit 1107 of the RAF Marine Craft Section which launched out of Newhaven.
These words were read by Nick Gentry from the lifeboat over channel 73: ‘Let us remember all those who have died for their country in war and all who have died and suffered in the service of the peoples of the world.’
‘In particular, let us remember those who served in Unit 1107 of the RAF Marine Craft Section which was established in 1939 to run high speed launches out of Newhaven to rescue aircrew who had crashed or bailed out over the sea.’
‘Approximately 6,000 troops, mainly Canadian, but also including British Commandos and US Rangers left Newhaven in August 1942 tasked with capturing Dieppe for 24 hours as an experiment to test equipment and techniques for future landings in Europe. Only about 40 of those deployed survived the ill-fated raid, mostly returning to Newhaven.
We will remember them'.
Notes to editors
· Newhaven RNLI was established in 1803, and covers from Beachy Head to Brighton. It’s a modern afloat station and operates an all-weather Severn class lifeboat.
· ALB – All-Weather-Lifeboat
· National Coastwatch Institution – The National Coastwatch Institution assists in the protection and preservation of life at sea and along the United Kingdom. Currently almost 60 NCI stations are operational and manned by over 2,600 volunteers.
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Key facts about the RNLI
The RNLI charity saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland coasts. The RNLI operates 238 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and more than 240 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK and Channel Islands. The RNLI is independent of Coastguard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 146,000 lives.
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