![]() ![]() He was made MVO in 1906, appointed Gentleman Usher to the King, 26 June 1908 and Groom of the Bedchamber 10 June 1910. ![]() He rejoined the Navy in 1901 on the emergency list, being promoted Commander on 11 July 1903. Countless more lives are saved through our youth education and water safety work. ![]() Every year, our volunteer lifeboat crews and lifeguards help and rescue thousands of people and have saved over 143,000 lives since 1824. He also actively participated in rescues. In addition to our 24/7 search and rescue lifeboat service, we operate a seasonal lifeguard service. In 1887 he resigned his commission and served with the RNLI as District Inspector of Lifeboats, contributing to their technical development. He was awarded a silver Royal Humane Society medal in 1880 for saving the life of a waterman at Portsmouth. He served as Lieutenant in HMY 'Osborne' 1879-1883. Awarded to Charles Elphinstone-Fleeming Cunninghame Graham RN, MVO (1854-1917) for services as District Inspector of Lifeboats.Ĭharles Elphinstone-Fleeming Cunninghame Graham RN, MVO (1854-1917) was born in Edinburgh and entered the Royal Navy in 1867. Fitted with a pin bar and bow of green ribbon. in recognition of his valuable services 1866-1908'. Reverse: Inscription Incuse: 'Presented by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution to Commdr. Legend on lifebuoy: 'ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION'. Biography: The National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck was established on 4 March 1824, following an appeal made by Sir William. View of a ten-oared lifeboat pitching in a heavy sea, a vessel on the horizon (centre). With 237 stations manned by volunteers, the Institution relies on endowments and donations through collection boxes for its activities. A lifebuoy of white enamel inscription in gilt lettering, a gilt crown above. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution was founded in 1824 to provide a coordinated system of stations around the coastline of the British Isles to rescue sailors from ships in peril. ![]()
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