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| BROOK |
| Lifeboat | Coxswain | ||||||
| Dauntless | 1860 | - | 1867 | John Hayter | |||
| George and Anne | 1867 | - | 1888 | John Hayter | |||
| William Slaney Lewis | 1888 | - | 1907 | John Hayter (retd 1892) | Benjamin Jacobs 1892 - 1907 | ||
| Susan Ashley | 1907 | - | 1937 | Benjamin Jacobs 1907 - 1917 |
Thomas Hookey 1917 -1919 |
Roland Hayter 1919 - 1933 |
Alfred Woodford 1933 - 1937 |
| Brook Lifeboat William Slaney Lewis 30/1/1888 - 30/5/1907 Courtesy of Brighstone Village Museum |
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Brook Lifeboat William Slaney Lewis 30/1/1888 - 30/5/1907 Courtesy of Blackgang Chine Museum |
| Brook Lifeboat Susan Ashley 1907 - 31/3/1937 |
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Brook Lifeboat Susan Ashley 1907 - 31/3/1937 Christening |
| Brook Lifeboat The return |
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Brook Lifeboat |
| Brook Lifeboat Susan Ashley 1907 - 31/3/1937 Taken 8th June 1933 at the last horse-drawn launch. Courtesy of Blackgang Chine Museum |
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Brook Lifeboat Susan Ashley 1907 - 31/3/1937 The last lifeboat on the Back of The Wight. Courtesy of Blackgang Chine Museum |
| Brook Lifeboat Susan Ashley 1907 - 31/3/1937 Painting showing the lifeboat being turned on the beach prior to launch - 1926 (10 horses, more likely a recovery). Courtesy of Bill ? |
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Brook Lifeboatman Hadley Barnes 26th September 1933 |
| Brook Lifeboat House in 2005 Courtesy of WightOnLine |
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Brook Chine Courtesy of WightOnLine |
| Brooke Station RNLI record of lives saved by the 'Dauntless' (1860 - 67) and the 'George and Anne' (1867 - 1888) Brook Church |
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Numbers of Lives saved by three Brooke
Lifeboats : George and Annie (George and Anne left) (84), William Slaney Lewis (171), Susan Ashley (13) Brook Church |
| Queen Victoria's message to the lifeboat crews on their successful rescue of all passengers and crew of the S.S. Eider. Brook Church |
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Testimonials sent to the crew of the Brook Lifeboat in 1904. Brook Church |
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Wall plaque in memory of Reuben Cooper,
2nd Coxswain of the William Slaney Lewis, who lost his life on the night
of the Sirenia rescue. Brook Church |