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Caister Lifeboat Memorial

            The Postcard

A postcard that was published by G. Papworth of Caister-on-Sea. The stamp has been removed from the back of the card along with the location and date of posting, but we do know that the card was posted to:

Miss Helena Linney,
c/o J. C. Linney,
32, Scarborough Terrace,
Wellington,
New Zealand.

The message on the divided back of the card was as follows:

"A memorial to nine brave
Life Boat men who were
drowned after their third
effort to save a wrecked
crew.
An old man whose son &
grandson were drowned
said 'Caister men never
turn back'."

The 1901 Caister Lifeboat Disaster

Caister-on-Sea, also known colloquially as Caister, is a large village in Norfolk, close to the large town of Great Yarmouth.

On the night of the 13th. November 1901, the lifeboat 'Beauchamp' and nine crew were lost while attempting a rescue during heavy seas. 

Asked at the inquest into their deaths why the crew had persisted in the rescue, retired coxswain James Haylett in response to the question from the coroner "I suppose they had given up the job and were returning?" said:

"They would never give up the 
ship. If they had to keep at it 'til 
now, they would have sailed 
about until daylight to help her. 
Going back is against the rules 
when we see distress signals 
like that." 

This response was translated by journalists to become the famous phrase 'Caister men never turn back'. 

'Never Turn Back' was later to become a motto of the RNLI. 

A monument to the men lost in the disaster bearing this inscription stands in the cemetery at Caister, and the pub nearest to the lifeboat shed is named the 'Never Turn Back'.


   

Taken on: August 25, 2022

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