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whole: the image occupies the central third. The title and text are separate and occupy the remainder, in red and in blue.
All held within a blue decorative border and set against a white background.
image: a depiction of a sinking British naval vessel, in distress on a stormy sea. A member of the crew is winched down by rope to a
waiting life boat at the ship's side.
text: ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION.
(Supported Solely by Voluntary Contributions).
SWANSEA BRANCH.
President - HIS WORSHIP THE MAYOR.
FLAG DAY,
SATURDAY, JUNE 19th, 1915.
W L Wyllie
PLEASE BUY A FLAG
and Help to save the lives of the Shipwrecked.
Have you a relative of friend in the Army or Navy?
216 Lives saved up to December last from H.M. War Ships, Destroyers, Seaplanes, etc.
Nearly 53,000 Lives Saved since 1824.
Copyright, BUCK and WOOTTON, Ltd., London, S.E. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | shipping Royal National Life-Boat Institution [RNLI] Military Personnel flag / banner / standard Charities seascape Natural phenomena / time / weather military suffering civilian effort WW1 British Home Front | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Royal National Life-Boat Institution [RNLI] | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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