Launch a Memory Exmouth

John Buckby and his father George Buckby

Back in 1972 I married Georgina Buckby whose father George and Brother John were both part of a lifeboat family with Arthur Brown before them alo served in the Poole Boat, loved them all now home with their God. The stories they told are part of the family history much loved and missed, remember them and thanks for all you were and did in the community that was old Poole 🙏💙X

Robert Timothy Martin

The coolest Dad on the planet, you raced Motorbikes and also had a talent for Stained Glass. And i'll admit it you are way funnier than me, such a dry, sarcastic sense of humor x

Kathleen Glennis Martin

You had the kindest heart and was always putting others first. We all miss you x

Peter lloyd

you were amazing to everyone I miss you so much more then you’ll ever know. I’m sorry you felt so alone. i love you ❤️

Orde OB Davies

You’re still very dearly missed Orde, and I’ll always cherish your last RNLI Christmas card. With love always.

Peter Lloyd

Top man, heart of gold. Told me off once or twice and gave me many words of wisdom ❤️

Peter lloyd

A top bloke with the most biggest heart you will live on in our memories. Never forgotten and always missed sleep tight Pete xx

Peter Martin Lloyd

You the best uncle/dad and advisor to all the family , you were the glue and most amazing man.. you were to good for this world and will be sorely missed by us all. You served this country in the Navy, then dedicated your time to help all your loved ones and left a stamp on us all. Forever thinking of you

Dave Bartholomew

So now you're still at sea! Rest easy Uncle Dave Bart. You're stories of your years in the merch and your passion for boats and diving, inspired the same passions in me. You had a huge influence in my life, all my life. You were honest and loving. I will never forget you, none of those you left behind will either.

To my lovely Mum and Dad Cath and Terry Barton

We all miss you and love you both so much.

Konrad Rubery

Happy 50th birthday xx

Eric Andrew Pimperton

In loving Memory of my Dad. I love you and miss you so much. Tina xxx

Gordon William Mather

In memory of our loving, gorgeous father who on the 11th August 1978 went out on a speed boat around Exmouth and was killed in a tragic accident. We wanted to show our appreciation to the Life boat station as we know on that fateful day the crew would have done all they could to find him and bring him home safely.

Michael George Reynolds

Much loved and very sadly missed by his family and all of his friends.

Liz Conners

Liz was a dear friend of ours from University College Cardiff 1977.....survived a first brain tumour but not the second. She was the same age as Melanie when she died...just 56. Much loved and much missed.

Rita Preston

Mum was such an incredibly strong and resilient person. She worked so hard to look after us after our dad was killed in an accident. No words can express our gratitude to her xx

Victor Leathwhite

When I was younger my grandad (Abba) used to take us to see the RNLI boats and have donated over a thousand pounds over his lifetime as well as had our family signed up to the newsletters. I remember doing the activities in the newsletter with him until nightfall, collecting the badges as well as the stickers. If my grandfather didn’t donate to the RNLI and shown us the boats i probably wouldn’t know a lot about sea safety.Im doing this for his honour and legacy as he’s done so much for us all

Phillip Alun Thomas

My father sadly missed everyday by us all his passion was steam trains and lifeboats around the country

My lovely uncle Roger Harris

Always laughing and full of fun. We will all miss you lots x

Eileen Chick

In memory of a wonderful wife, and an amazing Mum and Granny. Missed terribly and forever loved and remembered.

Leonard Smith

In loving memory of our dear dad, grandfather, great grandfather. Always in our thoughts. Julian, Christine, Sarah, Laura, Callum and Reuben.

Harry Forsyth

A loving husband and Dad who loved his family. He also loved the sea travelling many times on ferries with his job as a truck driver. We all miss him dreadfully. Hope you will enjoy the ride Harry. Love you xx

Malcolm and Rita Mayes

In loving memory of a dear Dad (passed 2021) and beautiful Mummy (passed 7 months ago). You both worked so hard to give your children a better life - we shall always be grateful. Forever in our hearts and thoughts. Sleep peacefully together xx

Mr Christian A Igwe

In loving memory of my beloved father, Christian. A loving, kind and generous man who loved his family and humanity greatly and sacrificed for them. May God's light continue to shine on you always.✨️

Fred Hampson

Dad you loved the sea from being the Captain’s steward on a minesweeper in the war to finally scattering your ashes off the Dorset coast. Sorry you never realised your dreams Dad.

Jeanette Logue

With all our love always and forever our one and only Mum/Granny, fave pic from our happy place XXX PS Granny Lily would have loved the RNLI dedication too, takes me back to Portpatrick and all the precious times we spent there previously, always the lifeboat in sight, ready to go to the rescue of those, who didn't know they were going to need it :-)

Betty and Norman Eric Motte

In memory of a loving Mum and Dad

Doug Were

Our Dad was on the lifeboat for many years when we were young. I can remember Mum being worried when the flares went off in the middle of the night. The lifeboat back then was nothing like they are today! Our Dad and his crew mates were brave and selfless just like every lifeboat crew since then. He really was the best.

Keith Piggott

Belated happy 60th birthday, we were waiting to be able to do this

Steve ‘Wilma’ Willcock

Remembering you with love on what would have been your 50th birthday 26/05/2024. Forever young and living in our hearts.

In memory of George and Sheila Sandy

In memory of George and Sheila Sandy who spent happy holidays in Exmouth and then retired here from 1983 until 2012 (George) and 2023 (Sheila).

George Steiakakis

Love you forever dad. ❤️

My Auntie

To my auntie that passed away in January 2024. I will miss you so much. You always called me to ask if I was ok and well. I have added your name onto the life boat so it can be a great memory for myself and rest of the family to remember xx

Logan Todd

Still on an adventure, sadly without us for now.

JAI PALERMO

Your light shines on forever in the hearts and memories of everyone who loved you dearly ❤️🖤

My Dad & his two brothers

Putting my Dad's name & the names of his two brothers on the Exmouth lifeboat will be very special, all Devon born & all served in the Royal Navy, my Uncle Con lost his life at 22 during the Second World War, so it is a way of remembering him, as well as his brothers, I think they would be very happy to go to sea again if they were with us today.

Carol & John Hunter

Our mum who we lost 9 months ago & Dad who we lost 5 weeks ago, he couldn't live without his Queen😞, we miss them both so much, it has been a really tough 8 months but they are together again 💕... we love you both with all our hearts, till we meet again, fly high our beautiful angels 😇 xxxx

Robert Michael Kloet

Always with me.Your number 1 fan xx

Alan Sturt

Celebrating an Amazing life 1939-2023. Dad was a great walker, adventurer and always ready to help others in any way he could. Having his name on a lifeboat seems so fitting, the picture shows him at a lifeboat station having raised money for RNLI by visiting them all - walking the whole coastal path of Cornwall nearly 50 years ago. He is so loved, and so missed.

John Wibrin

My Dad served in the coastal forces during the Second World War earning the DSM and bar and his medals are on display in the Navy Museum in Gosport.

Graham Roberts

In loving memory of Graham (Grandad Wales), who had a love of the sea from his service in the Royal Marines, twice round the globe! He will be missed but never forgotten and great to think he will be back out with the RNLI rescuing those in peril on the sea.

Colin K H Riley

In loving memory - Dad would love to know that even in passing on he is playing his part in helping others. A fitting memorial to someone who survived so much and battled through stormy seas to the bitter end.

Robert Michael Kloet

In memory of my Dad and our Grandpa who always supported the RNLI and displayed their badge on his grill plate.

James Bernard and William Edwin Davenport

Both my brothers served many years at sea. James was in the Royal Navy and served a time as a submariner on the HMS Thorough. William joined the Merchant Navy and when he changed careers he still went to sea, but on his yacht, sailing the Atlantic to the Caribbean and the Mediterranean.

John Henry Edwards

In loving memory of our wonderful Dad, who delighted us with many of his Royal Yacht stories and mishaps! He will love being on the sea again.

Patrick Edward Crawley

We moved to Weymouth so that Patrick could go sailing, he was never happier than when he was on his boat. A great family man, loved and missed every day.

Lilian Mary Winn

It is good that my aunts name can be put on the Exmouth lifeboat. She loved Devon having been evacuated in 1939 to live with her aunt and uncle in Topsham. Earlier that year she had spent an idyllic month staying with them which was a marked contrast to her life in the East End of London. So it is fitting that she will be remembered in Devon. We hope the boat will save many lives.

Eddie Kane

In memory of my brother Eddie who was a keen scuba diver. I’ve just spent a lovely weekend in Exmouth so this seems a perfect way to remember him.

Peter Scovell

We wanted to make a lasting memory for my Father. He passed away on Christmas Eve having lived a full and happy life until he was 102. He always supported the RNLI - having his name on a lifeboat is fitting.

My darling Auntie Sheila, my godmother xx God bless us, she's still with us but is a supporter of the RNLI X

With all my love, Auntie Sheila xxx and Simon and Martin too xxx

Scott McCarthy

In Loving Memory of our precious Son and Brother who sadly was taken from us on 21st January 2024. Xxx

Arthur Baker

Arthur (grandad) started out as an RAF engineer in WW2, and later in life developed a passion for boats & sailing. He loved being out on the water as ‘captain’. When I was younger, grandad would take me on the bus to the RNLI station to look at the lifeboats. We’d get up close to them & he’d show me how they worked. He supported the RNLI for years & years, and had so much respect for what they do - he’d have been honoured to have his name on the side of one of these boats ❤️

Jean and Ronald Stone

This is in memory of the best parents in the world who were taken too soon. They were always there to help when they could and to give advice. Not a day goes by when I don't think of them. I miss them so much it still hurts even after all this time ( mum passed 2016 dad in 2019). I hope that by doing this their memory can live on forever. Rip my loving parents till we meet again. I miss you with all my heart. Xxxxx💔💔

Christopher Alan Neal

Dad always loved to visit us in Exmouth. From the 90’s, when I was teacher training to our permanent move to Devon years later. He loved the beach and the ocean, taking many holidays around the area but always visiting Exmouth beach with his family and beloved Collies. Always down by the lifeboats and Orcombe Point. He had his own boat when we were children and loved the water. He is sorely missed every day by his family.

Geoffrey Roland Batten

Dad love going fishing.

My late husband Trevor Lacey

Rest in peace my darling. You will forever be in my thoughts and my heart will always miss you forever xx

Jimmy Nicholls

In loving memory of a wonderful dad, grandad and great-grandad. His love for the Navy, RNLI and adventures at sea live on!

Tony Southall

My grandad was a keen sea fisherman, he supported the royal national lifeboat institution his whole adult life, sadly he passed away 10 years ago this year, to have his name on a boat would of meant the absolute world to him. Thank you for your service and dedication to keep our community and waters safe.

Byron William John Horton

March 31st 2025 and you would be celebrating your 74th birthday. Where have the past five years gone? This is your 4th lifeboat Daddy and we are one step closer to your very own fleet... Captain on deck! We hope that your seas remain calm, skies are blue and that glass of port you're holding is never half empty. You are forever beloved and never forgotten. Any idea where Exmouth is? Is it near a racing track? Hopefully we're getting close to home. Wales is surrounded by water! Love you xxxxxxx

Deborah Ann Cooke

Deb loved the sea, she loved sailing, scuba diving and snorkelling. It was where she was the happiest and free. She passed away while moored in Mexico, Doing the thing she loved the most. Rest in peace

Raymond Crossley

In loving memory of the most wonderful Father and Pomps. We miss you every day xx

Agnes and Bill Thomson

For active RNLI fund raising in East Kilbride, near Glasgow for many years. This committee raised £1000s for the charity over many years. Agnes was often asked why there was an RNLI fund raising committee in East Kilbride. Her reply was "Everyone likes playing at the seaside. Occasionally someone needs to be rescued. That someone could be me.... I'm not a great swimmer!"

Peter Horlock

In memory of my dearest husband who loved to sail and fly fish 🎣, who also ran marathons in aid of the RNLI. Greatly missed by family and friends but always walking beside me in my heart.

Albert "John" Hayward

In loving memory of my wonderful husband, John, who is sadly missed by all those who knew and loved him and who always donated to the RNLI

Lisa Woolf

She was bigger and brighter and wider than snow. And she loved (but always respected) the sea

Tim Davies

Tim loved boats and the sea, he asked for donations in his memory to RNLI and he would have loved to see his name on a lifeboat, he will never be forgotten x

Barbara Beckley

A much loved sister. Missed by all her family.

TONY DOWN

Not a day goes by that you are not missed , you left me beautiful memories your love is still my guide and although I can’t see you will alway be by my side !!! And now helping by the side on the lifeboat!!!❤️

Ron Hancock

For a great Dad and Grandad, while he had no association with the sea he was a big RNLI supporter and will be proud his name lives on on one of their boats

Jeff Kimber

For your 40yrs in the Merchant Navy darling and for the great respect you had for the RNLI

DAVE WALSH

Happy 60th Birthday

Janet Becket

In loving memory of Janet Becket who passed away on the 6th April 2024. A much loved Cousin who was not a sailor but who loved and respected the sea.

Charles’Bill’Willmott

You were the best dad. We will all miss you so much. RIP xx

Frederick Walter Childs

In loving memory of Frederick Walter Childs (Fred) who served in the Royal Navy during WWII and was always an avid supporter of the RNLI. He passed away on 23rd March 2024 at the amazing age of 99 years. He was a much loved Dad, Grandad and Great Grandad who throughout his years spoke fondly of his time as a sailor and shared his memories with us all. He would be honoured to know that his name is on a lifeboat in his memory ~ 'Fair Winds and Following Seas'

Janice Hanson

Janice was not particularly a sea goer, but in her teenage years we as a family lived in Devon. Janice had a friend who lived in Budleigh Salterton, which is not far from Exmouth. We used to visit Budleigh to meet Janice's friend and her family and have some happy memories from that time. This seemed like an appropriate dedication to remember those times. Janice was taken from us far too early. She was much loved and is sorely missed by all her family and friends.

John Woodhill

John was a dear friend, walking buddy, sang bass with me in Isle Abbotts village choir, great supporter of the RNLI and military charities. He was a great support to me through my recent illnesses. His confiding in me and me in him was a great support. He is much missed. He would be delighted that his name will be added to Exmouth lifeboat.

Peter Harris

Pete a true Wintonion.

Sidney Alexander Anderson: “Andy”

Dad was never happier than when he was by the sea. He learned to swim in Firestone Bay in Plymouth between the wars, learned to sail at Salcombe in the fifties, and died in Budleigh Salterton with a view of the sea. He was an engineer, and the years in between were spent on the water or designing boats he never had time to build. We scattered his ashes off his favourite jetty so the sea has him still. It will be lovely for us to think of his name on our local lifeboat, bringing people home.

Lee brooker

Taken to soon miss you

John Bernard Black

As the first anniversary of Dad's passing approaches, it seemed fitting to have his name on Exmouth's new lifeboat. Dad would always help people where he could and we wanted this spirit to live on in helping those in need at sea.

Colin Robert Hollister

My darling husband who was taken too soon. Exmouth was a special place for us, it will be lovely to see his name on the RNLI lifeboat. Colin held the RNLI in great regard and had much admiration for the work they do. Colin was a family man, we all miss him so much ❤️

Martin westcar

This for you martin I know how much you supported Rnli in your life time now you can carry on by having your name on yet another Of the RNli life boats .x

Prof Brian Anderton

In memory of my unforgettable husband, one of a kind, cruelly taken from us too soon by the devastating consequences of a terminal brain tumour. He loved the outdoors, he loved walking the coast paths of Britain, and although he was not a sailor, we have always supported the RNLI.

Alan Kent

Alan loved all things nautical and he supported the RNLI. He would have the biggest grin on his face to know that his name is on the Exmouth lifeboat.

Our Dad Bill Groves

In loving memory of a much-loved Dad, Grandad and Great Grandad who sadly passed away in April 2024. Dad was a lifelong supporter of the RNLI and as children every holiday always involved a visit to a lifeboat station. A few years ago, Dad fulfilled his wish to go down the Padstow Slipway on a lifeboat – a day that he will never forget. Having Dad’s name on a RNLI lifeboat is definitely a fabulous tribute to him. Sleep well Dad and missed by us all xxx

David Smith

For all the joy we experienced in the fishing trips from your boat in Sussex.

Madeline Dorothy Bather

Mum was a great supporter of the RNLI and used her wonderful admin and secretarial skills to be secretary for her local branch. Mum and dad (his name is on the Clifden Lifeboat) loved sailing on the English Channel and the 3 of us remember holidays sailing to France and the Channel Islands. In later years they loved sailing on the Med off the Island of Menorca and again the 3 of us remember wonderful holidays with them. We are so pleased their names are on lifeboats which save peoples lives!

John Lord Pitt

John was an expert sailor with his yachtmaster qualification. He kept his yacht a South Coast One Design the Jolie Madam in Plymouth it was a great source of pride and joy to him which he kept immaculate. He was born in Devon he sadly passed away in 1999 of a Brain Tumour.

David & Susan Masey

Dad & mum was always so happy at exmouth, they had a holiday home at Ladram- spent a lot of time out at sea watching Glyn & Frances wakeboard between Ladram & Exmouth . So We felt it was fitting to have both their names together on the Exmouth lifeboat. So they can both be reunited at sea on the same lifeboat in on of their favourite places Mums name is on Clifden in Ireland Dads name is on Eric legend relief lifeboat just launched

Captain Clive Eames

For my darling Dad and Grandpa. Taken too young but his love for the sea and RNLI will always be with us all.

Kevin walker

Kev loved the sea and appreciated how important the RNLI is. I miss him every minute and by having his name on a couple of vessels makes me proud of him and the RNLI for their service.

Simon and Daniel Paginton

Myself and my sons have really happy memories of holidays in Exmouth so it's fitting that, although they're both still with us, their names will be in Exmouth for years to come.

Joseph Emery

My paternal granddad Joseph went to sea aged 15 and served many years before his marriage brought him back to shore where he became a postman for 30+ years. A man who loved to serve his community, he can now do so at sea again back in his beloved Devon.

Thomas Rogers

Thomas Rogers was my great great grandfather Born in Budley Salterton Devon I never met him as he died in the Battle of the Somme in July 1916 Be nice to think Devon man will be going to the aid of people of his family heritage

Ursula Jean Thompson

Jean Thompson (1927 - 2018) Always concerned about the welfare of others and wishing them safely home

Ian Alexander McKenzie

In honour of seven and a half perfect years of marriage. Ian went to heaven a few months after we retired to the Isle of Wight. Meeting just 10 years ago, we had the best years of our lives together. We both loved the sea and so appreciate the work of the RNLI in saving lives around our coastline.

Irene & Daniel Mageer

My Dad passed away in 1996 & My Mum passed away in 2012 I miss them both so much in my life at present 💝 xx

Ruger

Our boy, Ruger aka Poogie, he loved Exmouth beach and the sea, so much. Playing right by the RNLI station was his favourite place to be.

Georgie Warren

Now that we have told Georgie’s family, I can post here. Georgie sadly passed away in 2021, at the age of 23, he was a registered Organ Donor and had also had the conversation with his mum, Sue. Georgie went on to save many lives including my own, thank you will never be enough. We live in Exmouth and the opportunity to remember Georgie in this way is a gift in itself. We are forever grateful to Georgie, his family and the wonderful NHS

Jane Peeke

I'm honouring my wife, Jane, who is renowned for her caring. She is also known here in Allhallows, Kent, as "The Bird Lady" as she also takes in sick, injured and orphaned wild birds, rehabilitates them and returns those she can to the wild. She's been doing all this for over 25 years and STILL found time to be Mum to our two children. She feels sort of duty-bound to help people and animals wherever and whenever she can, like the RNLI! Having her name on a Lifeboat is a fitting tribute to her.