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The grave of the 23 men lost from the Liverpool ship 'Khyber' in 1905. The bronze memorial plate is located in St Levan church yard, underneath the tower on the left of the main door.

The plate reads:

In Memoriam
Captain Henry Rotary and crew…

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Model gypsy caravan displayed on a table.

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Empire Contamar came ashore at Par Beach at 1:30 am on the 23rd March 1947.

Augustas Williams (aged 50) from Penzance was saved. Crew of 7 saved by Fowey lifeboat

The ship was carrying coal from Cumberland to Par

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Gwynedd Haslock, pictured after competing in the British Surfing Competitions.

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Report in 'The Cornishman' from 14/11/1992 in the '25 Years Ago' section, quoting a story from the newspaper from 1964:

"A five-minute rescue has earned Henry Nicholas coxswain of the Sennen Lifeboat, the bronze clasp of the Royal National…

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Portrait of Jack Worth, coxswain of Penlee Lifeboat.

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Drawn portrait with newspaper obituary. Born: Renfrew, Scotland, 9th January 1821, died: Lee, Kent, 20th March 1891.

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Portrait of elderly man wearing cap, smoking pipe.

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