What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: The Captain's House. Captain Jack Crocombe 11.04.1854 - 27.05.1933 lived here 1894-1908 In 1899 he led the world famous "Louisa" "Overland Launch" lifeboat rescue and saved the "Forrest Hall" ship Recorded plaque organisation: C & J Parker, Flat-Broke Films.
Captain Jack Crocombe was a renowned lifeboat coxswain who significantly contributed to maritime safety; he is particularly remembered for leading the daring "Louisa" lifeboat rescue in 1899, where his team saved the crew of the stranded "Forrest Hall."
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