What is recorded here

This blue commemorative plaque records: Robert Thirlway Arkley. A founding member of the Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade, tragically swept from the pier and died on active service. Aged just 44 he was part of the daring rescue of the crew of the barque 'Consul' which struck the Pier in raging seas on 17th December 1872. As a member of the Life Brigade, no one was braver. Recorded plaque organisation: North Tyneside Council.

Robert Thirlway Arkley was a founding member of the Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade, renowned for his bravery; he died heroically during the rescue of the crew from the barque 'Consul' in 1872.

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