I’ Broch wid aince again come igither tae mourn i’ sad deaths o i’ men fa lost their lives, wi thoosans linen i’ streets tae pey their respects. I’ funeral procession wis led bi’ i’ Duke o Kent fas mither had daen i’ namin ceremony fur i’ boat 16 years afore.
A report fae i’ Evening Express on i’ 26th January included i’ mournin wirds o i’ day fae Lord Saltoun:
“Lord Saltoun said he had never called lifeboatmen heroes. He had always felt they were men who could appreciate the risks they run even better than he but who strained their hearts to outstrip a comrade getting to the boat because they would not let fear be their master”
Evening Express Jan 26 1970 © D.C.Thomson & Co. Ltd