Laura Turney of Scottish Government's Culture Division told us - 

"I support the Fund because my great grandfather, John Harrison Cammish, died whilst serving on the Scarborough lifeboat.

"Late afternoon on the 8th December 1954, in horrendous weather, after successfully escorting a number of fishing boats into the harbour, the "E.C.J.R." was overwhelmed by a huge swell and capsized near the harbour mouth, just a few hundred yards from the safety of the shore.  Several crewmen were thrown from the lifeboat.

"The loss of lives in a fishing community has a long-lasting resonance that is still remembered and honoured in Scarborough to this day with an annual service to commemorate the tragedy.

"Times have changed, today the volunteers at the RNLI have better kit, better training and better support, and this is due to the fantastic support and value placed on their work; and rightly so."

This link takes you to Laura's full story, with photographs