16 October 2018
Stations At this time the personnel of the coastguard service were being reduced, some stations closed and the divisions rearranged, with more stations to each division. […]
16 October 2018
My New Appointment In connection with my new appointment, information had reached me that in this case – not always so – free quarters were provided […]
14 October 2018
When Walter Hunkin came ashore in 1907. He was 45 and had been at sea since he was 16. His new post was to look after […]
14 October 2018
In 1902 Walter returned to the Kingstown District on the east coast of Ireland, leaving sailing cruisers and taking up his last command at sea aboard […]
14 October 2018
After a winter of relative idleness, Walter returned to the Victoria, a first class sailing cutter of 131 tons, and to the North sea Hull station. […]
14 October 2018
In 1900 Walter returned to the Fly, a third class sailing cruiser of 60 tons, which he had first met nearly 20 years earlier, moving from […]
14 October 2018
In 1897, Walter was given his first command: the Flora, a third class cutter of 60 tons, patrolling the familiar Irish east coast waters of the […]
14 October 2018
Walter was promoted to Senior Mate in 1895 and joined the Seamew, a 376 ton steam tender based in the Harwich District which covered the stretch […]
14 October 2018
In 1893 Walter joined the sailing cruiser Rose, a yawl of 130 tons, as Second Mate. This took him to the Hull district which stretched from […]
13 October 2018
Walter, now a Chief Petty Officer, then moved to the east coast of Ireland and the Kingstown district where he joined the Hind, a yawl of […]
13 October 2018
Walter was now a Chief Petty Officer and joined the Mary, a 30 ton cutter, based at Portland. The Weymouth district covered the south coast from […]
13 October 2018
Walter was promoted Acting Chief Quartermaster when he joined the Squirrel, a third class sailing cutter of only 40 tons, smaller than both the Fly and Victoria. […]
16 October 2018
Stations At this time the personnel of the coastguard service were being reduced, some stations closed and the divisions rearranged, with more stations to each division. […]
16 October 2018
My New Appointment In connection with my new appointment, information had reached me that in this case – not always so – free quarters were provided […]
14 October 2018
When Walter Hunkin came ashore in 1907. He was 45 and had been at sea since he was 16. His new post was to look after […]
14 October 2018
In 1902 Walter returned to the Kingstown District on the east coast of Ireland, leaving sailing cruisers and taking up his last command at sea aboard […]
14 October 2018
After a winter of relative idleness, Walter returned to the Victoria, a first class sailing cutter of 131 tons, and to the North sea Hull station. […]
14 October 2018
In 1900 Walter returned to the Fly, a third class sailing cruiser of 60 tons, which he had first met nearly 20 years earlier, moving from […]
14 October 2018
In 1897, Walter was given his first command: the Flora, a third class cutter of 60 tons, patrolling the familiar Irish east coast waters of the […]
14 October 2018
Walter was promoted to Senior Mate in 1895 and joined the Seamew, a 376 ton steam tender based in the Harwich District which covered the stretch […]
14 October 2018
In 1893 Walter joined the sailing cruiser Rose, a yawl of 130 tons, as Second Mate. This took him to the Hull district which stretched from […]
13 October 2018
Walter, now a Chief Petty Officer, then moved to the east coast of Ireland and the Kingstown district where he joined the Hind, a yawl of […]
13 October 2018
Walter was now a Chief Petty Officer and joined the Mary, a 30 ton cutter, based at Portland. The Weymouth district covered the south coast from […]
13 October 2018
Walter was promoted Acting Chief Quartermaster when he joined the Squirrel, a third class sailing cutter of only 40 tons, smaller than both the Fly and Victoria. […]