This is the final entry...

... in the 100 year old autograph book I have.

This is the private lifeboat “Tom Perry”.

Here is some information on the “Tom Perry”.

This is an account of one rescue by the Lifeboat Tom Perry.

http://www.thessvlbhistory.co.uk/Wrecks/hector.htm

Then:
“HM King of Norway awarded a Silver Cup to the coxswain and Silver Medals to the crew in recognition for rescuing the crew and passengers (118) from the Norwegian s.s. Bessheim on 19 November 1916. Medals were also awarded to the crew of the private lifeboat Tom Perry.”

http://www.eskside.co.uk/ss_rohilla/robert_smith.htm

I don’t know what a ‘private’ life boat is as opposed to a lifeboat.

Ah, I have done a bit of googling and Wiki explains there are independent lifeboats as well as the RNLI lifeboats:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_lifeboats_in_Britain_and_Ireland

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