went on to found a teenage organisation dedicated to helping people and animals in danger or distress at sea or on land.

Capt. Philip Pearce-Smith was a corporal with the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry for three years when it was stationed here at Prospect in the 1950s.

He had always wanted to return to Bermuda, and now, as the retired chief executive officer of Venturers Search and Rescue in Britain, he will finally have his wish granted.

Capt. Pearce-Smith sent word last week that he will be arriving in Hamilton, Bermuda on Sunday, May 9 aboard the cruise liner Statendam .

He would like to meet anyone involved in local sea rescue services or sea cadets groups.

Not having any local contacts, Capt. Pearce-Smith wrote to The Royal Gazette for help.

"I will always remember the kindness shown by the Bermudians,'' he wrote in his letter.

Bermuda residents may remember Capt. Pearce-Smith as the young man who lead a project to recondition a Bermuda-built cedar dinghy.

After spending many off-duty hours fixing her up and converting her into a cabin cruiser, he and his partner Lance Coporal Greenaway launched the 14-foot boat, which they named Pride of Prospect , off North Shore in Devonshire. They moored her off Mill's Creek, Pembroke. They bought the dinghy from Mr. Arthur Outerbridge and the engine from Rance's Boatyard.