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 51 September 18 2012 at 14:01:16Full Name: Mike Wootton Email: michaelwootton@virginmedia.com Home Town?: Tamworth Message Text: Great Parade on Sunday last at Tower Hill, well done to all you who organised it. The Fleet Air Arm and Royal Navy Standard bearers from Tamworth are already waiting for next year. Thank you from Tamworth and District Branch. Mike 52 September 04 2012 at 10:46:26 Full Name: Malcolm Foulds Email: malcolmfoulds1@livemail.co.uk Home Town?: Sheffield, now Liverpool Message Text: Ex Marcni R/O and shoreside with Marconi, Redifon, DB Electronics. Glad I found the site. Many interesting posts. Would be glad to hear from old colleagues 53 September 04 2012 at 06:25:09 Full Name: jane mary vickers Email: jane.vickers2@bigpond.com Home Town?: Sydney NSW Australia Message Text: I am trying to find alexander simpson's log book S.S. Moravian voyage left Sydney for London via Cape Town 17 Jan 1900 arrived London about 30th March 1900, I hope I may learn something about Master Simpson and this voyage from your website. regards Jane Vickers. 54 September 01 2012 at 10:37:35 Full Name: Terence Scott-Thomas Email: tst3105@gmail.com Home Town?: Poole Message Text: Any comments on the MNOPF sell-out to an Insurance company? My own view is that the cost of running the New section pension fund will drastically reduce and maybe...just maybe an increase in pensions for the New section. 55 August 24 2012 at 19:24:15 Full Name: Kate Mason Email: katemason94@btinternet.com Home Town?: Sheffield Message Text: I would be interested to know if anyone remembers my father, Geoffrey William Wright from Coventry who served in the Merchant Navy about 1941/42. He went to Canada. I do not know why he left the service but was apparently put off his ship at Ellis Island presumably to find a passage home. I would be grateful for any information. 56 August 23 2012 at 21:42:58 Full Name: Bruce Edwin Graham.R681508 Email: bruros@clear.net.nz Home Town?: Tauranga, New Zealand Message Text: Greetings ! I am doing Family History Research, and have discovered that my Gr.Uncle was an Owner of " Hazelwood Shpg.Co. of Cardiff,Est.1903...owners " Hopkins Jones and Co. Gt.Unc was the Hopkins ( Edwin ).I have obtained photos of three out of five ships involved, and am still searching for ss"Queenborough"sold to Greek owners , changed name to " Taigetos", and sunk by UC.65 on 24Jun1917.Also for ss "Southborough" sunk on 12Feb.1941 by " Admiral Hipper" 57 August 16 2012 at 19:04:10 Full Name: John Beverley Summerill Email: bevandjen@talktalk.net Home Town?: Taunton Message Text: I am of an age when I like to look back at my time at sea in the MN 58 August 15 2012 at 16:15:53 Full Name: Ian Robson Email: ianrobson36googlemail.com Home Town?: Galgate Lancaster Message Text: Hi, anyone out there who served on LSTs Empire Grebe, Empire Guillemot or Frederick Clover 1964- 1966. I was 3rd Eng, 59 August 15 2012 at 09:35:57 Full Name: Pascal Kainic Email: ocean04@free.fr Home Town?: Paris Message Text: Nice website... www.oceantreasures.org 60 August 13 2012 at 01:49:47 Full Name: LORI DAVIS Email: lori-pascal2008@hotmail.com Home Town?: Chateauguay Québec Message Text: Hi I would like to know if someone here know my father, he's name Kenneth Wingvist please reply thank you I am also on facebook. 61 August 01 2012 at 18:38:26 Full Name: Albert Martin Email: albymar30@gmail.com Home Town?: Liverpool Message Text: I was a fireman on the ss Hilary in1953 when she ran aground in the Amazon. The tug attempting to tow her off capsized and the crew of 5 were thrown overboard.I entred the river from the lifeboat and held an injured man afloat until we lifted him into the lifeboat.I was awarded the bronze medal and certficate.Any body out there? 62 July 28 2012 at 23:16:21 Full Name: ROY BRADLEY Email: ROYROYROVER@aol.com Home Town?: SOUTH SHIELDS Message Text: LOOKING TO CONTACT ANYBODY WHO SAILED WITH ME ON RMS FRANCONIA OR WITH ME I COMMON BROS. 63 July 18 2012 at 14:52:54 Full Name: Edward Martin Henry Email: @hotmail.co.uk Home Town?: Queensbury Message Text: I have found the Guestbook to be very interesting and has brought back lots of good and BAD memories.However they are all part of life at sea and what a wonderfull life it was.Best Regards to all.Ted. 64 July 05 2012 at 14:34:54 Full Name: donald dalrymple Email: don15@hotmail.co.uk Home Town?: wallsend tyne&wear Message Text: To Tom Newstead dhirayoga61@googlemail.com Hi, Tom when were you on RMS Windsor Castle, I joined her new in Southampton Aug 1960 deck crew Buck Taylor was Bosun 65 July 03 2012 at 14:49:27 Full Name: Billy McGee Email: billy1963@ntlworld.com Home Town?: Stockton-on-Tees Message Text: RE: Selby query: The Selby was a small cargo ship of 1,039grt, built in 1922 for the Wilson & North-East Railway Shipping Co. Ltd and spent the war in the coastal trade. I take it your father was Jack Walter Sutton, age 27, possibly from Swindon. He was serving on the Selby as a Trimmer, which was an engine room rating used to trim the coal in the ships bunkers. His date of death was recorded on the 17th December 1943, while the ship was at Newcastle.There maybe more information recorded on his death in the ships 1943 Log Book & Crew Agreements held at the National Archives at Kew in BT 381/2376 under the ships Official No. 146505. 66 June 27 2012 at 02:31:32 Full Name: Val Savidan Email: v.savidan@xtra.co.nz Home Town?: Auckland, N.Z. Message Text: I am seeking information about the maiden voyage of SS Helenus which sailed from Liverpool on 12 November 1949. Our family were part of the approx. 30 passengers, and I was one of 5 children on board (8 years old). We docked in Sydney about 17 December 1949. I would be pleased to hear from passengers/crew or access memorabilia, etc. 67 June 22 2012 at 21:54:39 Full Name: Barry Sutton Email: barrysutton4756@hotmail.com Home Town?: kitchener Ontario Canada Message Text: Doing a family search. Emigrated to Canada in 1946 found my english family now want get some info on my father who was on the Selby during the second world war. Accidently drowned on the river Tyne. wondering if the Selby was used by the government as a minesweeper. 68 June 20 2012 at 06:56:46 Full Name: Robert John White ( John ) Email: chalky1939@yahoo.co.uk Home Town?: Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. Message Text: I am proud to have served in the British Merchant Navy R658336 from early 1956/64 and 1975/82. The early years I changed companies often ,as I wanted to see the world.I did. Second stint I remained with Buries Markes. Served on 2 gear bulk carriers and all the Chemical Tankers many times as Bosun. I was known as John (Chalky to some)Anybody out there remember me. ( Was a Vindy boy as well ) 69 June 18 2012 at 11:31:27 Full Name: Billy McGee Email: billy1963@ntlworld.com Home Town?: Stockton-on-Tees Message Text: RE: Yeoman Norton Clare query. The only information I have on him states he was Master of the Tudor Prince at the time of his death, having died from pneumonia recorded on 27th November 1943. At the time of his death his ship had been two days sailing out of Liverpool bound for Gibraltar in the combined 47 ship Convoy OS-60/KMS-34. 70 June 16 2012 at 12:48:18 Full Name: JIM PRICE Email: jimprice@supanet.com Home Town?: LIVERPOOL Message Text: Hello, trying to solve a family mystery. Patrick Lally BN 1880 Liverpool Married Honora Burke 1906(1887-1909)He was a Marine Fireman on the 1911 census,His medal card shows Mercantile Marine Ribbon and British Medal Ribbon issued 28/1/20.The two Medals issued 26/01/26 The card says deceased but no date I have no idea what happened to him.Any advice gratefully recieved ! 71 June 12 2012 at 15:23:15 Full Name: marilyn boreland Email: mcboreland@mcboreland.karoo.co.uk Home Town?: hull Message Text: am signing the guestbook after looking at the website for Prince Line. My Dad Yeoman Norton Clare was captain on these ships until his death in 1943 just after I was born. If anyone knows anymore about him would love to hear from them 72 June 10 2012 at 16:39:46 Full Name: Mark Jennings Email: mark@katolilogistics.co.uk. Home Town?: Manchester Message Text: I am hoping to hear from any of my fathers old ship mate's.My father James Jennings sadly passed away on the 12/5/12 after a short illness.He joined the merchant navy on the 6/2/1945 as a deck boy at the N.S.T.S Wallesey working till 1949 on various ship.He then left S/S Beatus 28/9/48 in Geelong.For some years he drifted round Australia and New zealand.I have all his discharge books from above dates to 1989 when he retired.He was with Manchester Liners for through out the 1970 and then Furness whithy till his retirement. It would be great to hear from anybody who had sailed with my dad. Many thanks Mark Jennings 73 May 22 2012 at 18:52:16 Full Name: Martin BAKER Email: mjwbaker@talktalk.nat Home Town?: HORSHAM Message Text: Just visited briefly for the first time. I spent the years 1960 - 1978 with Clan/Union Castle Lines and a brief foray with Container Fleets as a Navigating Officer. Just trying to flog my memory back to life! I'll come back and have a longer read. 74 May 21 2012 at 19:09:36 Full Name: Mike Wootton Email: michaelwootton@virginmedia.com Home Town?: Tamworth Message Text: Great parade on Sunday at the National Memorial Arboretum at Alrewas to unveil to SAMA Falklands Memorial. I was proud to see so many MNA Standards on parade, I am sorry we could not stop for tea and tab-nabs after. Best wishes. Mike Wootton 75 May 08 2012 at 20:01:49 Full Name: DEREK BARRIE RAWLINGS Email: derekbrawlings@btinternet.com Home Town?: LINCOLN LN1 2GD Message Text: Wish to contact any of my fellow Officers who served with me on SS ORIANA DURING 1959-1962 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 >>
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