Cyril Armstrong

email 30.10.2007

I was very interested to read details of my father in the Union-Castle Shipmates website and enclose a photo of him in his cabin in one of the passenger/cargo fleet.

Here are a few copies of old pictures that I have cherished.

Best regards

Robin Armstrong

Probably Captain Armstrong's command, the Algerine class minesweeper, H.M.S. Cockatrice.

Captain Armstrong with passengers.

Tantallon Castle

Arctic convoy duty 1943.

Review - April 1965

Service Record	From	To
Joined Company 2 June 1937
WW2 Royal Navy
Returned to Company	8/1946
Richmond Castle	4/1952	8/1952
Pretoria Castle Chief Officer	1955
Riebeeck Castle Master	1/1956	1956
Roxburgh Castle Master	8/1956	9/1957
Rowallan Castle Master	6/1958	12/1958
Roxburgh Castle Master	2/1959	4/1959
Tantallon Castle Master	11/1959	6/1961
Braemar Castle Master	12/1961	2/1962
Richmond Castle Master	4/1962	8/1962
Rothesay Castle Master	10/1962	2/1963
Rotherwick Castle Master	10/1963	8/1964
Kenilworth Castle Master	2/1965	2/1965 Died at sea
Died	28 February 1965	Aged 53

RNR Service Record

Service as Master of Tantallon Castle - 1960

Obituary - 1965

Capt C W Armstrong

RD RNR

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