Posted on Facebook by Brian Wakeham

The gentleman on the left is Norman Rufflell who was Chief Engineer on a few of the UC liners including the Braemar, Edinburgh and Reina del Mar.

The lady is my Grandmother. This was taken I think in the 40s/50s in Cape Town.

He was a very dapper gent - smoked a pipe.

Service Record

From

To

Walmer Castle

Jnr Engineer

10/1928


Sandown Castle



Garth Castle



Windsor Castle

1938

3/1943

Torpedoed & sunk

Dunnottar Castle



Winchester Castle



Carnarvon Castle



Stirling Castle



Edinburgh Castle

1st Engineer

1955


Pretoria Castle

1st Engineer

1957

1958

Braemar Castle

Chief Engineer

11/1958

6/1961

Edinburgh Castle

Chief Engineer

10/1961

1962

Braemar Castle

Chief Engineer

9/1962

6/1964

Pretoria Castle

Chief Engineer

8/1964

6/1965

Reina Del Mar

Chief Engineer

7/1965

1/1969

Retired

1/1969


Review - February 1969

Retired - 1969

Norman Ruffell

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