Mail Service

Pretoria Castle

Left Southampton

1 October

For South Africa

Pendennis Castle

Left Southampton

8 October

For South Africa

Athlone Castle

Left Southampton

15 October

For South Africa

Carnarvon Castle

Left Southampton

22 October

For South Africa

Edinburgh Castle

Left Southampton

29 October

For South Africa

Master

J Fisher

G Mayhew

A Patey

W Byles

H A Deller

Chief Officer

G Matthews

H Dryden

H Walden

P Rose

F Pye

First Officer

J Taylor

S Hagan

T Kerr

B Mitton

R J Miller

Second Officer

W McFarland

W Kirkbride

G Wood

R Dunning

G Beaumont

Third Officer

A Wigham

J Kemp-Luck

R Marchmont

C Ennis

J A Mayor

Fourth Officer

W Bewley

R Flint

B Beale

M Fazakerley

E J Thorpe

Ex Fourth Officer

K Parker

A Devine

B Bourgourd

G Plummer

C A Brown

Jnr Fourth Officer

N Alford

M Wilkie

P Clark

R Starr

C D Hoskins

Surgeon

M Hall

J Donald

H Ashwin

N Sanderson

D Whittcombe

Purser

J Wynter

L Harding

R Thomson

D Smith

J F Atkins

Second Purser

P Clarke

A Hodge

R Baker


J Gallop

Asst Pursers

K Donald

J Page

W Eastmond

R Funnell

J Deardon

W Blanden

R Livesey

J MacIntyre

M S Squire

Purser’s Clerks

C Lloyd

P Mashiter

Miss B Hunt

A Atkinson

M Hackett

Miss M Lock

Miss J Green

Miss C Bond-Smith

M Mears

R Griffin

Miss C Froehlich

M Morley

A Redman

Miss S Ravenscroft

J T Rollins

Miss J Gomme

Miss N Barrett

First Radio Officer

E Pitt

P Williams

R Brew

H Liggins

J Hodgson

Second Radio Officer

J Tuck

R Hough

S Harden

K Fearnhead

W Echersley

Third Radio Officer

H McColl

J Walker

L Hunt

G Dunnett

G Walker

Fourth Radio Officer

M Barker

D Evans

M Ilott


G W Candy

Nursing Sister

Miss E Hurrell

Miss M Walker

Miss M Dowling

Miss V Fleming

Miss M C Field

Children’s Hostess

Miss M Jones

Miss M Hill

Miss M Thomas

Miss B Tolley

Miss P Moody

Band Leader

F Marrin

J Skene

J Lloyd

W Beswick

E Heath

Carpenter

J Love

A Hart

W Forrester

A Wheeler

J Wilson

Bosun

N Ward

W Taylor

B Jones

E Wheeler

R Briggs

Painter

J Chivers

J James

F Parkin

P Turtle

R Stockwell

Chief Engineer

J Pinkerton

E  St J Tuck

P Arrand

J Lyon

W Purse

First Engineer

J Leitch

A D Mailer

P Nicholls

T Drysdale

A Russell

Second Engineer

D Utley

J Wassall

A Bisset

J Chalmers

R C Baker

Int Second Engineer

R Crook

E E Edwards

J Burton

V Carrington

R Witaker

Jnr Second Engineer

M Greeff

P Broadway

M Stewart

P Hodgkinson

J R Simpson

Snr Third Engineer

J Foottit

J Grayell

C Ballard

CC Goff

J Kelly

Int Third Engineer

D Sheer

P W Hopkins

R Dunn-Sims

J Banks

A E Curd

Jnr Third Engineer

W Allan

S Tyrie

T Dawe

T Niblock

D D Morrison

Snr Fourth Engineer

R Whyte

R J Gill

D Butt

P McAneny

V Hamilton

Int Fourth Engineer

D Doe

R Jones

R Frost

B Hedley

F D Venter

Jnr Fourth Engineer

M Donaldson

T F Puleston

I Jenkins

J Fenner

J A Fraser

Snr Fifth Engineer

K Challice

D Gardner

L May

D Smith

N D Jones

Int Fifth Engineer

E Perrin

J Everest

J Thomson

A Ray

B R Lighting

Jnr Fifth Engineer

J Kerr

T M Warren

A Jack

I Smith

C E Lockhart

Snr Sixth Engineer

D McAneny

J F Black

W Steele

W Jamison

R W Lawson

Int Sixth Engineer

A Brown

A J Morrow

E Patrick

W Caldwell

A R Wood

Jnr Sixth Engineer

A Cowie

J T Watson

G Puleston

B Coen

G C King

Seventh Engineer

N Walsh

D Siddle

H Parselle


R Pearson

First Electrician

H Forbes

A Taylor

J Cunningham

D Richardson

G Bowie

Second Electrician

R Plested

A Diaper

J Gibbs

H Overton

B E Rowe

Third Electrician

B Pengelly

P R Cook

A Buchan


R A Payne

Fourth Electrician


T A Coates




ER Storekeeper

J Phillips

C Pyne

W Jones

C Sheath

A Purkiss

ER Leading Hand

R Harding

J Carr

C Benson

R Wiltshire

A Martin

Chief Steward

J Baker

C Farr

E Rich

E Cole

L Cooper-Thorne

Second Steward

E Roylance

G Gibson

G Waugh

T Conway

H Wallace

Jnr Second Steward


A Jenner

B Thraxton

C Hayward

G Bretherton

Chief Barman

P Leggett

W Meyer

L Hockley

J McIntyre

E Brooke

Storekeeper

E Jarvis

J Paglia

F Stevens

P Nash

A C Greaves

Head Waiter (1st Class)

M Monod

W Miller

S Sillwood

C O’Sullivan

S A Sullivan

First Tourist Steward

C Leitch

A Harding

H Gubbins

T Grogan

D B Nial

Head Waiter (Tourist Class)

A Agnew

C Williamson

J Lewis

A Durham

C G Green

Laundryman

R Watts

S Cersell

W Cronin

G Curry

J Beavis

Chef

C Alves

A Garwood

D Daysh

D Heard

N Watts

Extra Chef

H Laight



G Sobolewski


Baker

R Hutfield

H Skipp

J Wood

N Fielder

S Tilsed

Butcher

E Mew

H Shearman

L Newman

J Paterson

H C J Cooke

Intermediate Service

Braemar Castle

Left London

1 October

For Round Africa Via West Coast

Warwick Castle

Left London

22 October

For Round Africa via Suez

Master

L H Farrow

J Smythe

Chief Officer

G Cochrane

J Stewart

Second Officer

D Robson

A Thurgood

Ex Second Officer

A Sutherland

C White

Third Officer

D Joyce

D France

Fourth Officer

A Parr-Morley

D Bell

Surgeon

J Wright

A Denton

Purser

J Havers

O Parry-Williams

Asst Pursers

P Crowther

B Lacey

G Tomkins

K Underwood

Purser’s Clerks

D Smith

Miss R Johnson

C Rabone

Miss P Mather

First Radio Officer

D Bristow

J Eager

Second Radio Officer

M Anderson

I R Dodd

Third Radio Officer

P Hull

R Gill

Nursing Sister

Miss V Tombs

Miss E Boal

Children’s Hostess

Miss D Jordan

Miss A Ackrill

Band Leader


J Gray

Carpenter

J Hodkinson

A West

Bosun

N Lennon

G Marshall

Chief Engineer

N Ruffell

F Young

Second Engineer

J Murphy

R Higginson

Int Second Engineer

D Smith

J Bullock

Jnr Second Engineer

L Dean

P Turner

Snr Third Engineer

N Davies

D Walker

Int Third Engineer

B Whitehurst

H Young

Jnr Third Engineer

D Stangroom

R Anderson

Snr Fourth Engineer

W Steen

J Bond

Int Fourth Engineer

J Elston

K Rigby

Jnr Fourth Engineer

J Timothy

M Hawkins

Snr Fifth Engineer

D McConnell

R Blenkinsop

Int Fifth Engineer

P Barlow

R Hughes

Jnr Fifth Engineer

F Gilbert

J Crettwell

Sixth Engineer

D Winning

R Allen

First Electrician

J Carmichael

A Green

Second Electrician

G Forrester

E Caruana

ER Storekeeper

E Cull

W Winniczuk

Chief Steward

E Barber

O Frost

Second Steward

D Gilbert

W Woods

Chief Barman

F Shepherd

L Farrow

Storekeeper

S Bain

J Galpin

Linen Steward

C Bosman

K Robinson

Head Waiter

R Bowen

A Grantham

First Passenger Steward

J Williams


First Tourist Steward


K Green

Tourist Head Waiter


T Urban

Laundryman

S Pallot

R Binding

Chef

J Brown

F Richardson

Baker and Confectioner

W Stannard

A Price

Butcher

H Dulieu

J McDonald

U-C Cargo Service

Rowallan Castle

Left London

9 October

For E Africa

Richmond Castle

Left Antwerp

15 October

For South Africa

Master

N E Upham

G D Fowler

Chief Officer

M J Zugg

F Pigeon

Second Officer

A P Rae

W E Dodds

Third Officer

R Akerman

C W Wood

Cadets

W H Bushell

D L B Marriott

R F J Winterburn

A R Mortimer

R D Middleton

D Cousins

Radio Officer

C C Marston

T O Bury

Carpenter

M W Braund

O Griffiths

Bosun

L Bourgois

R Sibbald

Chief Engineer

P G Partington

W Laverty

Second Engineer


B Thomas

Int Second Engineer

C S Boyd

D Solomon

Jnr Second Engineer

M J Libby

C Ford

Snr Third Engineer

R C Bale

L R Widdicombe

Int Third Engineer

P Price

G Clarke

Jnr Third Engineer

N R Dear

J F Tierney

Snr Fourth Engineer

A J Coulter

C Groves

Electrician

G L Wilson

K Thompson

ER Storekeeper

G Jenkins

T Jenkins

Chief Steward

G  F Walker

W S Morris


Clan Urquhart

Left Birkenhead

3 October

For South Africa

Clan MacIntyre

Left  Birkenhead

10 October

For South Africa

Clan MacBrayne

Left London

15 October

For South Africa

Master

F B Parker

J O Woodall

C H A Thomas

Chief Officer

T L Kirby

I M Shearer

K Morton

Second Officer

C P Marshall

W N Pritchard

G A J Findlay

Third Officer

W Dancer

G P T Atkinson

D Finlayson

Fourth Officer

W J Lees



Cadets

P Nind

P Noble

D Williams

M J Hampton


Carpenter

F B Ovenstone

T E Jarrett

A J Downes

Asst Carpenter

R  Grant



Purser Catering Officer

A Morton

T Henshall

R K Maryan

Second Steward


R Sewerd


Chief Engineer

W J Gear

L German

I G Stuart

Second Engineer

J Duncan

J P Johnson

M Pepper

Jnr Second Engineer

D Balbirnie

D Seath


Third Engineer

A J Davies

D Thomson

J Abigail

Fourth Engineer

F Rae

E J Hetherington

L Devine

Fifth Engineer

R B Leager

G Codling


Sixth Engineer

S White

G E Ferguson


Junior Engineer

J Arnott


M D Cook

First Frig Engineer

J Skelly



Second Frig Engineer

J Heslin



Third Frig Engineer

J C Forrest



First Electrician


J W Bartlett


Second Electrician


E W Bland



Clan MacLay

Left Birkenhead

21 October

For India

Clan MacLaren

Left Birkenhead

24 October

For South Africa

Clan Alpine

Left London

24 October

For South Africa

Master

J West

J De Garis

L G W Pitts

Chief Officer

I A W Williamson

P W Kidd

D S William

Second Officer

J Sutherland

B C Peat

I R Grant

Third Officer

D Bell

C F Knott

J Brock

Cadets

J Solomon

A H Blythe



Radio Officer

D Gray

K Welbourne



Carpenter

A F McIntosh

T Byers

A B Guyan

Purser Catering Officer

J E Jones

A J Fisher

J Prince

Chief Engineer

J L Brown

J M Whitten

D D Jones

Second Engineer

T Drakard

R McDonald

A S Lawson

Jnr Second Engineer

J F Kenny

J C McNeil


Third Engineer

W Warrior

T D Field

J McGrotty

Fourth Engineer

K P Roberts

P Doyle

J Hemmingway

Fifth Engineer

E H Lamb

F Brown


Sixth Engineer

J M Miller

R Davidson


Junior Engineer



A D Pinkerton

First Electrician

W R Quigley

P Allan


Second Electrician

G R Freeman

T Burnell


First Mate’s Certificate

Second Mate’s Certificate

P G Gurnell



A K Deacon

C J Fox

G R Spittal

1st Class Motor Endorsement

1st Class Motor Certificate

1st Class Steam Certificate

2nd Class Steam Certificate

P Marett

S Peel


R Yeaman

A H John


C M Bett

A H Eastoe

J Osborne

R G Watt

D Gibson


To Third Officer

To Fourth Officer

G P Wallin

J W Trichett

J M Sequiera

R J R Rowe

D W Ellis

W J Lees

T S Aplin


To Senior Second Engineer

J R G Fraser

P D Boardman

H A MacKay

R G Watt

D L Gibson


Union-Castle Line


Clan Line


Ayrshire

Left London

23 October

For South Africa

Argyllshire

Birkenhead

23 October

For South Africa

Master

P MacMillan

T N Soane

Chief Officer

M N Ure

J K Currie

Second Officer

E C Harvey

A G Cruikshank

Third Officer

M G Chambers

C A Binks

Fourth Officer

D M Eastgate

T S Aplin

Cadets

M R Cook

A S Randall

A Free

R Cadzow

R H Irvine

Carpenter

A Warneck

G E Stanley

Asst Carpenter

T L Murray

H Pierce

Purser Catering Officer

A E Moore

M O’Kane

Second Steward

P Pallister

A R McGrouther

Chief Engineer

G H Raine

J D Brown

Second Engineer

P Wilkinson

P Marett

Jnr Second Engineer

J R Ross

J W Johnston

Third Engineer

A A Garroch

R R Ferrier

Fourth Engineer

P Dempsey

B H Sandford

Fifth Engineer

K Conroy

A W Lindsay

Sixth Engineer

G E Gilpin

M S Redhead

First Frig Engineer

E W Shone

D T Laycock

Second Frig Engineer

W A Woodman

R A Wilkinson

Third Frig Engineer

R R Wathen

D A P Jones

First Electrician

G F MacDougall

T Lowry

Second Electrician

K Gohan

J Cuthbertson


King Alfred

Left Birkenhead

30 October

For Colombo

Master

G A Russ

Chief Officer

M D Whiteley

Second Officer

N D MacGregor

Third Officer

R A Milne

Cadets

R A Slack

R Lyell

Radio Officer

J MacNeil

Carpenter

P Stephen

Purser Catering Officer

J C Lucas

Second Steward

K Taylor

Chief Engineer

J McAuslan

Second Engineer

W R Meek

Third Engineer

W H Wylie

Fourth Engineer

F L Chatterton

Fifth Engineer

J P Gorrie

Sixth Engineer

E Ward

Junior Engineer

J Erskine


Scottish Shire Line

1959 - October

First Mate’s Certificate

Second Mate’s Certificate

J Lane

MC L Wilkie

Extra Chief’s Certificate

1st Class Motor Certificate

2nd Class Motor

Certificate

R C Baker

D Brunton

J Foottit

To Second Officer

To Third Officer

Passenger Service

D Robson

Cargo

W E Dodds

A P Rea

Passenger Service

D A Rawlins

D A France



To Senior Second Engineer

Mail Service

R C Baker

To Assistant Purser

G Morris


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