Mail Service

Pendennis Castle

Left Southampton

3 December

For South Africa

Athlone Castle

Left Southampton

10 December

For South Africa

Carnarvon Castle

Left Southampton

17 December

For South Africa

Edinburgh Castle

Left Southampton

24 December

For South Africa

Winchester Castle

Left Southampton

31 December

For South Africa

Master

G Mayhew

A Patey

W Byles

H A Deller

R A D Cambridge

Chief Officer

H Dryden

D Rees

P Rose

H Walden

T Kendra

First Officer

S Hagan

T Geesin

B Mitton

R J Miller

T Kerr

Second Officer

E Paul

C Bragg

R Olden

G Beaumont

P Eckford

Third Officer

A Wigham

J Kemp-Luck

C Ennis

A Sutherland

B Oram

Fourth Officer

H Bonsor

T Murton

M Fazakerley

E J Thorpe

R Stearn

Ex Fourth Officer

R Flint

A Devine

R Blythe

J Parker

D Howell

Jnr Fourth Officer

M Wilkie

P Clark

B Buddle

C D Hoskins

M Pickhaver

Surgeon

J Donald

H Ashwin

N Sanderson

D Whittcombe

J Latham

Purser

M Bain

R Thomson

D Smith

J F Atkins

W Cook

Second Purser

A Hodge

R Baker


O Gilbert


Asst Pursers

W Eastmond

R Funnell

J Deardon

J Page

S Livesey

J MacIntyre

M S Squire

M Moore

T Raye

Purser’s Clerks

A Atkinson

G Cartwright

M Lock

J Green

C Bond-Smith

H Sayers

R Griffin

C Froehlich

M Morley

A Readman

B Hunt

J T Rollins

J Gomme

M Hamilton

M Jaggers

A Fletcher-Randal

T Cobbett

First Radio Officer

P Williams

R Brew

H Liggins

J Hodgson

E Shaw

Second Radio Officer

R Hough

J Tuck

K Fearnhead

S Harden

W Eckersley

Third Radio Officer

J Walker

L Hunt

P Mahon

G Walker

F Brown

Fourth Radio Officer

T Deans

P Smith


T Grant


Nursing Sister

G Prince

M Dowling

M Morrissey

M C Field

J Flight

Children’s Hostess

M Hill

M Thomas

M Ginnety

P Moody

C Hutchinson

Band Leader

J Skene

J Lloyd

W Beswick

E Heath

W McLean

Carpenter

A Hart

W Forrester

A Wheeler

J Wilson

P Bell

Bosun

W Taylor

B Jones

W Peckham

R Briggs

G Browne

Painter

B Pyne

F Parkin

P Turtle

R Stockwell

D Bygrave

Chief Engineer

E  St J Tuck

P Arrand

J Lyon

W Purse

A Shute

First Engineer

A D Mailer

B Rice

T Drysdale

P Nicholls

J MacAvoy

Second Engineer

J Wassall

J Burton

J Mawhinney

R C Baker

W Robertson

Int Second Engineer

E E Edwards

P McDougal

W Nicholls

K Ferguson

L Parr

Jnr Second Engineer

P Broadway

M Stewart

P Hodgkinson

J R Simpson

L Jones

Snr Third Engineer

J Grayell

A Ashbridge

T Niblock

J Kelly

C Bartlett

Int Third Engineer

A Rennie

R Dunn-Sims

D Laming

A E Gurd

H Starkey

Jnr Third Engineer

P W Hopkins

T Dawe

CC Goff

D D Morrison

G Atkinson

Snr Fourth Engineer

R J Gill

N Harrison

P McAneny

V Hamilton

H Rolfe

Int Fourth Engineer

R Jones

R Frost

L Stidson

J A Fraser

D Clarke

Jnr Fourth Engineer

T F Puleston

I Jenkins

D Smith

J Lomas

W Lewis

Snr Fifth Engineer

D Gardner

L May

A Ray

B R Lighting

K Seiler

Int Fifth Engineer

K Newton

J Thomson

J Fenner

C E Lockhart

A Flack

Jnr Fifth Engineer

T M Warren

A Hall

I Smith

R Lawson

R Fenton

Snr Sixth Engineer

J F Black

W Steele

W Jamison

J Deighton

T McGoldrick

Int Sixth Engineer

J T Watson

G Puleston

W Caldwell

A R Wood

E Lenton

Jnr Sixth Engineer

D Siddle

H Parselle

B Coen

R Pearson

R Marks

Seventh Engineer

G Madallena

J Moyes


A Reen


First Electrician

A Taylor

J Cunningham

B Hamilton

A MacIntyre

A Hicks

Second Electrician

A Diaper

J Gibbs

H Overton

G Bowie

M Selby

Third Electrician

D Grant

A Buchan


J Kelly


ER Storekeeper

C Pyne

W Jones

C Sheath

A Purkiss

G Sillence

ER Leading Hand

J Carr

C Benson

R Wiltshire


F Taylor

Chief Steward

C Farr

E Rich

E Cole

L Cooper-Thorne

J Denton

Second Steward

G Gibson

G Waugh

T Conway

L Sharp

P Matcham

Chief Barman

W Meyer

L Hockley

J McIntyre

E Brooke

J Castleman

Storekeeper

J Paglia

F Stevens

P Nash

A C Greaves

L Babey

Head Waiter (1st Class)

W Miller

S Stillwood

C O’Sullivan

S A Sullivan

J Roberts

First Tourist Steward

A Harding

H Gubbins

J Williams

D B Neal

A Small

Head Waiter (Tourist Class)

C Williamson

J Banks

A Durham

A Barkhuysen

R White

Laundryman

S Cersell

W Cronin

G Curry

J Beavis

C Higgins

Chef

A Garwood

D Daysh

D Heard

N Watts

L Floyd

Baker

A Newbury

J Wood

N Fielder

S Tilsed

T Gray

Butcher

H Shearman

L Newman

J Paterson

H C J Cooke

R Wateridge

Intermediate Service

Rhodesia Castle

Left London

11 December

For E Africa

Braemar Castle

Left London

21 December

For South Africa

Master

J James

H L Holland

Chief Officer

H Landless

G Cochrane

Second Officer

K Barry

R Dunning

Ex Second Officer

P Sheridan

G Wood

Third Officer

J Drake

D Joyce

Fourth Officer

D Bell

W Bewley

Surgeon

J Keet

J Wright

Purser

A Connolley

J Havers

Asst Pursers

R Campbell

J Davies

R Gallop

B Lacey

Purser’s Clerks

R Munro

S McGregor

D Smith

R Johnson

First Radio Officer

R Cullen

D Bristow

Second Radio Officer

R Mercer

G Whiteford

Third Radio Officer

R Rayner

L Smith

Nursing Sister

E Farrant

V Tombs

Children’s Hostess

B Blessley

D Jordan

Carpenter

H Hale

J Hodkinson

Bosun

F Rose

N Lennon

Chief Engineer

R Kirkwood

N Ruffell

Second Engineer

A Nathanielsz

J Murphy

Int Second Engineer

R Short

D Smith

Jnr Second Engineer

B Bell

L Dean

Snr Third Engineer

J Walker

O Tin

Int Third Engineer

D Warnette

T Parker

Jnr Third Engineer

B Stanswood

B Whitehurst

Snr Fourth Engineer

M Miles

W Steen

Int Fourth Engineer

K Knowles

T Seager

Jnr Fourth Engineer

D Mitchell

J Timothy

Snr Fifth Engineer

C Wilkinson

D McConnell

Int Fifth Engineer

P Holloway

F Gilbert

Jnr Fifth Engineer

W Ballantyne

F Auret

Sixth Engineer

J Boyle

D Winning

First Electrician

H Windsor

C Crowe

Second Electrician

J Dixon

G Forrester

ER Storekeeper

A MacArthur

E Cull

Chief Catering Officer

T Brown

E Barber

Second Catering Officer

W Brown

A Snowden

Chief Barman

C Bornet

F Shepherd

Storekeeper

P Leal

S Bain

Linen Steward

L Sheaf

C Bosman

Head Waiter

C Matthews

R Bowen

First Passenger Steward

W Jackson

T Grogan

Laundryman

R Findlay

A Harrison

Chef

A Cadden

J Brown

Baker and Confectioner

A Frostick

W Stannard

Butcher

D Holland

H Dulieu

U-C Cargo Service

Rustenburg Castle

Left London

5 December

For E Africa

Tintagel Castle

Left London

14 December

For S & E Africa

Rochester Castle

Left London

23 December

For E & S Africa

Rotherwick Castle

Left Middlesbro’

30 December

For South Africa

Master

J M Lycett

A E F Payne

C E Lorains

A T Underdown

Chief Officer

R Jacques

I C McPherson

B O’Connor

C R Kelso

Second Officer

J Turner

S Cazalet

P Jordan

R Marsh-Feiley

Third Officer

A Clarke

K Garrett

A Millns

J Gamble

Cadets

G Watt

I Bell

C J C Harker

P Bowes

J M Jones

R Allen

B Rey

J Ward

M Ford-Horne

A White

S J Ivey

R Jones

A Wright

J Start

Radio Officer

J Doran

R Kneeshaw

M Hargreaves

T Sullivan

Purser Catering Officer

R Matthews

J Robertson

A Pearson

W J Divers

Carpenter

R Murphy

R G James

F Hepburn

K Trueman

Bosun

C Parker

C G Thornback

D Hitchin

J Smith

Chief Engineer

E Rouse

J M Archdeacon

D Fraser

H Stuart

Second Engineer

L Sinclair

C Ballard

B Curtis

J Wilson

Int Second Engineer

D Young

I R Gubbins

M Thompson

J Thomas

Jnr Second Engineer

D Hill

J Davies

D King

B Coles

Snr Third Engineer

G Manship

B C Spenceley

W Gibson

L Block

Int Third Engineer

F Fermor

P Hamer

D Bartlett

J Bowman

Jnr Third Engineer

D Leggott

D Starkings

I Henderson

R Casson

W Urwin

Snr Fourth Engineer

G Evans


J Hartley


Int Fourth Engineer

R Dwyer


G Bannister


Jnr Fourth Engineer

W Willis


B Smith


First Frig Engineer




J Ringshaw

Second Frig Engineer




M Bailey

Third Frig Engineer




B Russell

Electrician

D Lansdown

K J Thorpe

D Thorpe

J Brice

ER Storekeeper

C Weaver

J Walton

N Doe

W Murphy


Clan MacIndoe

Left Liverpool

9 December

For India

Maiden Voyage

Clan MacInnes

Left Swansea

9 December

For Africa

Clan Ross

Left Liverpool

9 December

For Australia

Master

S S Davidson

F D Bonney

C C Atkinson

Chief Officer

J K Robinson

R P Royan

P C Byrne

Second Officer

B H Bowen

F J Cameron

C S Lea-Swain

Third Officer

D Stonehouse

H Cameron

R Dougall

Fourth Officer



S Burns

Cadets

A Meldrum

R A Hunter

P Hardy

T H Boothman

R B Horne

D Bartlett

P Renault

Radio Officer

W S Joice

F J Hunt

H MacKay

Carpenter

P A Cranston

L MacKinnon

P F Green

Purser Catering Officer

R M Taylor

R N Rex

R Bowtell

Second Steward


D McMillan

J Clancy

Surgeon



L N MacLeod

Chief Engineer

J McB Reid

W MacKinnon

F C Briggs

Second Engineer

S Peel

R A Blair

R Innes

Jnr Second Engineer

K J R McBurnie

E F Kirton

A S Rao

Third Engineer

A Ireland

D Evans

W Scott

Fourth Engineer

R J McWhinnie

B Cory

J Crossgrove

Fifth Engineer

D O Thornber

W J Shand

J Driscoll

Sixth Engineer

J D Ham

F B Fraser

D C Jones

First Electrician

D McRae

W C Tingley

B G Clark

Second Electrician

W J Stone

R A New

A M Salmons


Clan Menzies

Left Liverpool

13 December

For Africa

Clan MacKenzie

Left London

21 December

For Africa

Clan Lamont

Left Liverpool

23 December

For E Africa

Master

C M Powell

G R Thomas

J W Charles-Auckland

Chief Officer

G S Gann

J S Cumming

A T Campbell

Second Officer

E N Bass

G Brice

D McEvogue

Third Officer

A S Burke

I Henderson

M Birchmore

Fourth Officer

T M Johns



Cadets

A E Barley

R M Whythe

R Flemington

M Sams

L R Smith

D Jones

Radio Officer

H Atlay

J V Lewis

J A Brown

Carpenter

E A Anderson

K Penny

S R Bushell

Purser Catering Officer

J B Gray

D J A Stuart

W F Gibbs

Second Steward

G E Peachy



Chief Engineer

W MacFarlane

J E Burket

C Ross

Second Engineer

G B Sutherland

H Hodgkinson

A Brodie

Jnr Second Engineer

L Atkinson


G H King

Third Engineer

J Thaw

J Crombie

J Smith

Fourth Engineer

J S Miller

A J Dunn

R G Hammond

Fifth Engineer

T E Henderson


J Docherty

Sixth Engineer

J C O’Leary


D C Ferguson

Junior Engineer



L J Dow

First Electrician

J H Morris



Second Electrician

A J Cruikshank




Clan Shaw

Left Liverpool

24 December

For Africa

Clan Buchanan

Left Liverpool

31 December

For India

Master

L C Higgins

J L Jones

Chief Officer

D M Geddes

A G Allson

Second Officer

M B Fowkes

P D Penn

Third Officer

D Whiteley

D M McColl

Fourth Officer

G R Spittal


Cadets

P M P Forster

R D Penny

B M King

J S T Thomson

Radio Officer

G H Hudd

J Lamb

Carpenter

G Foggo

T E Honell

Purser Catering Officer

C J McArdle

L Bailey

Chief Engineer

W H Busher

H J Hall

Second Engineer

S McAllan

A Aitken

Jnr Second Engineer

L A Cain

G G Haddow

Third Engineer

J J Sanderson

N F Wallace

Fourth Engineer

D S Thomson

D Wilkinson

Fifth Engineer

D Moore

H B McNaughton

Sixth Engineer

A Simms

B L Greenwood

Junior Engineer


R F Holder

First Electrician

R Young


Second Electrician

P Davies



Union-Castle Line


Clan Line


Umgazi

Left Rotterdam

11 December

For Africa

Master

R Harber

Chief Officer

H J Thorn

Second Officer

A C Lamaletie

Third Officer

R J R Rowe

Cadets

F G B Jones

R D Watson

Radio Officer

W W Docherty

Carpenter

G A Parker

Asst Carpenter

J R Cowden

Purser Catering Officer

R L R Clark

Chief Engineer

A McLean

Second Engineer

G H McCoard

Jnr Second Engineer

S J Goldsmith

Third Engineer

J A Ravey

Fourth Engineer

J S Morris

Fifth Engineer

S Renton

Sixth Engineer

T Cotton

Junior Engineer

T M Lee

First Frig Engineer

J D Slattery

Second Frig Engineer

H Pringle

Third Frig Engineer

R B Dobby


King David

Left  London

16 December

For Noumea

Master

G B Craig

Chief Officer

R J Bews

Second Officer

J M Schultz

Third Officer

T A Connell

Cadets

H V Bingley

A J Rotherham

Radio Officer

S Aspinall

Carpenter

W T Henderson

Purser Catering Officer

A A Attwood

Second Steward

A H Jorgensen

Chief Engineer

L Brown

Second Engineer

A H John

Third Engineer

R J Fairfull

Fourth Engineer

P M Finch

Fifth Engineer

L A A Clubb

Sixth Engineer

B G Maddison


Hesione

Left Liverpool

30 December

For India

Master

R D Helme

Chief Officer

T Hunter

Second Officer

A B Plant

Third Officer

M W Ryan

Cadets

R Zaheer

J S Dalby-Bau

Radio Officer

J McParlin

Carpenter

W F Marshall

Purser Catering Officer

T W Olson

Chief Engineer

G W Bowie

Second Engineer

V Boyle

Third Engineer

C W Robinson

Fourth Engineer

J McCamley

Junior Engineer

J A Wright


Houston Line


Natal Line

1959 - December


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