Letter from John Lester

I enquired off Reg Kelso as to whether he could trace any record of an uncle of mine by the name of Captain Harvey Northwood who retired before the war from Union Castle and had, I believe, been made Commodore and commanded RMMV 'Stirling Castle' before his retirement.

Whilst I met Captain Northwood (who was not a true uncle but a relative on my mother's side) I was young at the time and am not sure whether that information was completely correct. I do know that he lived at Brockenhurst in Hampshire but Reg was unable to find any record of him when he searched the Master Mariners Register.

Best regards,

John Lester

Service Record

From

To

York Castle

Jnr Officer

1900


Briton

Chief Officer

4/1921

11/1921

Grantully Castle

Master

12/1924

1/1925

Armadale Castle

Chief Officer

9/1927

1/1928

Glengorm Castle

Master

5/1928

7/1928

Sandgate Castle

Master

7/1928

1/1931

Dunbar Castle

Master

4/1931

5/1931

Grantully Castle

Master

6/1931

8/1931

Durham Castle

Master

8/1931

11/1931

Dundrum Castle

Master

2/1932

6/1932

Llandaff Castle

Master

8/1932

10/1932

Gloucester Castle

Master

10/1932

12/1932

Dromore Castle

Master

1/1933

1/1933

Kenilworth Castle

Master

2/1933

4/1933

Gloucester Castle

Master

4/1933

7/1933

Durham Castle

Master

8/1933

10/1933

Durham Castle

Master

12/1933

1/1934

Llangibby Castle

Master

2/1934

7/1936

Dunvegan Castle

Master

8/1936

12/1937

Stirling Castle

Master

1/1938

2/1940

Retired

1940

Aged 65

Capt Harvey Northwood

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