Name

Last Rank

Last Ship

Last Known

What is Known

Ahern, T

Jnr 2nd Engineer

Capetown Castle

1949

Aitken, Keith T

Purser

1959

Died in Cape Town

Akehurst, Ernest H

Bosun

Dunbar Castle

7/1942

Went below as the "Dunbar Castle" was sinking after being mined to search for anyone left behind.   At the time Ernest was an Able Seaman.

Albert, Victor G

General Botha

2003

Sailed with S.A.R.7 H, Safmarine, Bank Line, Union Castle, Rennies, Smiths Coasters and the department of Transport. Worked in various jobs in the Bahamas, USA, Japan and UK including skipper of a luxury yacht.

1966 returned to S.A. and has since worked in various posts for various companies.

2003 Toll Reach Operations Manager

Alford, Percy T

Asst Steward

Comrie Castle

3/1918

Mr. Alford was one of the nine unfortunate men who were killed when the "Comrie Castle" was torpedoed on March 14th, 1918 in the English Channel off St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight, whilst on a voyage from London to New York.

Allan, T

1st Officer

Edinburgh Castle

1955

Bailey, D M

4th Officer

Winchester Castle

1954

Bailey, J H R

4th Officer

Walmer Castle

1929

RNR

Barter, A B

Ship’s Cook

Pretoria Castle

1962

Died 29 September 1968

Belsham, Paul

1st Class Waiter

Mail Ships

R 689841

Boom, H C

Chief Steward

Winchester Castle

1954

Boys, John

Deck Boy

Arundel Castle

1957

Brown, Robert

Able Seaman

Braemar Castle

R540161