Union-Castle Line

Mail Service

Carnarvon Castle

Left Southampton

1 December

For South Africa

Windsor Castle

Left Southampton

8 December

For South Africa

Stirling Castle

Left Southampton

15 December

For South Africa

Pretoria Castle

Left Southampton

22 December

For South Africa

Capetown Castle

Left Southampton

29 December

For South Africa

Master

J P Smythe

J Oakley

N M Lloyd

J Fisher

W S Byles

Staff Captain


D Sowden




Chief Officer


H Charnley

T Kendra

P Rose

R Pape

First Officer


P Carter

B Mitton

R Kerr

P Beadon

Second Officer


B Oliver

B Dunning

M Bowyer

P Truman

Jnr Second Officer


A Wigham

A Foulkes

D Rawlins

J Mobsby

Third Officer


A Millins

R Elliott

J Smoult

E Syring

Fourth Officer


M Wilkie

G R Kyte

T Pool

R Allen

Jnr 4th Fourth Officer


C Jones

D Youles

A Wright

R Brown

Surgeon


S Laing

N D Sanderson

M Hall

R A Newsom

Purser


H Riddell

D H Smith

J Wynter

M Dyer

Second Purser


O Gilbert

P B Cowles

L Peters

G Tomkins

Asst Pursers


M Hackett

B Davis

J Page

D Smith

M Jaggers

M Peploe

Purser’s Clerks


I Richards

M Hamilton

A Morgan

G Evans

D MacMillan

P Smith

G A Finch

C Hunter

A Scroggie

C Lloyd

D Caley

W Brown

First Radio Officer


E Pitt

W Brown

H Liggins

J Summers

Second Radio Officer


R Hough

J Tuck

L Whitaker

W Eckersley

Third Radio Officer


J Cagney

F Brown

G Walker

W Hawksworth

Fourth Radio Officer


D Evans

M S Timmons

D Griffiths

L Fowler

Nursing Sister


V Tombs

J H Bruwer

S Miller

M Taylor

Children’s Hostess


P Wakefield

A M Jagot

M Dickin

P Bennett

Physiotherapist


R Kelly




Band Leader


J Skene

J Curtis

R Till

T Evans

Carpenter


F Tizard

R Williams

J Love

D McLean

Bosun


W Taylor

E Wheeler

N Ward

J Perry

Masters at Arms


R Carson

A Cosham

J Edwards

C Cordall

R Nelson

J Foster

R Rogers

R Haddox

Chief Engineer


D Abercromby

W Makepeace

J Burrows

R Kirkwood

First Engineer


R Tozer

D Utley

J Leitch

R Edwards

Second Engineer


R Baker

T Niblock

J Chalmers

V Carrington

Int Second Engineer


R Triggs

L Dean

J Hughes

M Truter

Jnr Second Engineer


M Greef

P McDaid

A Gurd

R Sidebottom

H Starkey

H McLeod

N Chillek

I Bouttell

S Tyrie

D Hill

R Anderson

D Smith

Snr Third Engineer


T Puleston

R Swindall

K Challice

B Sutton

Int Third Engineer


R Hitchings

R Lawson

A Riggs

D Minett

Jnr Third Engineer


W Smith


J Tierney

W Jones

Snr Fourth Engineer


C Lockhart

E Perry

C Groves

D Hunt

Jnr Fourth Engineer


J Deighton

M Thew

J Hayward

T G Knight

Junior Engineer


R Pearson

D Marlow

T Crichton

W Edwards

J Hill

G Robbins

I Carruthers

C Danby

R West

A Wilford

J Cooke

P B Moran

M Wallis

P Milne

R Lorimer

J Hayward

W Hartshorne

J Sloggie

D Evans

First Frig Engineer


G McGregor




Second Frig Engineer


W Forde




First Electrician


H Gregson

D Thorpe

H Forbes

E Wilson

Second Electrician


A Diaper

F Downes

J Kelly

T Coates

Third Electrician


B Hayward

P Mullane

R Jarrett

M McDonald

ER Storekeeper


C Pyne

P Phillips

J Phillips

F Southwell

ER Leading Hand


H Wannerton

T Andrews

R Harding

G Walcroft

Chief Catering Officer


T Brown

R Reeves

E Cole

J Westwood

Second Cat Officer


G Gibson

G Browning

W Woods

R Noble

Third Cat Officer


A Harrop

A Harding

B Thraxton

L Lambert

Chief Barman


W Meyer

L O’Dell

F Hubbard

C Golmour

Storekeeper


P Nash

M Thorpe

R Howells

G Austin

Head Waiter (1st Class)


W Miller

R White

J Dorrington

M Monod

First Tourist Steward


T Barnes

A W Small

K Green

F Gregory

Head Waiter (Tourist Class)


A Barkhuysen

C Green

E Davies


Laundryman


A Fabian

J Sumpton

J Beavis

A Burroughs

Chef


N Meadows

D Heard

C Alves

D Daysh

Baker


S Tilsed

W Saunders

H Skipp

E Smith

Butcher


H Shearman

S Grove

N Chidgey

T Meadows

Intermediate Service

Warwick Castle

Left London

2 December

For Round Africa via Suez

Durban Castle

Left London

14 December

For Round Africa via West Coast

Kenya Castle

Left London

23 December

For Round Africa via Suez

Master

A Payne

A Hort

G Stephenson

Chief Officer

T Allan

S Hagan

D Todd

Second Officer

K Bennett

N Curd

J Kelway

Jnr Second Officer

C Ennis

A Sutherland

J Currie

Third Officer

G Oakley

R Elbra

M Jamieson

Fourth Officer

I Munro

C Hoskins

P Clark

Surgeon

D Fairley

C Clemeson

M MacNamara

Purser

P Henderson

G Cookman

J Dimmock

Asst Pursers

J MacIntyre

M Squire

K Underwood

M Moore

W Blanden

M Mears

Purser’s Clerks

R Griffin

O Jones

J Rollins

S Ravenscroft

A Redman

M Lock

First Radio Officer

D Bristow

R Everett

J Eager

Second Radio Officer

H McColl

G Power

G Hilton

Third Radio Officer

M Hargraves

T Sullivan

A Hudson

Nursing Sister

E Boal

M Evans

P Tyerman

Children’s Hostess

A Ackrill

D Jordan

M Ginnety

Carpenter

H Calder

K Lamb

H Hale

Bosun

N Lennon

C Parker

H Hawken

Masters at Arms

R Guy

W Provan

W Gray

L Langley

H Richards

A Hudson

Chief Engineer

W Stephen

F Benham

A Wolfe

Second Engineer

D Nolan

H Hughes

T Wilson

Int Second Engineer

S Van Haeften

D Taylor

J Lee

Jnr Second Engineer

J Sutherland

A Johnson

J Gubbins

W McFarlane

J Kelly

B Stanswood

Snr Third Engineer

J Bond

T Jenkins

D Young

Int Third Engineer

K Rigby

J Watson

J Alexander

Jnr Third Engineer

F Belcher

R Paul

A Hornsey

Snr Fourth Engineer

G Ballantyne

R Rutland

J Oakman

Jnr Fourth Engineer

H Parselle

B Logue

B Layzell

Jnr Engineer

R Foster

J Smith

D Cadenhead

A Cowie

A Tanton

P Van Zyl

D A Cox

First Electrician

A Green

P Nicholson

S McLean

Second Electrician

R Payne

D Barrow

D Grant

ER Storekeeper

W Winniczuk

S Burrows

E Wallace

Chief Catering Officer

E Roylance

C Frost

D Wickenden

Second Catering Officer

W Brown

A Jenner

D Gilbert

Chief Barman

E Brooke

A Silverstein

L Farrow

Storekeeper

J McAlinden

A Berry

J Boyland

Linen Steward

K Robinson

P Hiller

D Nicholl

First Class Head Waiter

T Urban

R Furness

A Greenslade

First Tourist Steward

W Jackson

J Williams


Tourist Head Waiter

D Roach

E Sharp

V Wilcox

Laundryman

R Binding

G Wicker

R Jones

Chef

T Evans

C Raw

V Moakes

Baker and Confectioner

A Frostick

A Wake

A Brohamer

Butcher

J Wylie

M Naylor

R Thompson

U-C Cargo Service

Tintagel Castle

Left Birkenhead

6 December

For South & East Africa

Richmond Castle

Left Marseilles

27 December

For South & East Africa

Master

G D Fowler

G E Matthews

Chief Officer

D O Tourell

D Robson

Second Officer

M H Hooper

P A Kelly

Jnr Second Officer


R L Hobin

Third Officer

C A Brown

D J Bell

Cadets

B R Watt

P D Rushton

T H Harvey

J Ingleson

C A Galbraith

J M Jones

J Start

J V Oliver

Radio Officer

P G Grimshaw

T A Grant

Carpenter

S P Gray

O Griffiths

Bosun

T H Francis

W Arnold

Chief Engineer

E Rouse

N Robertson

Second Engineer

J Ward

A A Lawson

Jnr Second Engineer

J Davis

M E Thompson

Third Engineer

D C Laming

G D Smith

Fourth Engineer


M Pool

Junior Engineer

J McMullen

P L Boshoff

M J Restall

G C Cox

D R Jones

J R Hartley

J P Denne

P Kinley

Electrician

R Reavy

M MacDougall

ER Storekeeper

J Walton

T G Jenkins

Purser Catering Officer

W R Worrall

H G Haggis


Clan MacLaren

Left Liverpool

2 December

For Colombo

Clan Allan

Left London

2 December

For Mauritius

Clan MacLay

Left Birkenhead

10 December

For India

Clan Lamont

Left Liverpool

13 December

For Colombo

Master

D T Griffiths

R Wise

J West

J Charles-Auckland

Chief Officer

J S Cumming

G W Wilson

I A Williamson

A T Campbell

Second Officer

B C Peat

D McLeish

C B Walgate

G M Wilson

Third Officer

W Dancer

J Ollivry

J Riddell

J Brock

Cadets

J Williams

R A Slack

L R Smith

D R Turner

A S Randall

G P Beevers

J Mitchell

Radio Officer

R W Moore

P Wiggins

W Latus

J A Browne

Carpenter

P F Green

G Storrie

J Taylor

J Smith

Purser Catering Officer

A Fishjer

J A Looker

A Allan

P MacCormick

Chief Engineer

J M Whitten

N P Ives

J L Brown

H M Maule

Second Engineer

R J MacDonald

A J Neely

D P Cummings

V Boyle

Jnr Second Engineer

F P Quirk



G H King

Third Engineer

N R Campbell

R Moffatt

A Walker

S Duthie

Fourth Engineer

F R Brown

R Williams

W Croston

F Stevenson

Fifth Engineer

R W Davidson


S Pearce

P Ainley

Sixth Engineer

M Dawson


B W Henderson

J Taylor

Junior Engineer


A Strode



First Electrician

P Allen


W R Quigley


Second Electrician



E F Davies



Clan Line


Clan MacLennan

Left Liverpool

19 December

For South & East Africa

Clan Chisholm

Left Liverpool

23 December

For India

Clan Menzies

Left Liverpool

24 December

For South & East Africa

Master

W J Jones

A G Beynon

C M Powell

Chief Officer

N F Wray-Cook

J Kinniburgh

G S Gann

Second Officer

G R Cooper

T J Edwards

T M Connolly

Third Officer

N Brooks

A C Baker

A A Melia

Cadets

A C MacCutcheon

I M Marr

M E Chowdhury

R B Koenig

F S Adam

J C Howell

R P Holt

J Beer

Radio Officer

H F Guthrie

J D Evans

H Atlay

Carpenter

L Bryan

W F Marshall

E A Anderson

Purser Catering Officer

R E Hewitt

J Goulder

J B Gray

Second Steward



D MacMillan

Chief Engineer

C C Wade

R McLuckie

W MacFarlane

Second Engineer

F Vernal

C Aitken

W Newton

Jnr Second Engineer

W Patrick

S M Asadullah

L Atkinson

Third Engineer

A O’Brien

G F Johnson

C S Mason

Fourth Engineer

U I MacKenzie

H P Dalgleish

C S Mundie

Fifth Engineer


B R Melling


Sixth Engineer

W T Raffle

R S Glenday

W R Grant

Junior Engineer

I Anderson



First Electrician



J M Morris

Second Electrician



J J Moody


Perthshire

Left Liverpool

9 December

For Mauritius

Master

J Browne

Chief Officer

D M Geddes

Second Officer

A M Ewing

Third Officer

D L Bark

Cadets

P Koenig

D M Morrison

Radio Officer

F G Anderson

Carpenter

A T McIntosh

Asst Carpenter

B Salthouse

Purser Catering Officer

J W Nevin

Chief Engineer

A C Logie

Second Engineer

J B Taylor

Jnr Second Engineer

J M Crombie

Third Engineer

J Smith

Fourth Engineer

R E Wilkes

Fifth Engineer

J Arnott

Sixth Engineer

R M Hastie

Junior Engineer

W McQueen

First Frig Engineer

J Heslin

Second Frig Engineer

C A Burgess

Boilermaker

H A Jones


Scottish Shire Line


King David

Left Hull

7 December

For New Zealand

King George

Left  Liverpool

18 December

For River Plate

Master

G I Hughes

J A Lewis

Chief Officer

A M Porter

E L Besley

Second Officer

J M Schultz

J MacAulay

Third Officer

D J Bruce

P B Bagley

Cadets

J S Dalby-Ball

C A Smith

I MacKendrick

J W Burton

Radio Officer

H S Cairns

J V Lewis

Carpenter

J Ashton

L Dixon

Purser Catering Officer

J Pirie

T Olsen

Second Steward

C Brown

F Ross

Chief Engineer

J Charge

J Lisle

Second Engineer

M MacDougall

J Scott

Third Engineer

N C Powell

J B Spence

Fourth Engineer

A D Pinkerton

R S Forbes

Fifth Engineer

W J Woolard

D P Clark

Sixth Engineer

M S Hosain

E W Pickering

First Electrician


D Capel


Steenbok

Left Rotterdam

7 December

For South & East Africa

Grysbok

Left Rotterdam

14 December

For South & East Africa

Rooibok

Left Rotterdam

28 December

For South & East Africa

Master

R B Linsley

T R Halliday

F O O’Hea

Chief Officer

K Morton

T R Parsons

J B Caley

Second Officer

J L Cameron

M G Dominy

B W Fairweather

Third Officer

R Van der Kroll

D B Heiden

R A Hind

Cadets

B Thomas

E Caine

W L Parfitt

B Georgeson

D D Rowe

Radio Officer

G H Hudd

W W Docherty

N Birnie

Carpenter

J J Wight

J E Robertson

J H Ritchie

Purser Catering Officer

A McInnes

D Shanks

F E McKiernan

Second Steward

E Cathcart


F J Corsie

Chief Engineer

H W Busher

W J Duncan

R T Buchanan

Second Engineer

G G Haddow

S J Goldsmith

M C Smith

Jnr Second Engineer

G B Sanderson

H W Smith

V M Kennedy

Third Engineer

D S Thomson

R B Ledger

R G Fyffe

Fourth Engineer


R C Oliver

S White

Junior Engineer

W W Thomson

R N Goby

P M Botha

First Frig Engineer


J D Slattery


Second Frig Engineer


S G Moore


First Electrician

R Young


W R Campbell

Second Electrician

E Friend


G Du Plessis


Springbok Line

1960 - December


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