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Obituaries
Colin Alfred Rhodes 1922 – 2009
Colin was born in Bethseda, North Wales on 24th April 1922. His childhood was spent in Dovercourt and then in Lowestoft when his father, Captain Leslie Rhodes, took up the position Harbour Master there. Read the rest of this entry »
George Henry (Harry ) Potter
It was with much sadness that many colleagues and friends attended the funeral of retired London pilot George Potter who died in January aged 83. Read the rest of this entry »
DAN McCANN 1953 – 2008

Londonderry Port and Harbour Commissioners has mourned the passing of Foyle Pilot Captain Dan McCann of Shrove, Greencastle in Co Donegal. Read the rest of this entry »
Richard John Howlett 1932 – 2008

Born on the 23rd September 1932 in Wandsworth, London, Richard Howlett was educated at Kings College Wimbledon, joining the HMS Worcester in 1947 prior to going to sea with the Royal Mail Line in 1949. Read the rest of this entry »
Robert Bland: 1933 – 2008
A Geordie by birth Robert was born on 24th September 1933, in South Shields on the banks of the Tyne. Read the rest of this entry »
Kester Field 1929 – 2008
Kester Field, retired Cinque Ports Pilot and PLA Pilot, died on the 23rd March 2008 aged 79 years. Read the rest of this entry »
Daniel Ivor McMillan
Retired River Thames Pilot Dan McMillan died on 31st March 2008. Born in Portsmouth 24/9/1927, he wastaken back to the Gravesend area by his Mother in 1928, after the unfortunate death of his Father, and brought up in that same district. Read the rest of this entry »
Anthony Harold MacKenzie Thurgood

Tony Thurgood (1930-2008)was born in Forest Hill, London. He joined HMS Conway in April 1947, and left in April 1949 to join the Union Castle Mail Steamship Company Ltd. Read the rest of this entry »
Captain Colin Vine
CAPTAIN COLIN VINE DSC RD RNR FNI
Colin Frank VINE was born in November 1915 and died in May 2007. Read the rest of this entry »












