Obituaries

Colin Alfred Rhodes 1922 – 2009

June 25th, 2009 by JCB
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Colin was born in Bethseda, North Wales on 24^th 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

June 25th, 2009 by JCB
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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

March 15th, 2009 by JCB
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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

March 15th, 2009 by JCB
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Born on the 23^rd 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

September 6th, 2008 by JCB
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A Geordie by birth Robert was born on 24^th September 1933, in South Shields on the banks of the Tyne. Read the rest of this entry »

Kester Field 1929 – 2008

September 6th, 2008 by JCB
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Kester Field, retired Cinque Ports Pilot and PLA Pilot, died on the 23^rd March 2008 aged 79 years. Read the rest of this entry »

Daniel Ivor McMillan

June 29th, 2008 by JCB
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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

June 28th, 2008 by JCB
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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 »

OBITUARY: Eric Wray

March 21st, 2008 by JCB
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OBITUARY.

Eric Wray 1923 -2007. Read the rest of this entry »

Captain Colin Vine

January 8th, 2008 by JCB
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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 »