Obituaries

Ronald Douglas McGlashan (1930 – 2009)

December 22nd, 2009 by JCB
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RONALD DOUGLAS  McGLASHAN    1930 – 2009

Born in Ulverston, in the Lake district, Douglas McClashan spent a happy childhood enjoying the freedom that living in such an area provided. Read the rest of this entry »

William ( Bill) G. Wilcox

December 22nd, 2009 by JCB
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William (Bill) G. Wilcox 1911 ~ 2009

After several months of illness senior retired Liverpool pilot Bill Wilcox died on July 15^th 2009 at the grand age of 98. Read the rest of this entry »

Obituary: John Frankish 1922 – 2009

September 10th, 2009 by JCB
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John Frankish, retired Trinity House Cinque Ports Pilot, died on the 19th May 2009 at the age of 87.
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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 »