Spall, Jeffrey

July 15th, 2006 by JCB
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Jeffrey Spall

14 June 1933 – 3 March 2006

Born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Jeff left home at the age of 16 and took an Apprenticeship with the Hain Steamship Company of London. Obtaining his Master’s Certificate in 1959 at the age of 27 he rose to the rank of Chief Officer. Read the rest of this entry »

Venn, Alfred William

July 15th, 2006 by JCB
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Alfred William Venn

My father died just six weeks short of his one hundredth birthday. He was the last known survivor of the Bristol Channel Sailing Pilots.

View the original illustrated pdf magazine article (page 8):

At the height of the industrial revolution, the new coal ports of South Wales became boom towns – the Silicon Valleys – of their day. Great wealth was created and commerce from Swansea to Newport, and good Welsh coal was shipped to the four corners of the world to fuel the new era. Read the rest of this entry »

MacDonald, Archie

July 15th, 2006 by JCB
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Archie Macdonald

Archie MacDonald always wanted to go to sea. Born in 1917 in Greenock, Scotland, he was the youngest son of a boat builder. Read the rest of this entry »

Peterson, John

April 15th, 2006 by JCB
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John (Iain) Robert Cambell Peterson (1936-2006)

There was a great sadness felt by many with the news that Iain Peterson had passed away on the 25^th January 2006. Read the rest of this entry »

Leney, John Michael

January 15th, 2006 by JCB
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John Michael Leney

Mike, the oldest of three children, was born and brought up in Bolton, his father being a local dental surgeon. He attended the local primary and grammar schools before transferring to St Columba College in Dublin. Read the rest of this entry »

Callaghan, Jim

January 15th, 2006 by JCB
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Jim Callaghan

I was saddened to find that nobody had bothered to comment on the passing of our past President Jim Callaghan. Read the rest of this entry »

Youde, Ronald Fergus

January 15th, 2006 by JCB
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Ronald Fergus Youde (1910 – 2005)

Article by RF Youde on Piloting WW2 (Page 11)

https://pilotmag.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/pilotmag-284-final.pdf
Pilot Ronald Fergus Youde died peacefully on 14th December 2005, aged 95. Read the rest of this entry »

Byers, Peter Nairn

October 15th, 2005 by JCB
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Peter Nairn Byers (1923 -2005)

Peter was born in Sunderland, the youngest of 5 children and joined Silver line in 1946.  He sailed with the Atlantic convoys in the 2^nd World War and spent his 21^st birthday unloading tanks in Italy. He had been due to sail on the Silver Ray that was sunk between Halifax and New York and to sail with PQ17 in a ship that was sunk with the loss of all hands. On each occasion circumstances intervened to send him elsewhere.

After the war Peter joined the Orient Line and made regular trips to Australia meeting his wife Gaye on a voyage in 1951. He joined the London Pilotage service in 1954 and retired in 1988. He had a keen interest in sport playing cricket for the Pilotage Service in the 60’s, and golf regularly from 1963 to 2004. He also maintained an ‘armchair’ interest in the fortunes of Sunderland FC.

Our thoughts are with Peter’s widow, Gaye and his three daughters Pamela, Anna and Jennifer

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Young, Mike

October 15th, 2005 by JCB
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Mike Young

Mike Young was born in Stockton-on-Tees on 19^th August 1942, educated at a small private school in Hartlepool, Rosebank, he was one of three pupils in a single class who went on to join HMS Conway where he was a cadet from 1956-1959. Read the rest of this entry »

Anderson, James Scott

October 15th, 2005 by JCB
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James Scott (Andy) Anderson

It is with sadness that I report the death of Andy Anderson on 24^th July 2005. Read the rest of this entry »