Obituary: Anthony Norman Anderson 1943 – 2010

June 13th, 2011 by JCB
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Tony Anderson died after a short illness and was cremated at a well attended funeral at Morriston (Swansea) Crematorium last November.

Tony did pre-sea training at HMS Conway and attended the Old Conways Association 50th anniversary re-union only last summer. He served his cadetship with Furness Withy.

After obtaining his Masters Certificate of Competency (Foreign Going) at Cardiff, Tony served as Mate/relief Master on the research vessels of the Natural Environment Research Council based in Barry. He also served as Master with Crescent and Metcalfe Shipping Lines and managed to fit in a spell as Coastguard Watch Officer at Swansea MRCC.

Tony rounded off his career by joining ABP as an Assistant Dock Master at Swansea and subsequently qualified as a pilot for Swansea and Port Talbot where he served from 1984 until retirement in 1996.

Tony was a keen supporter of the RNLI and served as deputy launching authority for the Mumbles lifeboat. He also sang with the Cambrian Choir and was an active member of Pennard Golf Club.

Gordon Harries (Swansea and Port Talbot)