Yearly archives: 2015

Apologies, as usual we are away for our winter break, therefor any cards received after 15th December will not have been replied too. It is always sad at the end of the year to remember our friends who passed away this year. Connie and I wish all our LOF friends […]

Seasons Greetings

This entry was posted in News on 29th December 2015 by Roy Gerstner

Nice to get a contact from Bob, who inform me he is ‘Fully retired’, wife Elsie has also taken retirement. Bob called to see me last in 2002, and we met at one of the LOF reunions. He informs me that he was 46 years at sea….not many of […]

Hello Bob Fullagar

This entry was posted in News on 13th December 2015 by Roy Gerstner

Seems nearly all the news we seem to get is of one of our LOF friends passing away. . Extract from LOF News December 2005 I joined the Merchant Navy in 1965 Ulster Steamship Co. Came ashore in 1967 to be at home for the birth of my son. Joined LOF in 1969 – […]

More Sad News – Norman Neill

This entry was posted in News on 29th November 2015 by Roy Gerstner

It has been good to hear from our ex owner/MD & CEO Miles Kulukundis, who is very supportive of this website. Miles still lives near Boston MA and has a cottage in the UK – visits his daughter and grandchildren. Happy Birthday – Keith Cederholm 65 today and glad you’ve […]

Sorry, not a lot of News at present

This entry was posted in News on 21st October 2015 by Roy Gerstner

It was interesting to read the story of Derek Panagakis, but you are so right, there can be very few of the old Counties men still treading this earth. I commenced my apprenticeship on the 21st May 1947, joining the Samneagh, in Hull, She had just arrived from the Far East […]

Counties Man – Geoff Baskerville still going strong in Australia

This entry was posted in News on 30th August 2015 by Roy Gerstner

What a nice meet up with LOF friends, Roger & Lindsay Bancroft, who live just up the road from the Holiday Inn, Ron & Audrey Todd – who just came back from Torquay and live in Barton-on-Humber, Adrian & Wendy Cook who live in Middlesborough, Myself and Connie. (Click on […]

Pleasant meet up – Harrogate

This entry was posted in News on 30th August 2015 by Roy Gerstner

During our break in Harrogate, we shall have a small meet up with LOF friends on Tuesday 25th August at the Holiday Inn, Kings Road, Harrogate HG1 1XX – we will meet in the Bar area around 17:00 and have a dinner at 19:00 – since I don’t know exactly […]

Harrogate Meet Up….

This entry was posted in News on 22nd August 2015 by Roy Gerstner

There are now only a ‘few’ Ex – Counties Ship Management – Men left after the passing on of Capt Rodman Tarbuck, here is Derek Panagakis history, and is still going strong! (Click on Photo to enlarge) Allen & Appleyard Tel: 01925 748466 Email: [email protected] Counties Ship Management 1950 […]

‘The Last’ – Few – Counties – Men….

This entry was posted in News on 15th August 2015 by Roy Gerstner

Hi Roy, Found your great web site by accident. I Sailed with LOF 1956-60, last trip London Tradition 3rd Engineer. Mike Annett was a first trip cadet, Polly Morton was C/Eng,Tom McCann Ch/Stw. Jobs were hard to find so I came to the US to sail but did not do my […]

Bill G William

This entry was posted in News on 11th August 2015 by Roy Gerstner

Connie and I are staying at the Holiday Inn Harrogate from the 24th to 28th August. Part of my visiting will be to hopefully spend some time with Ex Radio Officer and later E&EO Dick Cunningham, who is still recovering from a ‘serious’ stroke he had some 18th months ago. […]

Meet Up – Harrogate 25th & 26th August

This entry was posted in News on 4th August 2015 by Roy Gerstner

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