Hi Roy, During the summer of 1964 aged 15 and still at The London Nautical School I managed to get leave and take a trip on the Avon Ranger (Avonmouth, Puerto Ordaz, Trinidad, Kilingholm). I shared a cabin with the deck cadet who might have been Welsh. It was a […]
Roy Gerstner
My apologies Neil, your e-mail got stuck somewhere and only just found it. Yes Roy still live just outside York – Retired from the Sea in 2020 after being stuck onboard Sailing Around the World during Covid for 7 months – thought life was too short – work out well […]
Neil Woodburn (Ex Ch/Eng)
Recently had correspondence with Grandson – the threads below.. 1/ Hi there Roy, I stumbled across the LOF website, I was looking for information about the Ropner Lines SS Clearpool(my great grandfather Alfred Smith was master but died at sea in 1931 and was buried in Istanbul). His son (my […]
Commodore Alfred Smith
How time does fly – tomorrow 03rd March will be one year since the passing of Mr. Norris Jackson,ex Jnr/Eng to Managing Director.RIP NJ and the Door Stopper.
In Memoriam Norris Jackson
Thank you for cards and a few letters, our number unfortunately is less year on year.
A Merry Christmas to ALL 2024
https://john-andrew-evans.muchloved.com Oh what memories come back…..I see Tony T with his friend The Dutchess was it?The somewhat bent typewriter – should have brought it to me – I could have fixed.The link above takes you to the donation site for the RNLI and you can see there has beena good […]
Update On John Evans (RIP)
I am unable to attend the funeral due to other pre-committments – however I have made a donation on behalf ofour ex company – LOF. https://john-andrew-evans.muchloved.com
Update John Evans
Funeral of John Andrew Evans Funeral service is at Springwood Crematorium on Friday 4th October 2024 at 2:30pm 4th October 2024 at 2:30 pm Springwood CrematoriumLiverpool https://john-andrew-evans.muchloved.com/
Update – John Evans (RIP)
I am sad to report the passing away of another LOF member – Ex Chief Engineer John Evans.(I sailed with John on the ‘London Pride’ around 1981) I received the following this morning (24th) Hi Roy, My sister and I came across your LOF News website while searching for information about […]