My 65th Birthday celebrated with friends from home, out in Madeira a fantastic time had by all.
Roy Gerstner
It is with great sadness to inform our shipmates, friends, and colleagues of the death of Ben Killeen. Ben was a Radio Officer with LOF, having sailed with Marconi and when LOF employed their R/O’s direct Ben transferred over around 1958. I have covered some history of Ben in the past, […]
Ben Killeen (R.I.P.)
Not a lot of News from LOF friends…so Connie & I who are celebrating our 40th Wedding Anniversary later this year – have already begun the ‘celebrations’…. We left the UK at the beginning of July and started our extended holiday in Vancouver, then onto Anchorage/Alaska for a 8 days […]
Happy Holidays – Again
In memory of our good friend and ship mate: Tommy March who departed from us on the 11th July 2007
In Memoriam
A great read about shipping news today – from the Merchant Navy Association. MNA Circular The Pulse 2016-15 Dated 1st July 2016 MNA Circular The Pulse 2016-14 Dated 21st June 2016
Shipping News from the MNA
Several weeks and not a lot of news – sorry – this evening I spoke with Jeanne Tarbuck, who’s husband Rob Tarbuck passed away one year ago today. She is keeping Okay, the usual visits to hospital. She and daughter Sharja had been away for a few weeks in Teneriffe. […]
Not much news …..
My apologies for not posting up earlier – been bit busy of late… Keith McCart…. My history, I was born in Morecambe, Lancs, went to live in Singapore with parents 57 to 60. Returned to live in Chessington Surrey 60 – 61 Went to live in Aden 61 – 63 […]
Keith McCart
Jean Kirkham who passed away 2013 John Moss who passed away 2008 Andrew Gillie who passed away 2006 RIP
In Memoriam
Happy Birthday to: Bryan Watkins who will be 62 Barry Moore who will be 75 Paul (PC) Cartwright who will be 70 Mick Ward who will be 57 Mick Howells who will be 71
Birthdays!!!!
On our recent holidays to the West Country/Newquay and surrounding areas, it was good to pay lightening visits to a few Ex LOF friends and shipmates who we haven’t seen for a while. If we missed you – sorry we only had limited time and don’t like to impose […]