The Funeral is on Wednesday 28th Oct at St Joseph’s church, 2 Eaglesham Road, Clarkston, Glasgow, G76 7BT at 10:15am, then Eaglesham Cemetery at 11:15am. I know how much my Dad loved his time with the Merchant Navy and wanted to have them represented in some way so have ordered […]
Roy Gerstner
I’ve received news from Ex Ch/Eng Campbell Dobie who informs that Ex LOF 3rd/Eng Gorge Gorman has passed away. Photo taken 2009 – Davy T and Tony T have both passed away. I’ve just been contacted by Georges’ daughter Catherine. She told me that George had passed away on Friday […]
More Sad News – George Gorman
Always nice to get shipping news… https://www.mna.org.uk/index.php/mna-pulse
News From The Merchant Navy Association
Many thanks to Dave Meare who researched and found this Pathe News article on the London Valour incident. Click on link….. https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVA9T6GAEOWNKVOUVB6Y5J8XFPQW-ITALY-SURVIVORS-HELPED-ASHORE-AT-GENOA-AS-BRITISH-FREIGHTER/query/%22London+Valour
Pathe News – London Valour
In memory of our very good friend and shipmate Tommy March who passed away on July 11th 2007 –
In Memoriam – Tom March
Good to hear from you. We were living on Teesside when we attended the LOF Reunion, I was working for Corus/Tata Steel.I completed my work there in 2011 and returned to the US. However, we are spending part of our year in France and loving it.The copy of the book is […]
Ex LOF Officer David Reid – Book
I was on the Overseas Ambassador.Lads I knew from college were Phil Marshall, a German lad named Gierhart (sorry, not sure of his full name), Rob Fullagher. I am actually in contact with Rob on FB as I knew him and his now wife, Elsie, back when they first met […]
Paul Clay
After a hundred days of the partial lock-down – some are getting back to normal. Not here, we are still being ‘careful’ in what we are doing.My Council work and Neighbourhood Watch Group, have been busy delivering medicines/precriptions/food/parcels and organising doctors etc.Holidays were cancelled – but that said, we booked […]
Hope everyone is well
Arrangements for Bob’s funeral are as follows:-Date :- Thursday 07th May 2020Time:- 13:30Place:- Baglan South WalesNote:- Due to Corvid-19 lock-down only family able to attend. I have arranged on behalf of all Bob’s friends, shipmates and LOF collegues,our usual Floral Anchor Wreath along with a large Red Ensign, this is […]