Merchant Navy Day is held annually on September 3rd
The Ship's Cabin Plan
"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them"
Laurence Binyon (1869-1943)
Photos (1)
Here are some more photos. If you have any that you would like to add please get in touch. I do have photos on all of the other pages on the site and I hope you find them of interest.
All the photos below are copyright © and courtesy of Ralph Barker unless otherwise stated.
The lounge/music-room
Double-bedstead cabin
The card-room
Courtesy and © of Glasgow Archives
Single-bedstead cabin
Courtesy and © of Glasgow Archives
The lounge/music-room
Courtesy and © Glasgow Archives
Courtesy and © Glasgow Archives
The lounge/music-room
Joan Redl
Lady May Almond
Dr. Marjorie Miller
The Simms Family
Mary [left] with Esther
Eileen Simms [centre] with Lisa, David [right]
Esther, Mary, Lisa, David (2011)
4th Officer W.Stubbs and Dr. D.Quantrill
D.E.M.S. R.N. Gunner
Kennie MacLennan
6 July 1941.
D.E.M.S. R.N. Gunner
Hugh M. Porterfield
Courtesy of Laura Porterfield
Photo of Kennie MacLennan by William McRobbie and courtesy of Ann Roots . Photo of ss CITY OF CAIRO [below] from author's file.
ss CITY OF CAIRO wearing the colours of Bucknall Line.
3rd engineer
Horace D. Broomby
Photo courtesy of Julia Carr
W. Ferdinand Dieckhaus and son Ferdinand
Courtesy of Peter Dieckhaus
[Peter] Ferdinand Dieckhaus 2018
Courtesy of Peter Dieckhaus
W.Ferdinand Dieckhaus and Avis Dieckhaus
Courtesy of Peter Dieckhaus
Quartermaster
Robert Ironside
Courtesy of Denis Ironside
Capt. Thomas D. McCall
as a Cadet 1915 - 1918
Courtesy of Tom Miller-McCall
John Tagg (centre) with Dolly (left) and Joan (right) Kingston Ontario 1941
Courtesy of Joan Dodsworth Ware
A. Donald Miller
Dr. Marjorie Miller
A. Donald Miller
The photos above kindly supplied by Margaret Bird niece of A. Donald Miller.
Left - Robert (Tiny) Watts
Robert (Tiny) Watts who died aged 31 on 19th November 1942.
Courtesy of Ralph Barker
Robert and Ivy Watts
I am grateful to Rebecca Deacon for the above photos of her grandfather who died in No.1 Lifeboat.
Ship's butcher John Nuttall Lost at sea 14/11/1942
Courtesy of Irene Powell
2nd Engineer Bob Gerner
Courtesy of Sarah Quantrill
Asst Engineer David Dick
Courtesy of Will McArthur
William C. Solomon
Lost at sea 4.12.1942
Courtesy of Janet Broomhall
Roland Dodds at St. Helena
Courtesy of Lesley Tulloch
Purser Francis B. McQuone
Lost at sea 18.11.1942
Courtesy of Carol Compton
Robert Skea
William Stubbs
Stills of Robert Skea and William Stubbs courtesy of Peter Williams Television.
2nd officer John Tagg
Photo courtesy of Professor John Tagg
William and Mona Rooksby
Courtesy of Peter Williams Televison
Robert Ironside
Courtesy of Denis Ironside