The Merchant Navy Crest

ss CITY OF CAIRO

A tribute to the British Merchant Navy - they also served!

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Merchant Navy Day is held annually on September 3rd

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The Ship's Cabin Plan

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"

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Laurence Binyon (1869-1943)

Photos

On this page, I would like to record photos or other information pertaining to the ship. I would welcome anything you would like to share. I do have photos on many of the other pages on the site and I hope you find them of interest.

Some survivors at St Helena
Some survivors at St Helena
Copyright © Ralph Barker

Above from left to right: (standing) Andy Green, Thomas Parkinson, Leslie Mountain, George Blagrave-Dean, Bob Skea, Charlie McKechnie; (middle row) George Nutter, Roland Dodds, Victor Chambers, Ted Elliott; (front row) John Cullinane, Allan Tempest, James Turner, Charlie Williams

Les Boundy and Daughters
Leslie Boundy with daughters Pat and Daphne, MBE award at Buckingham Palace Courtesy of Leslie's grandson Mark Wardel
Second Officer Les Boundy
Second Officer Leslie Boundy Courtesy of Lorraine Leicester
Outside Government House
Outside Government House, St Helena
Courtesy of Lorraine Leicester

Above from left to right: Leslie Boundy, Bob Gerner, Governor, William Bain Gray, Lady Bain Gray, Mona Rooksby, Arnold Silcock, William Rooksby? (Sitting)

dulcie kendall and colin
Dulcie Kendall and Colin ©Ralph Barker
St Helena children and nurses
Some of the children with their nurses outside the old civil hospital in St Helena Courtesy of Lorraine Leicester
Seaman Gunner John Vass Morris. R.N.

(D.E.M.S.) R.N. Gunner John V. Morris

John V. Morris in later life (2006)
Mr. John V. Morris (2006)

I am very grateful to John's grandson Anthony Morris for the photos above. Sadly John passed away on Thursday 4th May 2006 aged 83. Very much missed by all his family and friends.

Margaret Gordon
Margaret Gordon
James Whyte
James (Knocker) Whyte
Margaret Gordon
Margaret Gordon

I am very grateful to Margaret Gordon's niece Sue Home for the photos of Margaret Gordon and James (Knocker) Whyte.

Photo below from 1942 shows Dr. Quantrill and Third Officer Whyte with some of the CITY OF CAIRO's engineers. I think the 2nd engineer Bob Gerner is third from left and the 3rd, 4th and 5th engineers. Can you identify them?

City of Cairo engineers
Courtesy of Sarah Quantrill [Photo from 1942]
Ship's engineers
[Bottom up] 3/O Whyte, Dr. Quantrill and engineers Courtesy of Sarah Quantrill
some of the ship's crew
Unidentified crew members Courtesy of Sarah Quantrill
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