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Bolton's Characters Over the Years

NB this section is under maintenance review and is subject to change

Left to right, top to bottom

Captain Gregg Murray

Captain John Parsloe

Captain Malcolm Gater

Chief Engineer Harry Wakinshaw

Chief Engineer Jim Fiddler

Chief Engineer Bill Simpson

Captain Jimmy Cooper

Chief Engineer 'Sammy' Sandvid

Captain Ian Woodier

Courtesy of 'Chippy' Chapman

Reunion attendees to follow

Reunion 28th March 2009 at Bristol

The only person identified here is Chief Engineer T.P. Richardson (back row extreme left).

He joined Boltons before the First World War and died in the '20s.

His daughter married Captain Bill Kyne, MBE, at one time senior Master of Boltons.

A group of Bolton officers overseas in tropical kit

Doxford unit overhaul in progress

L to R

Storeman (wearing his burlap apron)

Trevor Kenny J/E (actually down the liner)

Taffy J/E (holding micrometer)

ELO?

Lloyd Housley 4/E (Me)

The grubbiest chap at the back is the Electrician!!

Rievaulx Black Gang 1971/2

3rd Engineer Tommy (Ollie) Gibson demonstrating his famous ciggy catching trick.

Rievaulx 1971/2ish

L to R

Kenny Seddon 4/E

Ian Ferrier 4/E

Lloyd Housley Eng/Cadet (Me again)

3rd Mate?

Silliness time - Ribera 1970/1

Yin and Yang

(courtesy Simon Coate)

Ken was sadly killed less than a year after this photograph was taken during an attack on a J&C Harrison's ship, HARMATTAN, by the Indian navy while anchored outside Karachi harbour.

I've since found details of this raid which I shall be publishing in due course.

If anyone has any information that I could publish then I would be very grateful.

Loading gas bottles. These were CO2 bottles that needed refilling after the ER fire mid Pacific in 1970.

Note Union Purchase

Ribera when ships had crews!

(courtesy Simon Coate)

Ribera footie team circa 1969

(courtesy Simon Coate)

Some names and location would be good?

Ribera 1969/70/71

Ribera Boys 1969?

Courtesy Ken Bakewell

Various Ribera shenanigans 1969/70 ish

(courtesy Simon Coate)

Simon Coate at work and 'play'

Nice uniform socks Simon :-)

(courtesy Simon Coate)

MV Ripon Officers Bar (C1971)

Capt Malcom Siddle, C/O Parry and 2/O Mike Pitick (looks like a junior sparky behind the bar?)

John Miller (3/O?) and R/O Kevin Elison

Photos Courtesy of J.J. Miller

The Doug Howick Collection

I was recently contacted by Doug who served as Sparky aboard Romanic for the first 3 of her 7 year service chartered to Shaw Saville.

He's kindly shared his brilliant collection of photographs and allowed me to publish them here.

Cartoon by Devon Brewer

Supposed to be Doug Howick at radar (having grown beard for a couple of months) and Devon Brewer as 3/Off

(Courtesy of Doug Howick)

Mick Williams 3/O (Romanic in Aukland Oct 1954)

Courtesy of Doug Howick

Doug Howick and Philip Bayliss (Romanic Dec 1955)

Courtesy of Doug Howick

Mick Williams and Philip Bayliss (Romanic Bondi Beach Nov 1954)

Courtesy of Doug Howick

Doug Howick and friend (Romanic Oct 1956)

Courtesy of Doug Howick

Captain Bill Copping seated, Refrig Eng Dave Davis setting his camera.

Romanic Xmas 1955

Courtesy of Doug Howick

Doug's Discharge book from his time in Romanic

Courtesy of Doug Howick

Christmas 1956

Back row 4th Engineer, Sparks (me), Reg Findon (Ch.Eng), Refrig Eng,

Front Row John Porter (2/Off), Mrs Findon, Les Cotterill (3rd Eng), Mrs Copping, Captain Bill Copping.

Courtesy of Doug Howick

As above with the addition of

Devon Brewer (3/Off) at bottom right.

Courtesy of Doug Howick

Doug enjoying Christmas 1956

Courtesy of Doug Howick

Dev Brewer 3/O Romanic June 1956

Courtesy of Doug Howick

Philip Bayliss (Apprentice), John Porter (2/O), Doug Howick on beach at Wallaroo, March 1957

Courtesy of Doug Howick

Apprentice Philip Bayliss

Romanic Walleroo Mar 1957

Courtesy of Doug Howick

2/O John Porter

Romanic Walleroo Mar 1957

Courtesy of Doug Howick

Chippy - Romanic Curacao to Dunkirk May 57

Courtesy of Doug Howick

Barbara and Margaret Copping Romanic May 57

Courtesy of Doug Howick

Any other 'people' pictures for publication here would be gratefully accepted.