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"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)

Boat No. 7

Table of Occupants

No.7 Lifeboat (57) - Second Officer Leslie Boundy
Name Position Fate
Leslie Boundy Second Officer Rescued by ss CLAN ALPINE
Robert H. Gerner Second Engineer Rescued by ss CLAN ALPINE
David Dick Assistant Engineer Rescued by ss CLAN ALPINE
Leslie Mountain Assistant Engineer Rescued by ss CLAN ALPINE
M. Campbell Carpenter Rescued by ss CLAN ALPINE
Elizabeth Birchman Passenger Rescued by ss CLAN ALPINE
Rev. David W. Davies Passenger Rescued by ss CLAN ALPINE
Jane E. Davies Passenger Rescued by ss CLAN ALPINE
Ann Davis Passenger Rescued by ss CLAN ALPINE
Janet Davis Passenger Rescued by ss CLAN ALPINE
Robert Dickey Passenger Rescued by ss CLAN ALPINE
Elizabeth Dickey Passenger Rescued by ss CLAN ALPINE
William Dieckhaus Passenger Rescued by ss CLAN ALPINE
Avis Dieckhaus Passenger Rescued by ss CLAN ALPINE
Ferdinand Dieckhaus Passenger Rescued by ss CLAN ALPINE
Pierre Jaspar Passenger Rescued by ss CLAN ALPINE
Janine Jaspar Passenger Rescued by ss CLAN ALPINE
Michel Jaspar Passenger Rescued by ss CLAN ALPINE
William Rooksby Passenger Rescued by ss CLAN ALPINE
Mona Rooksby Passenger Rescued by ss CLAN ALPINE
Robert Skea Passenger Rescued by ss CLAN ALPINE
Arnold Silcock Passenger Rescued by ss CLAN ALPINE
James Turner Passenger Rescued by ss CLAN ALPINE
Rev. Robert Waddell Passenger Rescued by ss CLAN ALPINE
Andy Green Passenger Rescued by ss CLAN ALPINE
Hugh M. Porterfield D.E.M.S. Gunner (Royal Navy) Rescued by ss CLAN ALPINE
John V. Morris D.E.M.S. Gunner (Royal Navy) Rescued by ss CLAN ALPINE
John Martin D.E.M.S. Gunner (Royal Navy) Rescued by ss CLAN ALPINE
Albert Cockill D.E.M.S. Gunner (Royal Marines) Rescued by ss CLAN ALPINE
Also in this boat, 28 Lascars - 2 died at sea. See In Memoriam page for names of Lascar seafarers who died.
Awards No.7 Boat
Name Award
Second Officer Leslie Boundy MBE(Civ)

On 19th November, 1942 (55) people were transferred to the ss CLAN ALPINE from this boat. The two Lascar crew men who died were believed to be Ghulam Rasul Nawabjan and Enathoolla Athoulil Mahd.

Thanks to Lorraine Leicester granddaughter of Leslie Boundy for updating me with the correct information for this boat.

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