The Merchant Navy Crest

ss CITY OF CAIRO

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

The Red Duster

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.

lounge

The lounge/music-room

cabin

Double-bedstead cabin

the card room

The card-room

Courtesy and © of Glasgow Archives

cabin view

Single-bedstead cabin

Courtesy and © of Glasgow Archives

view of the music-room/lounge

The lounge/music-room

Courtesy and © Glasgow Archives

another view of the music-room/lounge

Courtesy and © Glasgow Archives

The lounge/music-room

Joan Redl

Joan Redl

Lady May Almond

Lady May Almond

Dr Marjorie Miller

Dr. Marjorie Miller

The Simms family

The Simms Family

Mary [left] with Esther Eileen Simms [centre] with Lisa, David [right]

the sims family in 2011

Esther, Mary, Lisa, David (2011)

Stubbs and Quantrill

4th Officer W.Stubbs and Dr. D.Quantrill

Gunner Kennie MacLennan RN

D.E.M.S. R.N. Gunner Kennie MacLennan 6 July 1941.

Gunner Hugh M. Porterfield RN

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

ss CITY OF CAIRO wearing the colours of Bucknall Line.

Horace Dyke Broomby

3rd engineer Horace D. Broomby

Photo courtesy of Julia Carr

W.Ferdinand Dieckhaus and son Ferdinand

W. Ferdinand Dieckhaus and son Ferdinand

Courtesy of Peter Dieckhaus

Ferdinand Dieckhaus 2018

[Peter] Ferdinand Dieckhaus 2018

Courtesy of Peter Dieckhaus

W.Ferdinand Dieckhaus and Avis Dieckhaus

W.Ferdinand Dieckhaus and Avis Dieckhaus

Courtesy of Peter Dieckhaus

Quartermaster Robert Ironside

Quartermaster Robert Ironside

Courtesy of Denis Ironside

Capt Thomas Dunlop McCall

Capt. Thomas D. McCall as a Cadet 1915 - 1918

Courtesy of Tom Miller-McCall

John Tagg

John Tagg (centre) with Dolly (left) and Joan (right) Kingston Ontario 1941

Courtesy of Joan Dodsworth Ware

Alfred Donald Miller

A. Donald Miller

Dr. Marjorie Miller

Dr. Marjorie Miller

Alfred Donald Miller

A. Donald Miller

The photos above kindly supplied by Margaret Bird niece of A. Donald Miller.

Robert (Tiny) Watts

Left - Robert (Tiny) Watts

Robert (Tiny) Watts

Robert (Tiny) Watts who died aged 31 on 19th November 1942.

Courtesy of Ralph Barker

Bob and Ivy Watts

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

Ship's butcher John Nuttall Lost at sea 14/11/1942

Courtesy of Irene Powell

photo of Second Engineer Bob Gerner

2nd Engineer Bob Gerner

Courtesy of Sarah Quantrill

Assistant Engineer David Dick

Asst Engineer David Dick

Courtesy of Will McArthur

William C. Solomon

William C. Solomon Lost at sea 4.12.1942

Courtesy of Janet Broomhall

Purser Francis McQuone

Purser Francis B. McQuone Lost at sea 18.11.1942

Courtesy of Carol Compton

Robert Skea

Robert Skea

William Stubbs

William Stubbs

Stills of Robert Skea and William Stubbs courtesy of Peter Williams Television.

John Tagg

2nd officer John Tagg

Photo courtesy of Professor John Tagg

William and Mona Rooksby

William and Mona Rooksby

Courtesy of Peter Williams Televison

Robert Ironside

Robert Ironside

Courtesy of Denis Ironside