Web Site Updates
Update 24th March 2025
Alan Hale
Obituaries
24th March 2025
Created a page for the Australia Reunion in Brisbane 22nd March 2025
Reunions section
Update 25th February 2025
John Tratt
Obituaries
Update 9th February 2025
Captain Robert (Bob) Eaton
Obituaries
Update 26th January 2025
Derek E Houghton
Obituaries
Update 20th January 2025
Rodney (Rod) Mower (2)
Obituaries
Update 9th January 2025
Hugh (Hughie) Taylor
Obituaries
Update 1st January 2025
Captain Richard D Fennelow
Obituaries
Update 31st December 2024
Rodney (Rod) Mower
Obituaries
Update 19th December 2024
James (Jim) Bartnett
Obituaries
Update 17th December 2024
Michael Geoffrey Medlicott
Obituaries
Update 4th November 2024
Ross Sinclair
Obituaries
Update 4th November 2024
David Austen Adams
Obituaries
Update 25th October 2024
Peter Croucher, Eulogy by Rai Caluori
Obituaries
Update 22nd October 2024
Peter Croucher, Order of service and pictures added.
Obituaries
Update 16th October 2024
Steve Beswick
Obituaries
Update 3rd October 2024
Peter Croucher
Obituaries
Update 25th September 2024
Steve Borrill's Order of Service and Eulogy added
Obituaries
Update 9th September 2024
Steve Borrill
Obituaries
Update 31st August 2024
Ivor Young
Obituaries
Update 3rd Juy 2024
Colin Rann
Obituaries
Update 28th June 2024
Mrs Vivian Williams (Holmes)
Obituaries
Update 13th June 2024
Nick Green
Obituaries
Update 9th June 2024
Michael John (Mike) Miles
Obituaries
Update 30th May 2024
Captain John Charles (Charlie) Carr, Priavte Family Cremation Web Cast details.
Obituaries
Update 24th May 2024
A new page added with the P&O Golf Day Trophy Winners over the years.
P&O Golf Days.
Update 22nd May 2024
The lunch pictures from 17th May added plus list of those who attended, plus a copy of the menu.
P&O Luncheons
Update 22nd May 2024
Mrs Angela Larvin (Cassidy)
Obituary added
Update 20th May 2024
Captain John Charles (Charlie) Carr
Obituary added
Update 11th April 2024
Mrs Elaine Buy (Burton)
Obituary added
Update 5th April 2024
Graeme Beattie Wright - ‘Jock’
Obituary added
Update 30th March 2024
Captain David W Sims
Obituary added
Update 26th March 2024
Captain Edmund John Clinton Carr
Obituary added
Update 24th March 2024
Patricia Fisk
Obituary added
Update 28th February 2024
David Stott
Obituary added
Update 11th February 2024
Bryan Ronald Norman
Obituary added
Update 31st January 2024
2024 Reunion Lunch
Reunion Lunch booking details updated.
Update 23rd January 2024 (Obituaries)
Desmond (Des) Keany
Obituary added
Update 11th January 2024 (Obituaries)
Richard Alan James Hewitt
Obituary added
Update 8th January 2024 (Obituaries)
Kenneth Richard (Dick) Bull
Obituary added
Update 28th December 2023 (Obituaries)
Captain Michael Plant
Obituary added
Update 20th December 2023 (Obituaries)
John David Heslop (2)
Obituary added
Update 17th December 2023 (Obituaries)
Geoffrey Parson
Obituary added
Update 8th November 2023, Nov Pour Out
A page has been added with all the pictures from the November 2023 'Pour Out' in Southampton
Update 29th October 2023 (Obituaries)
A section added to Commodore Chief Engineer Bruce Wallers Obituary, new page titled,
Update 18th October 2023 (Ships Various)
Canberra and Sea Princess Tonnes per Thousand Mile Curves Added
Update 18th October 2023 (Fleet Lists)
A fleet list from 31st December 1994 added to the fleet list page.
Update 13th October 2023 (Obituaries)
Bruce Waller
Obituary added
Update 12th October 2023 (Obituaries)
Angus Macdonald
Obituary added
Update 2nd October 2023 (Obituaries)
Graham Hunter
Obituary added
Update 4th September 2023 (Obituaries)
Joseph (Joe) Duranti
Obituary added
Update 28th August 2023 (Obituaries)
John Keating
Obituary added
P&O Memorabilia.
Duncan Smedley, a P&O Pensioner has a small collection of Memorabilia which he would prefer did not end up in a skip thus is offering anything from his collection at no cost other than the cost postage. A list of the items can be found in the following link. Duncans contact details are within the document.
Update Update Update
Duncan has been in touch and wanted to thank everyone who contacted him concerning the Memorabilia. He said that some items received numerous requests but just about everything had gone to good homes. He also said how generous everyone was as he has been able to make a donation of £120.00 to the Scotish Charity Air Ambulance.
Thank you everyobody.
Update 2nd August 2023 (Obituaries)
John William Perry
Obituary added
Update 14th July 2023
Various obituary updates, Orders of Service, new page for Obituaries/Orders of service prior 2013.
Update 4th July 2023 (Obituaries)
Wing Commander Julian Anthony Broderick OBE, RAF (Rtd)
Obituary added
Update 23rd June 2023 (Obituaries)
Jane Howard
Obituary added
Update 16th June 2023 (Obituaries)
Paul Kotowski
Obituary added
Update 15th June 2023 Lunch May 2023 Letter Recieved
Sailors Society Donation Letter Uploaded.
Update 1st June 2023 (Obituaries)
James Soderberg (Jim Everett)
Obituary added
Update 24th May 2023 (2023 Lunch Pictures etc)
Pictures from the lunch and Golf days added
Update 21st May 2023 (Obituaries)
Elizabeth Paterson (Kinniburgh)
Obituary added
Update 5th May 2023 (Publications of Interest)
Joe Clark - "Joe's Ship Archive"
A link to Joe's video archive on YouTube, well worth a look through.
Update 19th April 2023 (Publications of Interest)
The Deeper Water is Ashore by John William Perry.
Update 17th April 2023 (Fleet Lists)
Various Fleet lists from the 1950's added to the Fleet list secition
Update 12th April 2023 (Obituaries)
Richard Parker
Obituary added
Update 3rd April 2023 (Obituaries)
Chris Bullen
Obituary added
Update 20th March 2023 (Obituaries)
Robert I (Bob) Baker
Obituary added
Update 16th March 2023 (Obituaries)
David Matanle
Obituary added
Update 12th March 2023 (Obituaries)
John David Heslop
Obituary added
Update 6th March 2023 (Obituaries)
Captain Sir Francis Anthony Charles Peter Hartwell Bt.
Obituary added
Update 1st March 2023 (Obituaries)
Dr Peter Edward Mayner MB ChB, DOBST, RCOG, MSOM
Obituary Updated with the order of service.
Update 22nd February 2023 (Obituaries)
Reginald (Reg) Gibbons
Obituary Updated
Update 14th February 2023 (Obituaries)
Mrs Shirley Snowden-Gray (Snowden)
Obituary Updated
Update 10th February 2023 (Obituaries)
Nigel Horn
Obituary Updated
Update 6th February 2023 (Obituaries)
Mrs Sheila “Kay” Doyle (Prior)
Lieutenant Commander Michael P C Furlong RAN (Rtd)
Obituary Updated
Update 2nd February 2023 (Obituaries)
Dr Peter Edward Mayner MB ChB, DOBST, RCOG, MSOM
Obituary Updated
Update 1st February 2023 Reunion Lunch and Golf day 2023
The lunch and golf day information updated and available on the web site respective pages.
DAJ
Update 12th January 2023 (Wavelengths)
Several copies of Wavelengths received and placed into the sections, Royal Princess Special, 1984, November December 1984, August 1984, August 1985, May 1986, June 1986 and March 1988.
DAJ
Update 10th January 2023 (Obituaries)
Matthew McLauchlan
Obituary Updated
Update 9th January 2023
Quite a bit of work in creating a menu at the top of each Obituary page so that people can easily find specific peoples obituaries.
Update 7th January 2023 (Obituaries)
Frank W Kemp
Obituary Updated
Update 27th December 2022 (Obituaries)
David Gillmon
Obituary Updated
Update 16th December 2022 (Obituaries)
John A Thow
Order of Service added to Obituary
Update 9th December 2022 (Obituaries)
Renske Matthew (Gaus)
Obituary added
Update 8th December 2022 (Obituaries)
John A Thow
Obituary added
Update 7th December 2022 (Obituaries)
Commander William G Constantine RD** RNR
Obituary added
Update 22nd November 2022 (Obituaries)
Darren Vass
Notice of passing and funeral arrangements added.
Update 6th November 2022 (Obituaries)
Michael (Mike) Apps
Obituary Added.
Update 29th October 2022 (Obituaries)
Claude de Jaham
Obituary Added.
Update 19th October 2022 (Obituaries)
Beverley (Bev) Newman
Obituary Added.
Update 4th October 2022 (Obituaries)
Michael (Mike) Oldfield
Obituary Added.
Update 26th September 2022 (Obituaries)
Roger Wickins
Obituary Added.
Update 16th August 2022
A new page has been created, Publications of P&O Interest.
Several Pensioners have written books of which details can be found on this new page.
Update 5th August 2022 (Obituaries)
Aidan Graham
Obituary added.
Update 28th July 2022 P&O Golf Day 18th May 2023.
The provisional information concerning the 2023 golf day has been updated.
Update 15th July 2022 (Obituaries)
Dorothy Fothergill
Obituary added.
Update 1st July 2022
A section/page created, MAIB Reports. has several reports of interest, Island Princess Economiser Rupture, Oriana Windows Failures etc.
Update 30th June 2022 (Ships Various)
Bruce Waller Commodore Chief Engineer Voyage Report Sky Princess September 1989
Update 1st June 2022 (Obituaries)
Michael (Mike) Smart
Obituary added.
Update 25th May 2022
Pictures from the lunch added to the 2022 lunch section.
Update 24th May 2022
Wavelength No 35 June 1975 received from a Pensioner and posted in the wavelength section.
P&O Golf Day updated with pictures of the winner and the celebrations afterwards.
Update 16th May 2022 (Obituaries)
Rowena Crookes
Obituary added.
Update 7th May 2022 (Obituaries)
Dennis Blurton
Obituary added.
Update 24th April 2022 (Obituaries)
Dr Hugh Larkin
Obituary added.
Update 13th April 2022 (Obituaries)
Patrick Michael Reid
Obituary added.
Update 12th April 2022 (Obituaries)
Edmund ‘Ted’ Armstrong
Obituary added.
Update 29th March 2022 (Obituaries)
Ken Wallis
Obituary added.
Update 28th March 2022 (Obituaries)
David Alan Rushforth (2)
An Ode to David Alan Rushforth (1951-2022)
Update 17th March 2022
Island & Pacific Princess News Article
Article provided by retired Chief Engineer Bill McCandless
Update 10th March 2022
David Alan Rushforth
Obituary added.
Update 27th February 2022
Geoff Pappin
Obituary added.
Further details can be found at, https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/mousehole-penlee-lifeboat-man-geoff-6709347
Update 26th February 2022
Catharine Hooper (2)
Obituary added.
Update 15th February 2022
Jane Hyde
Obituary added.
Update 11th February 2022
Paul de la Motte Harrison
Obituary added.
Update 9th February 2022
A section added to the Falklands page, information provided by John Barclay about Ugandas requisition as a Hospital ship.
John Barclay - SS Uganda
Update 1st February 2022
Luncheon May 2022 arrangements, booking details and booking forms updated
Update 24th January 2022
Clive Philip Melsom
Obituary added.
Update 24th January 2022
Eddie Scott
Obituary added.
Update 21st January 2022
Symon Jeffrey
Obituary added.
Update 11th January 2022
John Hastings
Obituary added.
Update 6th January 2022
2016 Obituaries Updated
Mike Carr has provided a picture of Captain Chris Upjohn plus provided a short note which can be found in the 2016 obituaries section,
Captain Chris Upjohn (2)
Update 18th December 2021
Ships section updated
Canberra leaving Southampton on her Final Cruise.
Canberra Final Cruise
Update 18th December 2021
Ships section updated
A video of the Canberra engine room around 1995. Richard Buckley can bee seen briefly in the AC flat.
Canberra Engine Room
Update 16th December 2021
Obituaries Updated.
Michael (Mike) Holehouse (2)
Funeral Details.
Update 15th December 2021
Obituaries Updated.
Michael (Mike) Holehouse
Update 14th December 2021
Obituaries Updated.
Catharine Hooper 3
Here is a link to an Obituary which has been posted in the San Francisco Chronicle dated 13th December 2021
Catharine Moore Hooper June 26, 1946 - November 3, 2021
Update 10th December 2021
People News
A story about Norman Pound and a 7 1/4in gauge locomotive he built with a video and picture provided by John Crossman.
The locomotive was names POUND.
Update 10th December 2021
Obituaries Updated
Peter R Wise
Update 8th December 2021
Obituaries Updated
Norman W Pound
Update 4th December 2021
P&O Golf Day Details updated for Thursday the 19th of May 2022.
Update 24th November 2021
Obituaries Updated
Catharine Hooper
Update 15th November 2021
Obituaries Updated
Commander Derrick Webster, RAN.
Update 3rd November 2021
Obituaries Updated
Michael (Mike) Pullen
Update 24th October 2021
Obituaries Updated
Jill Salmon
Update 20th October 2021
Obituaries Updated
Peter J Sara
Update 8th October 2021
Sailors Society donation letter added. The donation for 2021 after the luncheon was £500.00
Letter.
Update 30th September
Obituaries Updated,
Mrs Karen Harris (Court)
Update 16th September
Obituaries Updated,
Captain Alistair Clark
Update 9th September
Obituaries Updated,
Mrs Jean Smith (Wood)
Update 7th September
The reunion luncheon pictures have all been posted unless any more are received.
Update 5th September
The reunion luncheon pictures will be progressively updated over the following days as and when I receive them.
Update 4th September
Obituary Updated,
Peter Newman
Update 25th August
Obituary Updated, Funeral Arrangements
Michael ‘Mick’ Ward (2)
Update 23rd August
Obituary Updated
Michael ‘Mick’ Ward
Update 21st August
Obituary Updated, Funeral Details.
Mrs Lesley Richards (2)
Update 18th August
Date of Golf day moved to the 1st of September.
Update 16th August
Obituary Updated,
Mrs Lesley Richards
Update 15th August
Obituary Updated,
Ian Bruce Benson
Update 25th - 31st July
The Reunion Luncheons section has been updated to include the Annual Golf Day. The luncheon section now includes booking details plus a list of those booked and due to attend. The golf page provides information and booking details for the annual golf day.
Update 23rd June 2021
Obituary Updated,
Commodore Antony Barrett CBE RD** DL RNR
Update 14th June 2021
Obituary Updated.,
Rod Clayburn
Update 22nd May 2021
"I Remember" A Collection of Personal Memories, Canberra Cruises
Update 15th May 2021
Obituary Updated.,
Roy Coots
Update 2nd May 2021
Obituary Updated.,
Geoffrey (Geoff) Dobbin
Update 28th April 2021
Obituary Updated.,
Ronald (Ron) Davies
Update 20th April 2021
Obituary Updated.,
Jim Davis Obituary in the Telegraph added.
Update 14th April 2021
People updated,
Captain/Commodore Chris Wells retires
Update 14th April 2021
Obituaries updated,
David (Dave) Hale
Update 23rd March 2021
Obituaries updated,
James (Jim) Davis, CBE,
Father James Earley
Update 18th March 2021
Obituaries updated, Dennis Morris
Update 17th March 2021
Obituaries updated, Miss Susan (Sue) Huggins
Update 14th March 2021
Obituaries updated, Mrs Connnie M Brown (Douthwaite)
Update 8th March 2021
Obituaries updated, Alan Myers.
Update 6th March 2021
A link provided to an interesting article about the Typhoid outbreak on the SS Oronsay 1970. "Article"
Update 26th February 2021
Obituaries updated, Captain Peter Jarvis.
Update 24th February 2021
Phillip Messinger has written a book entitled, Something in the blood. Further information available in the People News section.
Update 19th February 2021
A new section created, "People News" First article is the retirement of Captain Bill Kent
Update 11th February 2021
Obituary added for Dennis Trigg
Update 10th February 2021
Copies of No 1 and No 36 About Ourselves added.
An article written by Paul Barry, An Unusual Ships Appointment - Golden Princess
