Union Castle

[robpage]

Baggage master per chance??

His title at the trial was Deck steward not baggage master if he had a hat it would have had a PO's cap badge which I think but would stand corrected by one of the ex UCL guys was round with no laurels and a small silver anchor and a crown . I don't believe that the text you had actually wore a hat but obviously times changed and I was with them 20 years after this event. My suggestion for the hat is at that time a lot of people had portrait photographs taken by local photography shops and I wonder if they had things like Merchant Navy hats etc as props

[Jim Brady]

Maybe the photo has got nothing todo with UCL,just a pic the press got hold of from somewhere.
Regards.
Jim.B.

[robpage]

Jim in post 1 Trader asked the question about wearing caps as the picture of James Camb had him wearing a cap I am assuming that is the picture he was referring to and I am actually directly answering that question and I have assumed that that picture as I said in the answer above is nothing to do with his job in Union Castle

[cappy]

Jim in post 1 Trader asked the question about wearing caps as the picture of James Camb had him wearing a cap I am assuming that is the picture he was referring to and I am actually directly answering that question and I have assumed that that picture as I said in the answer above is nothing to do with his job in Union Castle

###i the 50s at the vindicatrix there was a shop in a nearby village were boys could get the type of hat seen an officer type look but no badges ...some trainees went and bought them so i assume they must have been allowed .....i myself did not buy as was quite happy at the vindi to wear thr beret as part of the given battledress and trouser uniform with an MN flash on the arm and trousers all in a heavy mixed cloth matererial the national sea training badge in a silver colour was on the beret when leaving the vindi i couldnt dump it quick enough ...it fitted were it touched ...looked like dads army.....they also gave you a kit bag ......looked like all you needed was a bloody parrot.....cappy

[Jim Brady]

Jim in post 1 Trader asked the question about wearing caps as the picture of James Camb had him wearing a cap I am assuming that is the picture he was referring to and I am actually directly answering that question and I have assumed that that picture as I said in the answer above is nothing to do with his job in Union Castle

Rob my reply wasn't in reply to your post it was just a general reply to the whole thread.I have been looking the guy up to see if he had any other job apart from MN where he may have worn such a uniform.
Regards.
Jim.B.

[robpage]

I had read up on him in the past because of the Union Castle connection . The fact that he got returned to jail whilst out on licence and had to finish his sentence only been released a year before he died made me think that he had been quite fortuitous to have Missed the Gallows
In Reading the history I believe there had been several complaints about him in the past 4 basically approaching the car go I don't know in those days how he'd actually got away with it maybe it was circumstantial evidence and maybe the ladies didn't want to pursue their claims made me think he was a bit of a lad

[Stan Carter]

RE #14, Keith, brings back memories of my second trip as peggy on the Greenwich in ballast crossing the the atlantic in December. Carrying breakfast from midships to messroom aft. Heavy seas and a wet deck. get the picture, lost the lot all over the deck. Great memories, great times.
regards, stan

[happy daze john in oz]

I can never recall seeing an officer on UCL with a hanky in his top pocket so the photo may well be from some other source.

Deck stewards on Cunard were something special in first class but on UCL there were also some but again only for first class bloods.

There was on our TV last night a very interesting prog about the Queen Mary from drawing the plans to her last voyage as a passenger liner.
Very well presented and informative.