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    Hello my name is Gwyn Lewis ofr Taaffy lewis as known in those days. I have sailed on the perseus for 4 years late 60 toearly 70s. Some names i can remember chef eddie roberts. ken summers second steward old buson from amlwch thomas cant remember first name Glyn tex nick name .trevor jones ,tony jones .Would like to say hello again thank you

    Allso sailed on the pendennis castle 1974 to 1976 catering dept mark whalsley was head waiter at this time thanks please reply
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    Hi Gwyn.
    Cant help you myself,but I can assure you that
    there lots of people out here that will have all
    the information you want.

    Dave Williams
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    Hi Gwyn,

    The bosun that you mentioned was probably Bill Thomas from Amlwch who I sailed with on the Bellerophon in 1952/54. Was he a little tubby man.?. The deck crowd were nearly all from North Wales and we had four Jones's amongst them. Tegwyn, Hughie, Theo and John. All good lads. Some of the deck crowd called the bosun Griff after his father who was also a bosun before him.

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    yes its the same guy i used to share a taxi home with him from liverpool and the chef eddie roberts can you remember any other names thanks for reply Gwyn

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    it was willie thomas a fine seaman and good bosun

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    willie thomas/tom jones/sam graham/dennis cassidy/black bob{lamps}/tony richardson/steve hanson/kenny thomas/wally whitie/ mick moore/ mousey clarke/some of perseus crew.john

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    My grand-dad sailed on the Antenor to China in 1884 as AB but I always envied him as I never sailed in Blue Funnel , I sailed in everything else . The question I want to ask is I talked a good friend as a boy to ask the Alfred Dockmaster could he help him to get taken on with Blue Funnel .Which he did in 1947 , his name was Alec Parry from Egremont (Wirral) & he stayed with Blue Funnel all his career on deck , & does anyone remember . Ron Hamilton

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    i sailed on the patroculus peleus lycaon late sixties early seventies done uk coast on perseus
    i was on deck

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    Quote Originally Posted by gwyn lewis View Post
    hello my name is gwyn lewis ofr taaffy lewis as known in those days. I have sailed on the perseus for 4 years late 60 toearly 70s.

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    dennis bosons name was willie thomas a short heavy fella but a good man all round{and he was round} he was about 5ft2 and 15stone.played many a trick on willie firm but fair i put some of the crew of the perseus on this site.jp

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