Tony Wilding (This really shook me )

The Sailor Boy:

Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1861)

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He rose at dawn and, fired with hope, Shot o’er the seething harbour-bar, And reach’d the ship and caught the rope, And whistled to the morning star. And while he whistled long and loud He heard a fierce mermaiden cry, “O boy, tho' thou are young and proud, I see the place where thou wilt lie. “The sands and yeasty surges mix In caves about the dreary bay, And on thy ribs the limpet sticks, And in thy heart the scrawl shall play.” “Fool,” he answer’d , “death is sure To those that stay and those that roam, But I will nevermore endure To sit with empty hands at home. “My mother clings about my neck, My sisters crying, ‘Stay for shame;’ My father raves of death and wreck,- They are all to blame, they are all to blame. “God help me! save I take my part Of danger on the roaring sea, A devil rises in my heart, Far worse than any death to me.”

Lost for words, hope these will suffce ?

I am truly saddened to hear this news as you are all rather like "surrogate" fathers to me. May he rest in peace and his family find comfort in his memory.

Jacyn

cannot add anything else to what has already been said, except my condolences to the family.
sincerely, stan

HI All.
A real shock to learn of Tony's passing, just when he was looking forward to returning home with Annie
My condolences go to her and his family.
Rest in peace Tony and may you always meet calm seas
Des

Tony Wilding apart from being a sad loss to his family and personal friends, will also be a big loss to this site. He is another piece of the jig saw of our era of the Mercantile Marine and his inputs to this site will be sadly missed. He also I believe showed the traits that we all had about going to sea on the adventuruous side of life even at the age he was he carried on in the same vein. I said a long time ago that it is sites like this that will be used hopefully for the next generations to look back on what went before them, although it will be a different breed as was our predessors it will help to complete the picture. Gone Tony but not forgotten, keep sailing a straight course. Best Regards John Sabourn

To each his own Cappy,and will respect as such!
Cheers

For me,well I would like something like that for me when its my time,as said each has his own ways!
Regards mate!

With Respect can we now have any futher Posts that don't relate to Condolences be put on the other Link about Tony!
Thank you ALL.
I am just trying to keep this Thread as Crossed the Bar !
Thank you Sincerely!
Doc

Hi ALL
Could we out of respect for Tony Wilding now keep this Thread for Condolences only,i am trying to keep it as Crossed the Bar as it is meant for.
Any Posts not actually relating to Condolences please post in a New Thread or here! http://www.merchant-navy.net/forum/g...y-serious.html

Thank you sincerely
Doc

Your off topic posts moved here!
Hope this is OK ! Sorry!

http://www.merchant-navy.net/forum/g...e-ok-lads.html

What can I add to what has been said, To Tony's family I offer my heartfelt sincere condolences, I hope and pray he is sailing on a summer breeze R.I.P. My good shipmate. Will be sincerely missed Terry.

I re read some of the posts , there was a definite uplift in Tony's mood when he moved to be with Annie , I think his last fourteen months in the Phillipines were very happy ones