Captain T. Roy Parsons retired Clan Line: I am his daughter keen to find out more

[Robyn Connett]

Hello! My father, Terence Roy Parsons, always known as Roy, died in February his year aged 92. He joined the Clan Line as a cadet in 1944 and sailed in convoys across the Atlantic in the Clan Colquhoun under Capt Hogg. He sailed in many of the Clan Line ships, eventually in command, until his sudden redundancy when so many of the ships were sold. He shared with me many tales of his experiences especially in the last 18 months of his life. I would love to learn more and hear from those who sailed with my father. Thank you!

[Keith at Tregenna]

Condolences on your late father's "Crossing of the Bar",
I do hope that you do find here on site, some that knew
him or of him.

Regards,

Keith.

[Doc Vernon]

Hello Robyn
May i also send Condolences on the los of your Dad,a sad time indeed.
Yes that Link Rob has put on i am sure will get some good info ,i hyope that wll help you.
A great pity when the demise of all thos good old Ships started,as we will neve a we will never ahain see the likes of such great Ships! So many great Companies now gone and forgotten,Clan Line was one along with Union Castle Line and all the rest!
Thanks for your post and i hope you may get more info coming with a wee bit of time
Cheers

PS Was he Originally from Southampton ?
Do you have his Dischange Book etc.

https://discovery.nationalarchives.g...ils/r/D8649772

A J Hogg

Argyllshire

1958

1960

[Chris Isaac]

I have traced as much of his career with B&C as I can and you will find it here: Roy Parsons

If you do trace more information I would love to add it to his page.
A photograph of him would be useful as others will recognise him.

[Robyn Connett]

Many thanks for your reply and for alerting me to the information you have. I do have Dad's discharge book etc and shall look out a few photos at different stages of his career to post in due course.

[Doc Vernon]

Thank you the reply.
You say you have his Discharge Book,do you also have his CRS10 Papers which would hold quite a bit more information than the Book. Just in case I ask that's all.
Good luck and we look forward to any info you may want to post

[Robyn Connett]

http://www.bandcstaffregister.com maybe a very useful source of information to you in hold copies of many of the company house magazines showing crew lists as well as biographical details of many of the people there. I'm sure that if there is not an entry for your father they would probably be delighted to add the information

Many thanks for your helpful suggestion!

Kind regards

Robyn

[Robyn Connett]

Condolences on your late father's "Crossing of the Bar",
I do hope that you do find here on site, some that knew
him or of him.

Regards,

Keith.

Many thanks, Keith.

'Crossing the bar' was read at my mother's request at Dad's funeral; I wonder how frequently this is the case for old sea dogs!


I am looking forward to finding people who sailed with him and have stories to tell of voyages together. Sadly I suppose it's unlikely that any of his contemporaries who shared his wartime adventures at sea, will come forward now, but maybe I shall come across stories already posted by those who, like Dad, may have been determined to go to sea rather than face conscription as a 'Bevin Boy' and be sent down the mines! However, I hope there are many younger members of crew who voyaged with him and may have fascinating stories to relate.

Kind regards

Robyn

[Keith at Tregenna]

Quite a nice version:

Keith.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNZ754iEPuM

[Andrew McCulloch]

I am ex Clan Line and like your father was made redundant as the company fell apart after Bernard Xayzer died and Sir Nicholas retired.
There is a closed Facebook group with many ex Clan Line seafarers, some of whom may have served with your father. Search for Clan Line Steamers in Facebook - it's a closed group and admin will ask about your interest in the Company.